Ametis granted approval for $200 million investment into SAF plant

Renewable fuels producer Ametis has gained approval from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for $200 million of investment into its California sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant. The extended facility, which was recently granted construction permits, is designed to produce 78 million gallons of SAF a year, with Ametis having already secured more than $3 billion worth of contracts to supply airlines with the product. The existing plant, capable of producing 65 million gallons of ethanol a year, will be extended in various ways; including a central facility to convert biogas to natural gas, a biofuels production facility,