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Neste renewables refinery in Rotterdam
Neste ramps up sustainable jet fuel output
Neste, one the world’ s leading producers of sustainable aviation fuel( SAF), has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery has been modified to enable
Neste to produce up to 500,000 tons of SAF per annum. As a result, Neste’ s global SAF production capability has increased to 1.5 million tons
( around 1.875 billion liters) per annum.
By Iryna Mukha, Heat Exchanger World
New SAF production in Rotterdam Heikki Malinen, President and CEO of Neste, underscored the company’ s commitment to supporting the aviation industry in reducing its climate impact.“ It is clear that we need to continue making progress in mitigating climate change and addressing aviation’ s climate impact. Neste is fully committed to supporting its customers in the aviation industry to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, and this milestone underlines that commitment,” Malinen said. He also noted the importance of supportive policies such as the EU’ s ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation in accelerating SAF adoption.“ Policies like these are crucial to ramping-up SAF production and usage, and we need to keep our ambitions and targets high. At the same time it requires support and close cooperation across the whole aviation ecosystem to accelerate the energy transition and related emission reductions.”
Neste’ s global expansion in renewable fuels Neste’ s Rotterdam milestone is part of a broader strategy to expand its renewable fuel production. The company is currently investing in a major expansion project at the same refinery, which will more than double its capacity to 2.7 million tons of renewable products annually by 2027. This upgrade will make Rotterdam the world’ s largest facility for producing both renewable diesel and SAF. When the expansion is complete, Neste’ s total global renewable fuels production capacity will reach 6.8 million tons per year, with SAF accounting for 2.2 million tons. In addition to Rotterdam, Neste also produces SAF at its facilities in Singapore and Porvoo, Finland. These investments highlight Neste’ s role as a key enabler of aviation’ s energy transition. By expanding SAF production capacity worldwide, the company is taking decisive steps to meet growing demand and support the industry in achieving its emissions reduction goals.
36 Heat Exchanger World June 2025 www. heat-exchanger-world. com