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EcoCeres Opens Malaysia’s First SAF Plant, Boosting Regional Supply

EcoCeres targets European buyers due to thin regional demand despite ASEAN’s long‑term growth outlook.

Overview

  • The Pasir Gudang facility was officially launched in January after commissioning in October 2025, with a combined 420,000 tonnes per year capacity for SAF, HVO and renewable naphtha.
  • EcoCeres reports approximately 770,000 tonnes per year of total renewable fuels capacity when including its Zhangjiagang, China site.
  • Malaysia’s plantation and commodities minister endorsed the project as consistent with the National Energy Transition Roadmap and DAKN 2030.
  • Hong Kong officials highlighted the plant as a case of Hong Kong‑developed waste‑to‑fuel technology and finance enabling regional decarbonisation projects.
  • CEO Matti Lievonen said well over half of the Johor output is expected to go to Europe due to limited local demand, even as an ASEAN outlook projects sharp growth in regional SAF production and consumption by 2050.