LanzaJet (southwest of Chicago)
LanzaJet (southwest of Chicago) is a planned sustainable aviation fuel project in southwest of Chicago, United States, owned by LanzaJet. Its announced capacity is 363 thousand tonnes a year (454 million litres, 120 million US gallons), by the Alcohol-to-jet pathway. It is due to start in 2023. The record was read from the news by the reader (simpleflying.com, January 1, 2021) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- LanzaJet
- Place
- southwest of Chicago, United States
- Pathway
- Alcohol-to-jet
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- planned
- Announced capacity
- 363.4 thousand tonnes a year · 454.2 million litres · 120 million US gallons
- Due to start
- 2023
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: LanzaJet and Marquis Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Build SAF Refinery in Illinois (simpleflying.com, 2021-01-01); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-16; not yet checked
Other plants and projects recorded with LanzaJet
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LanzaJet (southwest of Chicago) | southwest of Chicago, United States | planned | 363 | 2023 |
| LanzaJet (Rudny) | Rudny, Kazakhstan | planned | 54 | |
| LanzaJet (Italy Midpoint) | Italy Midpoint, Italy | planned | 30 | |
| LanzaJet (Tokyo) | Tokyo, Japan | planned | 30 | |
| LanzaJet (Soperton) | Soperton, United States | operating | 29 | 2023 |
| LanzaJet (Georgia) | Georgia, United States | operating | 27 | 2022 |
In the news latest items naming LanzaJet
- 2026-10-16 LanzaJet secures $20m to scale SAF production amid debt restructuring gasworld
- 2026-10-16 LanzaJet Secures $20M Funding to Scale SAF Production ChemAnalyst
- 2026-10-16 LanzaJet raises $20M to scale sustainable jet fuel production Dealroom
- 2026-10-16 LanzaJet Secures $20 Million Financing to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production ESG Today
- 2026-10-15 EIA maintains 2026, 2027 production forecasts for biobased diesel fuels in August STEO Biodiesel Magazine
- 2026-10-15 LanzaJet Secures Financing to Scale SAF Production and Supply Global Customers The Manila Times
- 2026-10-15 LanzaJet secures $20M financing to scale SAF output in Georgia StreetInsider
- 2026-10-15 LanzaJet lands $20M from parent company amid leadership change The Business Journals
- 2026-10-15 LanzaJet secures at least $20 million to scale sustainable aviation fuel production in Georgia BioEnergy Times
- 2026-10-13 Ag stakeholders testify in support of bill to expand, extend Minnesota SAF tax credit Biomass Magazine
- 2026-10-09 EIA: One-fifth of US renewable diesel and SAF production was exported in 2H25 Biomass Magazine
- 2026-10-09 NorSAF and Nova Pangaea Partner for Domestic SAF Supply Supply Chain Digital Magazine
- 2026-10-07 NorSAF and Nova Pangaea Technologies sign MoU to develop SAF supply chain Biofuels International Magazine
- 2026-10-07 Could Georgia’s unused timber become jet fuel? WABE
- 2026-10-05 NorSAF and Nova Pangaea to turn Latvian waste biomass into SAF Bioenergy Insight Magazine
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, LanzaJet (southwest of Chicago): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/lanzajet-southwest-of-chicago-united-states, retrieved 2026-10-19. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].