French global chemical process technology provider Axens, an IFP Group company, has announced it has signed an agreement with compatriot Air Liquide Group to acquire its Methanol-to-Olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP). This addition expands Axens’ sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) portfolio through Axens’ "Jetanol" process chain, offering its customers an end-to-end solution for SAF production through the Methanol-to-Jet (MTJ) pathway.
Aiming to complete its SAF production pathways offering, Axens has reached an agreement with Air Liquide to acquire its Lurgi Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) portfolio, including the recognized and proven Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP) technology.
This technology portfolio will enable the conversion of methanol into olefins that can then be further processed into key products, including SAF.
Within this portfolio, MTP is a well-established industrially proven technology, with a strong track record of reliable operation at commercial scale.
Axens’ Jetanol suite currently offers SAF production technologies based on ethanol. The incorporation of the Lurgi MTO technology portfolio into Axens offering expands Axens SAF solutions to include a Methanol-to-Jet (MTJ) pathway, broadening feedstock flexibility and complementing existing solutions.
This Methanol-to-Jet (MTJ) pathway unlocks a new SAF production route within Axens’ portfolio, strengthening it into one of the most comprehensive offerings on the market —enabling clients to optimize economics, secure supply chains, and future-proof their SAF investment strategies.
By integrating Lurgi’s Methanol-to-Olefins technologies into Axens’ portfolio, we are strengthening Axens’ ability to offer flexible and scalable SAF solutions. This addition complements our existing Jetanol suite and allows us to address a broader range of feedstocks and project configurations, from biomass-based SAF to e-SAF. It reinforces our ambition to provide our customers with the most complete, de-risked and competitive SAF technology portfolios on the market, commented Jacques Rault, Technology EVP of Axens.
The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.
