In the UK, SAF Investor reported that Brazil’s government is planning to lift the current ban on used cooking oil (UCO) exclusively for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
The country currently has a moratorium of UCO imports labeling them as solid waste. The country has well-established feedstock supply chain from second-generation crops which predominantly includes ethanol owing to country’s strong sugarcane production, according to the report.
Local reports say the government will likely announce UCO import quotas which is currently being discussed, it added.
While UCO remains key feedstock for SAF production through the HEFA pathways around the world, Brazilian policymakers are stressing the need to utilize domestic feedstocks such as ethanol, the report added.
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