Middle East SAF Agreements
DHL and SAF One Signed Its 250,000-Ton SAF Deal From Bahrain
Adam Harrie — May 13, 2026
DHL Express and SAF One signed a 10-year offtake agreement for 25,000 metric tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel annually from SAF One’s Bahrain facility, the first sustainable aviation fuel production plant of its kind in the Middle East. Production is set to begin in 2028, with 250,000 metric tonnes committed across the full term of the agreement.
The SAF will be allocated under a global book-and-claim model, enabling DHL customers to reduce Scope 3 emissions on routes not physically fueled by the Bahrain plant. The supply will also integrate into DHL’s GoGreen Plus decarbonization offering.
As aviation faces growing pressure to cut lifecycle emissions, DHL and SAF One show how anchoring a long-term offtake agreement to a first-of-its-kind regional facility can support both carriers' decarbonization goals and the development of new SAF infrastructure.
