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EU SAF Mandate Exposes Import Reliance

The European Union’s expanding sustainable aviation fuel mandate is exposing a reliance on imported feedstocks, raising questions about supply security and the development of domestic production capacity. According to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, 85 percent of the feedstocks used for SAF supplied at EU airports in 2025 originated outside the bloc. China accounted for 61 percent, followed by Malaysia at 8 percent and Indonesia at 5 percent. About 80 percent ... [+]

UK SAF Mandate Could Cost Airlines £2B, IATA

The International Air Transport Association warned that key design elements of the U.K.'s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate could impose billions of pounds in compliance costs on airlines unless supplies of advanced SAF increase significantly. Unlike the European Union's ReFuelEU Aviation program, the U.K. mandate includes a "HEFA cap" beginning in ... [+]