Japan's Cosmo to supply domestic SAF to 2 airlines from April

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co

27/01/2025 09:58

TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Cosmo Energy Holdings  5021.T 
said on Monday it will start supplying sustainable aviation fuel
(SAF) to Japan Airlines (JAL)  9201.T  and All Nippon Airways
(ANA)  9202.T  from April, marking the first supply of
domestically produced green fuel.
    Cosmo, Japan's third-biggest oil refiner, plans to start
trial SAF production at its Sakai refinery in Osaka as early as
this week, a company spokesperson told Reuters. It is aiming for
full-scale production of 30,000 kilolitres per year beginning in
April, they added. 
    The refiner, in partnership with two other companies, plans
to produce SAF from used cooking oil, marking the first
large-scale production in Japan.
    Cosmo declined to disclose details, including the pricing
and volume of SAF it plans to supply to the Japanese airlines.  
 

 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Kate Mayberry)
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