GS Caltex to supply SAF to DHL Express
Caroline Randall
Marketing Manager
GS Caltex (Board Chair & CEO, GS Caltex / Vice Chairman, GS Group, Saehong Hur) announced that it will supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the global logistics provider DHL Express, marking a further expansion of its SAF supply activities.
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a “partnership for carbon reduction based on sustainable aviation fuel” on September 8 at GS Tower in Gangnam, Seoul. Representatives from both companies, including Changsoo Kim, Executive Vice President of Mobility & Marketing at GS Caltex, and John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express, attended the signing ceremony.
Under the agreement, GS Caltex will supply SAF to aircraft operated by DHL Express that refuel in Korea over the next year. The total volume to be supplied to DHL Express is equivalent to 2,000 tons of Neat SAF (100% SAF).
The SAF to be supplied by GS Caltex to DHL Express is produced through a co-processing method and is ISCC EU certified in compliance with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive.