Shell has confirmed it will not restart construction of its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam.

The project, initially expected to produce up to 820,000 tons of fuel annually, would have been one of Europe’s largest converters of waste products into SAF. Roughly half of the output was slated for aviation use, but following a technical and commercial review, Shell concluded the facility would be “insufficiently competitive.”

Machteld de Haan, Shell’s Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions president, said the decision reflected the need to prioritize projects that balance affordability with customer demand.

“This was a difficult decision, but the right one, as we prioritise our capital towards those projects that

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