SAF Feedstock, India
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feedstock India: Building the Supply Base
As global interest in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feedstock India grows, Ranjit Oil Mills India is building a traceable, dual-stream supply chain of non-edible Pongamia oil and used cooking oil to meet it.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feedstock India refers to the raw materials, primarily non-edible oils like Pongamia and used cooking oil, sourced within India to produce SAF. Ranjit Oil Mills India supplies both feedstock categories from a traceable, farmer- and HORECA-linked network in Maharashtra.
A national opportunity taking shape
India's emerging role in the SAF feedstock landscape
As airlines and governments around the world commit to Sustainable Aviation Fuel blending targets, attention is turning to where the feedstock will actually come from. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feedstock India is becoming a meaningful part of that conversation, given the country's large food-service sector generating used cooking oil and its substantial areas of marginal land suited to non-edible oilseed cultivation.
Ranjit Oil Mills India sits at the intersection of both opportunities. Our farmer plantation network supplies non-edible Pongamia oil, while our HORECA collection system supplies used cooking oil, together forming a dual feedstock base for SAF and biodiesel producers sourcing from India.
Building this kind of supply base is not instantaneous. It requires formalising sourcing relationships, whether with farmers or commercial kitchens, that have historically operated informally, and putting documentation practices in place from the start rather than retrofitting them later.
Why choose us
What India brings to the SAF feedstock conversation
Understanding why Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feedstock India matters starts with the underlying resource base.
Large UCO Base
India's hospitality and food-service sector generates substantial daily volumes of used cooking oil.
Marginal Land Availability
Significant land area suited to non-edible oilseed trees like Pongamia remains underused.
Cost-Competitive Sourcing
Domestic collection and cultivation can offer competitive feedstock economics versus imports.
Formalising Fast
Structured supply chains like ours are converting informal resources into exportable, traceable supply.
Our dual approach
How we supply into India's SAF feedstock base
Two parallel supply chains feed our overall Sustainable Aviation Fuel feedstock capacity.
Pongamia Plantation Supply
Non-edible oil sourced from farmer partnerships on marginal land around Masur, Pune.
HORECA UCO Collection
Used cooking oil collected on a scheduled basis from hotels, restaurants and commercial kitchens.
Central Processing
Both streams are quality-checked and documented at our own facility.
Buyer-Specific Supply
Volumes and formats are arranged to match individual SAF or biodiesel buyer requirements.
What's still developing
The road ahead for India's SAF feedstock supply chain
India's SAF feedstock supply chain, ours included, is still relatively early in its development compared with more mature UCO collection markets elsewhere. That said, the underlying resource base, both food-service UCO generation and marginal land suited to Pongamia cultivation, is substantial, and formal supply infrastructure is expanding steadily.
For refiners and fuel producers exploring Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feedstock India options, working with suppliers who are actively building traceable, documented sourcing now, rather than waiting for the market to mature further, offers a way to establish early, dependable supply relationships.
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Common questions
SAF feedstock in India — common questions
Non-edible oils such as Pongamia and used cooking oil are the two most established categories currently being sourced within India.
India's large food-service sector and available marginal land make it an increasingly relevant sourcing region, though the formal supply infrastructure is still developing.
We supply both non-edible Pongamia oil and used cooking oil from traceable, documented supply chains based in Maharashtra.
We are building supply capacity intended to support growing buyer volumes, including discussions with larger domestic and international producers.
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