KBR (NYSE: KBR) has been awarded a contract by KazMunayGas-Aero LLP (KMG-Aero), a subsidiary of NC KazMunayGas JSC, and KazFoodProducts (KFP) to support the construction of Kazakhstan's first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant, according to a company statement.

Under the contract, KBR will license its PureSAF® technology, originally invented and developed by Swedish Biofuels AB, and provide proprietary engineering design services. The plant will use an alcohol-to-jet (AtJ) process to produce aviation fuel from alcohol-based feedstocks, including domestically produced agricultural inputs.

Jay Ibrahim, President of KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions, said: "KBR's PureSAF is a feed-flexible, bankable technology that is designed to deliver high SAF yields and supports the project across the full lifecycle."

The project is described as aligned with a directive from Kazakhstan's president to develop the country into an international aviation hub. No financial terms of the contract were disclosed.