SAF Blending Facility at Pine Bend Refinery
SAF Blending Facility at Pine Bend Refinery is an operating sustainable aviation fuel plant in Pine Bend, United States, owned by Flint Hills Resources. Its announced capacity is 91 thousand tonnes a year (114 million litres, 30 million US gallons), by the Co-processing pathway. It has been operating since 2026. The record was read from the news by the reader (https://safariindia.com/, October 12, 2026) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- Flint Hills Resources
- Place
- Pine Bend, United States
- Pathway
- Co-processing
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- operating
- Announced capacity
- 90.8 thousand tonnes a year · 113.6 million litres · 30 million US gallons
- Operating since
- 2026
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Delta Opens SAF Blending Facility at MSP (https://safariindia.com/, 2026-10-12); 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 Flint Hills Resources
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAF Blending Facility at Pine Bend Refinery | Pine Bend, United States | operating | 91 | 2026 |
In the news latest items naming Flint Hills Resources
- 2026-10-12 Delta Opens SAF Blending Facility at MSP https://safariindia.com/
- 2026-08-13 Delta advances sustainable aviation with new fuel facility Tribune Online
- 2026-07-29 Delta Opens SAF Blending Facility for Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport Airport Industry-News
- 2026-07-28 Delta marks new SAF facility opening at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport AeroTime
- 2026-07-28 Delta’s Minneapolis Airport SAF Supply To Be Blended At Nearby Refinery Aviation Week
- 2026-07-01 U.S. Ethanol Market Size, Share, Trends and Analysis, 2034 Market Data Forecast
- 2026-07-01 How Minnesota aims to become a global hub for sustainable aviation fuel MinnPost
- 2025-02-25 This Refinery Wants to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream. Trump’s Cuts Could Kill It WIRED
- 2025-02-25 This Refinery Wants to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream. Trump’s Cuts Could Kill It wired.com
- 2024-10-24 Delta’s industry leading full-court press on Sustainable Aviation Fuel continues at Midwest Hubs Delta News Hub
- 2023-11-01 Minnesota's Ambitious Push into Sustainable Aviation Fuel siteselection.com
- 2023-01-01 Airbus Partners with Delta to Invest in Minnesota Sustainable Aviation Fuel Hub bringmethenews.com
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, SAF Blending Facility at Pine Bend Refinery: sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/saf-blending-facility-at-pine-bend-refinery-united-states, retrieved 2026-10-19. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].