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Morisora Biorefinery (Iwanuma)

Morisora Biorefinery (Iwanuma) is an under construction sustainable aviation fuel project in Iwanuma, Japan, owned by Morisora Biorefinery. Its announced capacity is 0 thousand tonnes a year (0 million litres, 0 million US gallons), by the Alcohol-to-jet pathway. It is due to start in 2027. The record was read from the news by the reader (Sumitomo Corporation, October 21, 2025) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.

0thousand tonnes a year0 million litres, 0 million US gallons
under constructionstatusdue 2027
Alcohol-to-jetpathwaysustainable aviation fuel
JapanAsiaIwanuma

The record

Owner
Morisora Biorefinery
Place
Iwanuma, Japan
Pathway
Alcohol-to-jet
Fuel
sustainable aviation fuel
Status
under construction
Announced capacity
0 thousand tonnes a year · 0 million litres · 0 million US gallons
Due to start
2027
Where the record came from
Read from the news by the reader: Flying Planes and Growing Forests: A Joint Challenge by Sumitomo Corporation, Nippon Paper Industries and JAL to Produce Domestic SAF from Tohoku (Sumitomo Corporation, 2025-10-21); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
Notes
read from the news on 2026-10-17; not yet checked; start_year from article 7908 (2025-10-14)

Other plants and projects recorded with Morisora Biorefinery

PlantWhereStatusCapacity, thousand tonnes a yearStarts
Morisora Biorefinery (Iwanuma)Iwanuma, Japanunder construction02027

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, Morisora Biorefinery (Iwanuma): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/morisora-biorefinery-iwanuma-japan, retrieved 2026-10-19. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].