Lufthansa Group partners with HCG to advance Made-in-Germany SAF initiative

Lufthansa Group has partnered with HCS Group to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Speyer, Germany. Starting 2026, the HCG Group will supply the Lufthansa Group with SAF produced from its site in Speyer, operated by Haltermann Carless. The HCS Group will initially produce 60,000 metric tons of SAF per year. With this new initiative, the Lufthansa Group aims at supporting SAF ‘Made in Germany’ complying with Europe’s Renewable Energy Directive – RED II. Under this directive, member states of the European Union have specific national renewable energy targets whereby progress is measured every two years. The RED II section further defines a series