Asia plays catch-up in race for sustainable aviation fuel

Neste's biofuel refinery in Singapore now has annual capacity of 1.26bn liters

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The industry will need annual production of 449 billion liters of sustainable aviation fuel if it is to reach its net-zero goal. Last year's production was slightly above 300 million liters. © Reuters

AKIRA KITADO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Asia-Pacific region is catching up with Europe and North America in the search for ways to reduce airlines' combined carbon footprint, as going easier on the environment has become an overriding priority for the global aviation industry.

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