Petrobras begins contracting for BioQAV project

In Brazil, Petrobras began the contracting process to build the first plant dedicated to the production of BioQAV (or SBC, of Synthetic Component of Mix for the production of SAF) and renewable diesel (or HVO – Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), to be installed at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery (RPBC), in Cubatão (SP).
The project provides processing capacity of about 950,000 tons per year of raw materials of plant origin and animal fat, generating a production capacity of up to 16,000 bpd of renewables (BioQAV and renewable diesel). For the construction of the new plant, the project was divided into five contracting packages. The bidding for the first package, which is already open, refers to the pre-treatment unit, responsible for the removal of impurities from the raw material for subsequent conversion in BioQAV and diesel products 100% renewable. The projection is that tanks are installed for the storage of derivatives and raw materials such as soybean oil and beef tallow mainly from the Midwest, South and Southeast regions.