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Neste, Fuji Oil, and ITOCHU to demo SAF blending

Neste, Fuji Oil, and ITOCHU to demo SAF blending
According to current regulations, neat SAF must be blended with a certain percentage of fossil-based jet fuel before it can be used in aircraft. Depending on the raw material and production method, the maximum amount of neat SAF that can be blended with fossil-based jet fuel is defined, and SAF manufactured by Neste can be blended up to 50 percent. Neat SAF and SAF after blending must be confirmed to comply with ASTM D7566, the international standard for SAF, and ASTM D1655, the international standard for JET fuel (graphic courtesy ITOCHU).

In Japan, ITOCHU Corporation, one of the country's leading “sogo shosha” conglomerates, has been selected for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demonstration project to demonstrate the blending of imported neat (i.e. unblended) SAF locally in Japan.

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Selected by the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT), ITOCHU will import “Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel” around January 2023 to blend it with conventional fossil jet fuel in cooperation with Fuji Oil Co. Ltd (FOC).

A portion of the blended SAF will then be delivered to Chubu Centrair International Airport around February 2023, for use in flight inspection aircraft owned by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau of the MLIT.

The aim of the project is to demonstrate the blending of imported neat (i.e. unblended) SAF locally in Japan, which helps the country prepare for the future when significantly larger quantities of SAF will be needed to help the aviation industry achieve its ambitious emissions reduction goals.

Leverage existing partnership

Neste and ITOCHU have already established a partnership for the distribution of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the Japanese market with Neste’s SAF already available at Toyko’s Haneda International Airport (HND) and Narita International Airport (NRT).

In addition to the development of Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) in conjunction with this demonstration project, ITOCHU plans to expand the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to domestic and foreign airlines by making it available to Kansai International Airport (KIX) and other airports in the future.

Following the expansion of the cooperation between Neste and ITOCHU in February this year, Neste’s SAF was already supplied to Etihad Airways at Tokyo’s Narita International airport (NRT).

Neste is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and is currently increasing its annual SAF production capacity to 1.5 million tonnes by the end of 2023.

Completion of Neste’s Singapore refinery expansion will increase its SAF production capacity to over 1 million tonnes by the end of the first quarter of 2023, ready to support the aviation industry in the Asia Pacific region and globally.

Neste is committed to supporting Japanese airlines and the Japanese government with the target to replace 10 percent of conventional jet fuel with SAF by 2030. This demonstration project solicited by the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau is an important step on the pathway towards realizing that goal, as it demonstrates the blending of neat SAF with fossil jet fuel from a domestic refinery in Japan. We are proud to collaborate with ITOCHU and Fuji Oil Company to make this demonstration project happen, said Sami Jauhiainen, VP APAC, Renewable Aviation at Neste.

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