Feb 2, 2024 / SGS - On January 20, 2024, Jun Heng Biotechnology’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) achieved a significant milestone as its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) received airworthiness approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). This marks the first instance of a private refinery obtaining official airworthiness approval, enabling commercial use.

The Jun Heng Biotechnology is located in Puyang Industrial Park, Henan province. The company utilizes used cooking oil (UCO) or oil derived from municipal, agricultural and forestry waste as a feedstock for SAF. The company plans to enhance its SAF production capacity to 400,000 tonnes annually by 2025. It anticipates reaching a production volume of 137,000 tonnes in 2024.

In early January 2024, the company conducted SAF performance and functional tests on the auxiliary power unit batch, with all test results compliant with the National No.3 jet fuel standard, GB 6537-2018. Additionally, the company achieved the first successful engine test run using 100% SAF in China.

It's noteworthy that, as of now, the Chinese government has not implemented a specific SAF standard in the country. Therefore, all SAF applied to aircraft must adhere to the GB 6537-2018 standard.

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