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“SAF Production is Ramping up Globally,
But We Have a Long Way to Go”
Interview: Alexander Kueper, Vice president,
Renewable Aviation Business at Neste
ooperation across the to 1.5 million tons in 2024
aviation ecosystem and sup- when the modification of our
C porting policies are required existing renewables refinery in
to accelerate sustainable avi- Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to
ation fuel (SAF) production, enable SAF production, will be
says Alexander Kueper, Vice completed.
president, Renewable Aviation
Business at Neste, the world’s Q In how many airports
largest producer of renewable around the world is Neste
fuels. MY SAF available? How many
airports will have it by the end
There is a significant increase of 2026?
in the number of airlines that Neste first supplied SAF to the
have started to use SAF as We are continuously expanding Asia-Pacific already in 2020,
part of their sustainability com- the availability of SAF. Neste supplying SAF to ANA in Japan
mitments, but more work is has supplied its Neste MY in cooperation with ITOCHU.
needed to create awareness of Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Since then, we have expanded
SAF as a key lever to reduce customers at over 25 airports supplying our SAF to many
emissions, Kueper adds. In with more than a million trav- Asia-Pacific airlines either at
a wide-ranging interview with ellers per annum. Additionally, airports in the region or globally.
Arun Sivasankaran, he also Neste’s SAF is supplied at many Examples include: Supplying
talks about Neste’s significantly more airports across the globe SAF produced at our Singapore
enhanced SAF production in cooperation with partners in refinery to Singapore Airlines at
capability, the company’s part- aviation’s fuel supply chain. Changi Airport in 2024, and sup-
nerships with carriers and plying SAF for their first flights
partners in the aviation fuel Q How many carriers are cur- using SAF to airlines like Korean
supply chain, and the need for rently using SAF supplied by Air, Fiji Airways, EVA Airlines,
long-term regulatory frameworks Neste? CEBU Pacific and Thai Airways.
to create a market for SAF. Air New Zealand used Neste’s
Neste has been supplying SAF
Q What is Neste’s total SAF to over 70 direct customers SAF at Auckland Airport in 2023
while Malaysia Airlines used our
production capability currently including airlines from around SAF at Amsterdam (2021) and
and what is the goal by the end the globe. This number is con- Kuala Lumpur (2022).
of the decade? How much SAF stantly growing with more and
is the company currently pro- more airlines starting to use SAF Q How have things changed
ducing at its Singapore facility? as part of their sustainability since 2019, when SAF
commitments.
Neste’s total global SAF pro- accounted for just 0.1% of
all jet fuel used worldwide?
duction capability is currently 1 Q Over the last few years, have
million tons per annum with our you seen growing acceptance Since 2019, the aviation indus-
Singapore refinery stably pro- for SAF among carriers in the try has set an ambitious target
ducing SAF. This will increase Asia Pacific? of net zero carbon emissions
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