Besi APac inks deal with DHL Express to reduce greenhouse gas emissions via sustainable aviation fuel

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(L-R) Alex Lee, Vice President of Commercial at DHL Express Malaysia, with Henk Jan Jonge Poerink, Managing Director of Besi APac and Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Besi N.V.

Besi APac Sdn. Bhd., the Malaysian unit of leading semiconductor assembly equipment manufacturer BE Semiconductor Industries N.V., has signed an agreement to join DHL Express’ GoGreen Plus programme to reduce emissions from its time-definite international shipments through investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The collaboration is expected to represent an approximate decrease of more than 400 tonnes in Well-to-Wheel (WTW) CO₂e.

“Besi is firmly committed to the energy transition and recognises its role in reducing operational emissions through responsible business practices,” said Henk Jan Jonge Poerink, Managing Director of Besi APac and Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Besi N.V. “Our sustainability approach extends to our supply chain activities as we work to integrate environmental considerations into our procurement processes. We see SAF as one of several measures that can help reduce aviation-related emissions and look forward to supporting the scaling of renewable alternatives.”

Launched in 2023, GoGreen Plus allows customers to leverage SAF to lower their indirect Scope 3 emissions in their value chain arising from upstream and downstream transportation and distribution. The service is made possible by several SAF contracts that DHL has signed with partners like BP, Neste, Cosmo Energy, and Cathay Group.

Made from sustainable feedstocks, such as used cooking oil and other residues, SAF can reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by around 80 percent compared to conventional jet fuel. GoGreen Plus is enabled by the ‘book & claim’ approach, where DHL can directly replace fossil fuels with sustainable fuels within its network and attribute the associated lifecycle emission reductions to customers like Besi APac, even when their shipments are not physically transported with the assets using these fuels.

Besi APac’s subscription to GoGreen Plus applies across its overseas trade lanes, encompassing key markets in Asia Pacific, Europe, Americas, and Middle East. The initiative builds on the company’s 2025–2029 strategic plan, which features minimising its environmental footprint as a key objective. Indeed, Besi has cut Scope 1 & 2 emission intensity ratio by 98 percent, fuel consumption intensity ratio by 67 percent, and drove electricity usage from renewable sources to 99 percent since 2019.

“DHL is dedicated to expanding the availability of emissions-reduced logistics solutions, and partnerships like this demonstrate how that ambition is being put into action. Having Besi APac leveraging GoGreen Plus reflects the growing push from forward-looking organisations in long-term emission reduction goals. As we help expand the accessibility of SAF, we will continue championing the technology as a key pathway for making cleaner, low-emission air transport a reality,” said Alex Lee, Vice President of Commercial, DHL Express Malaysia.

DHL is one of the largest users of SAF in the world. In 2025, the company increased the share of SAF in its own aircraft fleet (Scope 1) to 10 percent from 3.5 percent the previous year. DHL currently deploys SAF at airports globally, including Amsterdam Schiphol (Netherlands), Stockholm Arlanda Airport (Sweden), Brussels Airport (Belgium), East Midlands Airport (UK), Los Angeles International Airport (US), Leipzig Airport (Germany), Miami International Airport (US), San Francisco International Airport (US), Stansted Airport (UK), and Nagoya Airport (Japan).