【2026 Industry Updates】Overview of the latest progress in China’s SAF projects in 2026 — Tangshan Jinlihai
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Founded in 1989, Tangshan Jinlihai Group has, over the past three decades, developed a diversified industrial layout centered on biodiesel, petroleum, automobiles, chemicals, and tourism. Tangshan Jinlihai Biodiesel Co., Ltd. is a leading enterprise in China’s biodiesel industry. It specializes in producing biodiesel using waste oils and fats, such as “gutter oil,” as raw materials. The company has an annual production capacity of 200,000 tons. Its products are exported to the EU market and have obtained the EU ISCC certification.
On January 22, 2026, Tangshan Jinlihai Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Topso Company officially signed a process technology licensing agreement. Taking this cooperation as an opportunity, both parties aim to accelerate the establishment of a sustainable circular economy industrial park at the Caofeidian Petrochemical Industry Base in Tangshan City, Hebei Province.
In accordance with the agreement signed by both parties, Topso will provide process technology licensing and related support for the 300,000 tons per year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project； Meanwhile, both parties signed a strategic cooperation agreement regarding the 200,000-ton/year e-SAF project, joining hands to advance its planning and implementation.
This signing marks a new phase in the cooperation between the two parties in the fields of sustainable fuels and the circular economy. According to the plan, the base is expected to require a total investment of over 3 billion yuan. Focusing on the resource utilization of waste oils and fats as well as the high-value conversion of carbon dioxide, it will be developed into a comprehensive industrial base integrating production, blending, and supporting facilities, thereby injecting new momentum into the region’s green and low-carbon transition.
The project is located in the Caofeidian Petrochemical Industry Base in Tangshan City. In recent years, Caofeidian has leveraged its port and port-related industrial infrastructure, well-developed industrial support systems, and continuously improving business environment to accelerate the development of strategic emerging industries such as green energy and new materials.