Category: SAF

Sustainable aviation fuel output doubled in 2025 but share remains low, IATA says

Sustainable aviation fuel output doubled in 2025 but share remains low, IATA says

January 6, 2026 |

In Cyprus, Cyprus Mail reported that SAF production is expected to have doubled in 2025 but will continue to account for less than one per cent of global jet fuel consumption, according to new estimates released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). In 2025, SAF output is expected to reach 1.9 million tons, equivalent […]

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HPCL’s Visakh Refinery inaugurates SAF demonstration plant

HPCL’s Visakh Refinery inaugurates SAF demonstration plant

January 6, 2026 |

In India, ChiniMandi reported that the Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has inaugurated the demonstration plant of SAF. The facility will produce SAF through the co-processing of used cooking oil (UCO) in the refinery’s Full Conversion Hydrocracker Unit, leveraging existing refinery infrastructure. With this move, India has taken another step towards meeting […]

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Lack of policy support and high costs slow Malaysia’s SAF push, BIMB Securities says

Lack of policy support and high costs slow Malaysia’s SAF push, BIMB Securities says

January 6, 2026 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that Malaysia’s efforts to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel are being slowed by limited policy support and the high cost of production, according to a report by BIMB Securities. The research house said that while the European Union and the United States have put in place mandatory measures […]

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Bunge Brazil certifies sustainable soybeans for SAF

Bunge Brazil certifies sustainable soybeans for SAF

January 6, 2026 |

In Kenya, Milling Middle East & Africa reported that Bunge Brazil has achieved a landmark certification for sustainable soybeans destined for SAF production. The certification, announced late December 2025, verifies traceability and sustainability metrics across the supply chain and aligns with International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) standards for biofuel feedstocks.    The certification is […]

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Thailand to introduce SAF standards and blending from 2026

Thailand to introduce SAF standards and blending from 2026

January 6, 2026 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that Thailand is set to enter a new phase of sustainable aviation as the Department of Energy Business prepares to introduce new standards for SAF and make blending mandatory in jet fuel from next year, reports. Under the new framework, Jet A-1 fuel specifications and quality requirements at both production […]

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Brazil makes progress toward meeting the demand for SAF by 2029.

Brazil makes progress toward meeting the demand for SAF by 2029.

December 30, 2025 |

In Brazil, Noticias Agriculas reported that Brazil ends the year with concrete progress in the aviation energy transition, as the South American country already has the technical, productive, and regulatory capacity to meet the national demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2029. The Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, emphasized that the […]

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Aluar and GreenSinnergy ink MoU to convert industrial emissions into SAF

Aluar and GreenSinnergy ink MoU to convert industrial emissions into SAF

December 30, 2025 |

In Argentina, AND Sur reported that steel producer Aluar and German company GreenSinnergy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that seeks to capture the carbon dioxide emissions generated in the aluminum plant and transform them into sustainable aviation fuel. The technical focus of the agreement is the potential integration of the Aluar plant in Chubut […]

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Neste revises some of its climate targets

Neste revises some of its climate targets

December 30, 2025 |

In Finland, SAF producer Neste revised some of its climate targets due to the company’s current financial position and streamlined investment portfolio. Reaching the original climate targets by the previously communicated very ambitious target years would have required significant investments that are currently not realistic, the firm said. Neste said it continues to drive growth […]

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Petrobras begins production and delivery of SAF in Brazil.

Petrobras begins production and delivery of SAF in Brazil.

December 30, 2025 |

In Brazil, Aero Magazine reported that Brazilian energy company Petrobras officially began producing and delivering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Brazil. In the first phase, 3,000 m3 of SAF were produced, a volume sold to fuel distributors at Rio de Janeiro’s international airport, according to the report. The product was certified after meeting the rules […]

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Researchers aim to produce SAF from tomato residues

Researchers aim to produce SAF from tomato residues

December 30, 2025 |

In Austria, Eurasia Review reported that the EU project ToFuel is developing a new biorefinery concept that will convert tomato residues into sustainable aviation fuel as well as into fertilizer, animal feed and nutritional oil. Under the leadership of Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), the research team is aiming for a waste-free and climate-neutral […]

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