XCF Global Plans to Restart Los Angeles SAF Plant

XCF Global plans to acquire the Paramount refinery in Los Angeles, formerly known as the AltAir Fuels plant, and restart it. The reported plan targets a restart within 9–12 months, although the source does not specify when that period would begin.

The proposed restart is associated with 50 million gallons of annual production capacity.

What has been confirmed

The acquisition, operating timeline and restart plans are reported facts, not officially confirmed details in the source material. The reported timeline says the facility began producing sustainable aviation fuel in 2016 and ceased operations in 2025. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2026. The proposed restart is associated with 50 million gallons per year of production capacity; the source material does not provide further detail about that estimate.

Why it matters

A restart would return a Los Angeles-area facility to sustainable aviation fuel production. The reported 50-million-gallon annual capacity gives airlines and fuel suppliers a concrete measure of the facility’s planned scale, though the figure remains part of an unconfirmed proposal.

FlyMarshall context

Sustainable aviation fuel can be used in aircraft engines when it meets applicable fuel specifications and is blended as required. Production capacity describes a facility’s potential output, not the volume it will produce or the amount airlines will purchase. For passengers, the reported plan concerns fuel supply, rather than a change to routes or flight schedules.

What happens next

The reported next steps are completion of the proposed acquisition, expected by the end of 2026, and a planned restart within 9–12 months. The source material does not establish that the transaction has closed or confirm a start date for that restart timeframe.