North Sea Port is delighted to announce that LanzaTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNZA) ("LanzaTech"), a member of the FLITE (Fuel via Low carbon Integrated Technology from Ethanol) consortium, has selected North Sea Port, Ghent, Belgium as the permanent site for what will be Europe's first commercial-scale Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facility using the LanzaJet™ ATJ Process. LanzaTech has simultaneously confirmed the imminent submission of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping notification with Belgian authorities, marking a major de-risking milestone on the project's path toward Financial Investment Decision (FID). The FLITE consortium is supported by EU Horizon 2020 funding.

The FLITE project will deliver significant economic benefits to the Ghent region, creating around 50 permanent high-quality jobs once operational, alongside an average of 300 FTE positions throughout the 3-year construction period. Local businesses will be given opportunities to tender and provide construction staff, ensuring the project's investment is felt across the wider regional economy.