Korean Air expands domestic SAF usage news Yves Le Marquand 22 Sep 25 0 Korean Air is introducing a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend on flights to Kobe and Osaka, expanding its use of domestically produced SAF. The airline… Read more
LG Chem, Enilive break ground on S. Korea’s first HVO/SAF site news Fayaz Hussain 5 Aug 25 0 South Korean chaebol LG Chem and Italian energy major Enilive said that they have broken ground on the Korea’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production… Read more
S. Korea delays SAF roadmap: reports news Fayaz Hussain 27 Jun 25 0 The South Korean government has reportedly delayed introduction of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate by two years citing the lack of preparedness of domestic… Read more
Cathay Pacific to offtake Sinopec SAF at Hong Kong Intl. Airport news Fayaz Hussain 2 Jun 25 0 Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific announced that it has entered in an agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) to offtake sustainable aviation… Read more
S. Korea’s Incheon Airport announces SAF incentive scheme news Fayaz Hussain 30 Apr 25 0 South Korea’s Incheon Airport has announced KRW100m ($70,000) for international flights fuels with domestically-produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for a period of one year starting… Read more
LG Chem-Eni select Desmet for S. Korea SAF site news Fayaz Hussain 4 Apr 25 0 South Korean chaebol LG Chem and Italian energy major Enilive announced that they have signed an agreement with custom-engineering firm Desmet for the construction of… Read more
SK Energy to supply 20,000 tonnes of SAF to Cathay Pacific news Fayaz Hussain 12 Mar 25 0 South Korean energy company SK Energy announced that it has signed an agreement with Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific to supply 20,000 tonnes of sustainable… Read more
DS Dansuk supplies SAF feedstock to Phillips 66 news Fayaz Hussain 17 Jan 25 0 South Korean recycling company DS Dansuk delivered its first supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock. The feedstock was processed at its hydrogenated vegetable oil… Read more
Korea’s SK Energy delivers SAF to Europe news Fayaz Hussain 6 Jan 25 0 SK Energy announced that it has successfully delivered sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Europe just four months after the company began commercial production of the… Read more
ASAFA launches to drive SAF adoption news Fayaz Hussain 13 Nov 24 0 The Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association (ASAFA) was officially launched in Singapore with the goal to accelerate the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) across… Read more
Clariant, DS Dansuk team up to for HVO/SAF production in APAC news Fayaz Hussain 16 Oct 24 0 Specialty chemicals company Clariant entered in a partnership with South Korean circular economy company DS Dansuk to expand the production of its Tonsil RNF series… Read more
SK Energy launches SAF production line news Fayaz Hussain 12 Sep 24 0 South Korean refiner SK Energy launched the country’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production line at Ulsan. Using co-processing technology, SK Energy’s SAF production… Read more
Korean Air operates maiden SAF flight from Seoul news Fayaz Hussain 4 Sep 24 0 Korean Air, South Korean flag carrier, became the first Korean airline to operate commercial flights using domestically produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on its inaugural… Read more
S. Korea mulls 1% SAF mandate from 2027 onwards news Fayaz Hussain 30 Aug 24 0 South Korea is currently working on a plan to mandate international flights to mix at least 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all international flights… Read more
Korean Air expands cargo SAF programme with CEVA Logistics news Fayaz Hussain 27 Jun 24 0 Korean Air announced the expansion of its cargo sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme through a partnership with logistics firm CEVA Logistics. The airline’s customer-participation SAF… Read more