News - Biofuels

Biofuels

Converting 5% of pastures into plantations could double biofuel production, study finds

Data refer to Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Guatemala and were presented by the BIOEN-FAPESP program during a seminar promoted by the International Energy Agency

30.05.2023 | 15:32 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

Event discusses the leading role of agriculture in the Americas in the production of sustainable fuels for air transport

The region has a sufficient stock of biomass, vegetable oils, animal fats, sugars, starches, alcohols and lignocellulosic materials so that agriculture in the region can also be a supplier of biofuels for the airline industry, stated the Director General of IICA

31.03.2023 | 17:09 (UTC -3)

Cana

South American associations sign manifesto in defense of the integrated advancement of biofuels

Entities in the biofuels sector from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay sign a document requesting that countries define regulatory frameworks that guarantee the advancement of investments in the region

27.10.2022 | 15:38 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

Sugarcane harvest in the North and Northeast records an increase in anhydrous ethanol production

Biofuel production reached 425 million liters, an amount 3,3% higher than the 412 million liters obtained in the same cycle last year

24.10.2022 | 13:35 (UTC -3)

Cana

hEDGEpoint Global Markets assesses the impact of Cbios on the sugar and ethanol market

RenovaBio Committee recommended extending the date to prove compliance with the distributors' decarbonization target by one year, that is, until the end of 2023

28.07.2022 | 14:05 (UTC -3)

Companies

Evolua Etanol is born to lead the country’s ethanol sales

100% Brazilian and the result of mixing the DNAs of Vibra and Copersucar, it emerges as a new platform for the global commercialization of biofuel

01.07.2022 | 13:49 (UTC -3)

Biosev

Raízen completes integration with Biosev, incorporates 10 thousand employees and nine units in less than a year

With the end of this process, the Biosev brand ceases to exist and will be replaced by Raízen throughout the operation

19.04.2022 | 16:30 (UTC -3)

Volkswagen

VW reveals architectural concept for the Biofuels R&D Center

Based at the São Bernardo do Campo factory, the unit will be focused on studying technological solutions based on ethanol and other biofuels for emerging markets in the region

15.03.2022 | 16:20 (UTC -3)

BSBIOS invests in the European renewable fuels market with the acquisition of MP Biodiesel in Switzerland

The operation is part of strategic planning focused on 2030, which establishes an investment plan in sustainable businesses with the aim of positioning the company among the three largest biofuel producers in the world

02.03.2022 | 14:02 (UTC -3)

Atto Group

Millet can be another ally of the biofuels industry

Studies analyzed by ATTO Sementes indicate a high grain yield in ethanol production

31.01.2022 | 14:01 (UTC -3)

Corn

Corn ethanol production advances in the country as a sustainable and value-added option

Minister Tereza Cristina participated in the inauguration of the expansion of a corn ethanol plant in Sorriso (MT)

29.10.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Corn

FS opens its second and largest corn ethanol plant

Located in Sorriso (MT), the unit has 192 thousand m², received an investment of R$ 2 billion and a license to produce 880 million liters of ethanol per year

28.10.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

IFF launches new generation of yeast in Brazil

According to the company, Synerxia Suprema G2 generates the highest ethanol yield for the biofuels industry

20.09.2023 | 10:45 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

Ipiranga increases participation in the "Açailândia Pool"

This is a shared base for receiving, storing and shipping petroleum products and biofuels

31.07.2023 | 14:52 (UTC -3)

agroenergy

Embrapa Agroenergia focuses on the efficiency and sustainability of agriculture

The strategy is to help ensure that biofuels and bioenergy are produced with greater efficiency and sustainability, helping to ensure the country's energy security

10.05.2023 | 14:08 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

Agricultural and bioenergy industry associations from the Americas create Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Coalition

IICA will be in charge of the CPBIO Technical Secretariat, made up of the main chambers, federations, associations and liquid biofuels councils in the region

11.04.2023 | 15:36 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

BNDES RenovaBio finances R$ 140 million for energy-environmental efficiency in biofuel plants in SP and MT

Operations are the first supported in the new format of the Program, which reduced financing costs; Since its launch in 2021, BNDES RenovaBio has accumulated a portfolio of 12 operations and more than R$1 billion in financing

03.03.2023 | 13:56 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

UNICA: Gasoline subsidy is unconstitutional

Deadline for the Provisional Measure that annuls ethanol's competitive differential ends on Tuesday, February 28

23.02.2023 | 13:50 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

ANP approves inclusion of operation for issuing CBIOs

Biodiesel commercialization operations between producers will be included in the list of operations generating ballast for issuing CBIO

12.01.2023 | 15:06 (UTC -3)

RenovaBio

CNPE approves RenovaBio’s emission reduction targets for the 2023-2032 decade

Resolution that defines mandatory annual targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions for fuel sales

09.12.2022 | 15:26 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

ANP publishes second edition of the Biofuels Bulletin

Among the topics presented are the challenges involved in specifying biodiesel

17.08.2022 | 14:32 (UTC -3)

Events

Biofuels will be the subject of debates at the National Wheat Forum

Panel "Scenarios in the production of biofuels" will take place at the National Wheat Forum, on 28/06, at the Brasil 21 Events Center, in Brasília, DF

13.06.2022 | 15:19 (UTC -3)

Ethanol

Brazilian corn ethanol production in the 2022/23 harvest is expected to reach 4.5 billion liters

Unem's estimate indicates an increase of 31% compared to the previous harvest and 7% compared to the last projection, which totaled 4.2 billion liters

05.05.2022 | 15:32 (UTC -3)

Ethanol

Tereos obtains CARB certification for ethanol exports with the best rating among Brazilian producers

Tanabi Unit is the first in the group to receive certification under the program, which allows fuel to be exported to California and encourages the use of low-carbon fuels in the USA

03.03.2022 | 13:49 (UTC -3)