Finnish biofuels producer Neste has officially completed the expansion of its Singapore hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery in Tuas, Singapore.
The expansion raises the plant's total production capacity to 2.6mn t/yr from 1.3mn t/yr, of which 1mn t/yr of SAF could be produced.
Neste will also become a minority shareholder at Changi Airport's fuel storage and infrastructure joint venture Changi Airport Fuel Hydrant Installation to offer blended SAF directly to airlines at the airport.
The company's total SAF production capacity will be at 1.5mn t/yr by the end of 2023, when modifications to its Rotterdam refinery in the Netherlands are completed. Total SAF production will reach 2.2mn t/yr when expansions at the Rotterdam refinery are completed by the first half of 2026.
Neste is the only company in Singapore producing HVO and SAF, after Shell scrapped plans to set up a biofuel refinery in the city-state.
