Export tax rebate removal raises hopes for clean aviation fuel in China

Production and cost constraints could limit the near-term use, industry insiders warn

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In the Chinese market, the price of sustainable aviation fuel is about three to five times that of standard jet fuel due to high production costs and limited domestic supply © Reuters

FENG YIMING, ZOU XIAOTONG and WANG XINTONG

Beijing's recent removal of an export tax rebate on a key feedstock for biofuel has offered a glimmer of hope to those pushing for an increase in the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the country.

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