• Once complete, the facility by DB Tarımsal Enerji is expected to produce 100,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel per year.

TTCL Public Company Ltd. announced on October 15, 2024, that they have received the FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) and Cost Estimation Agreement for a SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) plant utilizing Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining™ technology, from DB Tarımsal Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., a major biodiesel and refined glycerol provider in Turkey. Following the completion of the FEED phase, the project is expected to transition into EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), with TTCL also planning to carry out EPCm (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management).

Representatives from TTCL, DB Tarımsal Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (DB) and Honeywell met in Istanbul on October 8th, 2024, for a signing ceremony where DB also signed a License Agreement with Honeywell UOP.

The air transport market in Turkey is expected to grow by 109% over the next 20 years, according to a report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).¹

Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process, which was developed in collaboration with Eni S.p.A., is a proven technology that has been used globally since 2016 to produce SAF that can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions up to 80 percent when compared to the emissions from fossil fuels.² DB is a market leader in Turkey’s biodiesel industry and has established a procurement network for wastes, which will serve as raw materials in the development of SAF. The company plans to expand into the manufacturing and sales of next-generation aviation and marine fuels.

DB Tarımsal Enerji’s plant is expected to be one of the first commercial SAF plants in Turkey, using 100% domestically sourced wastes and seeds as raw material, with a production capacity of 100,000 tons annually or 397,500 Lit/day. In addition to SAF, it will also produce bio-naphtha and renewable diesel. DB will handle the raw material procurement. A project for a Pre-Treatment plant is already underway, and TTCL plans to manage this project separately.

TTCL has already secured the entire EPC contract for Thailand’s first SAF commercial plant, including the Pre-Treatment plant, and the project is currently in progress and is based on Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining technology, employing an execution model that will save several months in project schedule. TTCL's recent achievements in the energy sector and transition to cleaner fuels are remarkable, and its development as a pioneering engineering company in this field is expected to continue.