LanzaJet, Inc (LanzaJet) announced as part of New York Climate week, LanzaJet and Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, KMG, have signed an agreement to advance the country’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project and a first for LanzaJet in deploying the company’s leading Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology in the region. KMG and LanzaJet recently completed a joint feasibility study, and have agreed to move to the next phase of project development – Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED), during which all technical and economic solutions for construction of the plant will be finalized. “Kazakhstan is the type of market that creates incredible potential across industries – agriculture, logistics, oil and gas, and aviation. Our collaboration at LanzaJet with KMG sets in motion regional leadership to advance lower carbon flight and decarbonization of aviation, economic development for the country, and energy security for the region,” said Jimmy Samartzis, CEO of LanzaJet. Overall, the project will positively impact the development of the biofuels market, improve the environmental performance of the aviation sector, and enhance Kazakhstan’s transit potential,” stated Askhat Khassenov.