Japan Begins Supplying Homegrown Sustainable Jet Fuel to Aircraft

May 03 (News On Japan) - Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), made from used cooking oil and other waste materials, has been produced domestically in Japan for the first time and supplied to an aircraft.

The aircraft featuring the Expo 2025 mascot design, Myakumyaku, was the first to receive a supply of the domestically produced SAF.

SAF is an environmentally friendly jet fuel that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions to about 20% of conventional levels. Until now, Japan had relied on imports for SAF, but mass production began last month at a plant in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture—marking the country's first domestic manufacturing of the fuel.

JGC Holdings Executive Vice President Masanori Aijika stated, "Changes in individual behavior—such as reusing cooking oil—are fundamental to domestically produced SAF. We want to spread this message across Japan."

The homegrown SAF is expected to be supplied to other airlines in the future.

Source: KTV NEWS

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