Chinese biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Jiaao Entrotech said today it has received government approval to export SAF from Lianyungang port.
The producer has a quota to export 372,400t of SAF this year. It can export the SAF under the same harmonised system (HS) codes as conventional jet fuel, such as 27101911. The new SAF quota is an additional allocation and will not affect the volume of jet fuel export quotas that are regularly allocated to Chinese refiners.
Jiaao's SAF plant is located at Guanyun in Lianyungang, a port in east China's Jiangsu province. The plant has 500,000 t/yr of operational capacity.
This is the first time the Chinese government has issued an export quota for SAF. Other Chinese SAF producers in the government's approved list will also receive export quotas after further evaluation by Beijing, according to market participants.
