KBR wins contract for Kazakhstan's first sustainable aviation fuel plant

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KBR’s PureSAF® Technology Selected by KMG-Aero and KFP for the First SAF Plant in Kazakhstan

August 24, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

HOUSTON, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been awarded a contract by KazMunayGas-Aero LLP (KMG-Aero), a subsidiary of NC KazMunayGas JSC, and KazFoodProducts (KFP) for Kazakhstans first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production plant.

Under the terms of the contract, KBR will license the proprietary PureSAF® technology, invented and developed by Swedish Biofuels AB, and provide proprietary engineering design. The plant will leverage the alcohol-to-jet (AtJ) process for producing aviation fuel from alcohol-based feedstocks.

The project holds significant strategic importance as it supports the President of... More