Sustainable expansion Axens is actively expanding facilities and capabilities across Europe, Africa, and beyond, including a first industrial SAF plant in France and new partnerships. This signals growing demand for SAF production solutions and related process technologies that we can target with feeder offerings, catalysts, modular units, and system integration services.

Strategic partnerships Recent collaborations with IFP Energies nouvelles, Lurgi, Air Liquide, Green Sky Capital, and Dragonflyfuels indicate a robust partner ecosystem and a need for interoperable licenses and integrated technology stacks. This presents cross-sell opportunities for licensing, technology packages, and joint ventures to expand SAF and methanol-to-olefins capabilities.

Full value chain coverage Axens covers feasibility to start-up across the value chain, including conversion of oil and biomass to cleaner fuels, petrochemical intermediates, plastics recycling, water treatment and carbon capture. Sales opportunities exist across process design, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, modular units, and lifecycle services for turnkey projects.

SAF technology momentum The focus on sustainable aviation fuel and recent portfolio expansions, including Methanol to Olefins technology and vegan Hefa for SAF, indicate demand for advanced conversion technologies and scalable plant solutions. There is a clear opportunity to position process licenses, plant integration services, and expanded after-sales support.

Regional growth potential With Africa and Europe expansion and Egypt SAF plant development, there is a strong regional growth story in emerging markets for SAF production and associated upstream/downstream services. Target opportunities include site assessments, modular unit provisioning, local partnerships, and training programs to support rapid deployment.