DHL Express to buy sustainable aviation fuel from Japan's Cosmo starting April

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co

28/01/2025 10:15

TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - DHL Express, a division of
Germany's Deutsche Post  DHLn.DE , said on Tuesday it would buy
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from a unit of Japan's Cosmo
Energy Holdings  5021.T  starting in April.
    The German logistics company will procure 7,200 kilolitres
of SAF annually from Cosmo, which will be produced domestically.
    DHL will begin using the green fuel for scheduled air cargo
flights from Chubu Centrair International Airport in central
Japan, making Chubu the first airport in Asia where it procures
SAF.
    DHL aims to increase its SAF consumption to 30% or more by
2030 and intends to add three more airports - including another
in Asia - for SAF procurement later this year, Tony Khan,
president of DHL Japan, told reporters. Chubu will be its 10th
airport worldwide for SAF procurement.
    Cosmo, Japan's third-biggest oil refiner, plans to start
full-scale production of 30,000 kilolitres of SAF per year in
April at its Sakai refinery in Osaka.
    It aims to produce SAF from used cooking oil in partnership
with two companies, marking Japan's first large-scale SAF
production initiative.

 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Emelia
Sithole-Matarise)
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