KBR wins role in Asia's first commercial-scale ethanol-to-jet SAF plant
KBR won licensing and FEED work for a proposed 100,000-ton ethanol-to-jet SAF plant in Singapore. The project is being pitched as Asia’s first commercial-scale EtJ facility.
KBR's PureSAF technology was selected on June 29 for licensing and front-end engineering design work on a proposed 100,000-ton-a-year ethanol-to-jet SAF plant on Jurong Island, Singapore. Keppel Ltd.'s Infrastructure Division and Aster Chemicals and Energy are developing the project, which is Asia’s first commercial-scale ethanol-to-jet facility.
The project is still before final investment decision and regulatory approvals, but it has a defined process route and a named licensor. PureSAF was developed by Swedish Biofuels AB, engineered for commercial-scale production by KBR and is exclusively licensed by KBR worldwide. KBR launched its SAF technology alliance with Swedish Biofuels in February 2023.
On January 28, 2026, Keppel and Aster said they would jointly assess development of the facility on Jurong Island. The Singapore Economic Development Board said the proposed plant would have planned production capacity of up to 100,000 tons of SAF per year, subject to final investment decision and regulatory approvals.
On November 10, 2025, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said its SAF levy would apply to tickets and services sold from October 1, 2026, for flights departing January 1, 2027. Singapore has set a 1% SAF uplift target for departing flights, with plans to rise to 3% to 5% by 2030.
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