Lufthansa began regularly scheduled flights using Neste Oil's renewable aviation fuel
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Neste Oil Corporation
Press release
15 July 2011 at 11:30 am (EET)
Lufthansa began regularly scheduled flights using Neste Oil's renewable aviation
fuel
The pioneering cooperation between Neste Oil and Lufthansa in the area of
aviation biofuels saw Lufthansa begin commercial flights using Neste Oil's
NExBTL renewable aviation fuel on Friday morning, July 15th.
Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable aviation fuel will be used in Lufthansa-operated
flights with an Airbus A321 between Hamburg and Frankfurt in both directions
four times a day. One of the engines of the aircraft operating these regularly
scheduled services will use a blend of 50% NExBTL renewable aviation fuel and
50% fossil fuel; the other will run on regular fossil-based jet fuel. The use of
Neste Oil's NExBTL aviation fuel became possible on 1 July as ASTM
International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials,
approved the use of renewable aviation fuel produced through hydrotreating
vegetable oils and animal fats.
"We are naturally very proud to be global pioneers with Neste Oil in using
renewable fuel on regularly scheduled flights," says Christoph Franz, the
Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of the Lufthansa Group.
"Lufthansa has been our customer for a long time, and we are now very pleased to
be leading together the adoption of renewable fuels in aviation," says Neste
Oil's President & CEO, Matti Lievonen. "Neste Oil's NExBTL technology is very
well-suited to producing aviation fuel. All our NExBTL plants are capable of
yielding fuel that meets the aviation industry's toughest quality standards.
This is an area in which Neste Oil will look for growth in the future."
Fuel quality is a critical issue in aviation. Aviation fuels need to have high
energy content and be capable of operating at very low temperatures. As a pure
hydrocarbon comparable to fossil aviation fuel, Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable
aviation fuel meets these criteria. It also offers a lower level of
environmental impact, thanks to its significantly smaller carbon footprint and
lower levels of other airborne pollutants, such as nitrogen oxide (NOx). Neste
Oil refines the fuel from vegetable oils and waste fats that are fully traceable
back to their source and comply with the EU's stringent sustainability criteria.
Camelina oil, jatropha oil, and waste animal fat are used to produce Lufthansa's
batch of renewable aviation fuel.
NExBTL renewable aviation fuel is fully compatible with all current aircraft
engines and no aircraft-related investments or modifications are needed before
it can be used. Neste Oil is currently one of the only companies in the world
capable of producing renewable aviation fuel at commercial scale.
Neste Oil Corporation
Hanna Maula
Director, Corporate Communications
For further information:
Matti Lehmus, Executive Vice President, Oil Products and Renewables, tel.
+358 10 458 4072
For video footage and photos:
Photos can be downloaded to be used by the media at
http://brandbank.nesteoil.com/?cart=42-kjfakmcjel&l=EN
Short video clips can be downloaded to be used by the media at
http://brandbank.nesteoil.com/?cart=39-bljcblhcjd&l=EN.
Neste Oil in brief
Neste Oil Corporation is a refining and marketing company concentrating on low-
emission, high-quality traffic fuels. The company produces a comprehensive range
of major petroleum products and is the world's leading supplier of renewable
diesel. The company had net sales of EUR 11.9 billion in 2010 and employs around
5,000 people. Neste Oil's share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
Neste Oil has been selected into the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and is
also featured in the Ethibel Excellence investment register. The company is
included in The Global 100 list of the world's most sustainable corporations.
Forest Footprint Disclosure (FFD) has ranked Neste Oil as the best performer in
the oil & gas sector. Further information: www.nesteoil.com.
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