LanzaTech Global has selected Saltend Chemicals Park in Humberside as the preferred location for its DRAGON II project, a £600 million (€689 million) investment aimed at large-scale production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, biofuels international reported.
The facility is expected to produce about 80,000 tonnes of SAF each year along with 8,000 tonnes of renewable diesel once it becomes operational. The project is projected to create nearly 300 skilled jobs during the construction phase and around 150 permanent positions after operations begin.
Saltend Chemicals Park, owned by px Group and part of Ara Partners’ industrial decarbonisation portfolio, was chosen after an extensive review of sites across the UK. The location offers established infrastructure, utilities, access to a deep-water jetty, and fully managed site services.
DRAGON II is part of LanzaTech’s broader Project DRAGON programme, which also includes the DRAGON I facility in Port Talbot, South Wales. Both projects will use the LanzaJet® Alcohol-to-Jet technology. In July 2025, the UK government awarded LanzaTech £6.4 million through the Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund to help speed up development.
Construction at the Humberside site is expected to begin in the second half of 2027, with operations targeted to start in 2030. The facility will convert waste carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into ethanol using LanzaTech’s gas fermentation technology before upgrading it into Power-to-Liquid sustainable aviation fuel.
