Japan Airlines has invested in the MORISORA Bio Refinery to advance sustainable aviation fuel produced from domestically sourced woody biomass bioethanol.
MORISORA Bio Refinery is a joint venture established in July 2025 by three companies: Nippon Paper Industries, Sumitomo Corporation and Green Earth Institute.
The joint venture seeks to commercialise the production and sale of bioethanol and biochemical products derived from woody biomass feedstock.
A demonstration plant will be constructed within Nippon Paper’s Iwanuma mill in Miyagi Prefecture, using sustainable forest resources such as wood processing residues from the Tohoku region.
Utilising low-carbon, low-cost bioethanol production technology, the plant aims to produce over 1,000 kiloliters of bioethanol annually starting in 2027.
JAL invests in biorefinery that will produce SAF
