Japan firm to turn construction waste into green jet fuel material

Cardboard maker Rengo plans $133m investment in ethanol production for SAF

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Rengo expects the new business to expand the applications for the waste wood and industrial waste recovery business the company has been involved in.

HIROFUMI HASEBE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese cardboard maker Rengo will start producing a raw material for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), using construction waste in 2027, Nikkei has learned.

Rengo plans to invest approximately 20 billion yen ($133 million) to install equipment to produce ethanol, which will be processed for SAF. This move comes as Japan attempts to accelerate its effort to make the country's aviation industry greener.

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