In Brazil, Potential Group will invest R$ 2 billion in the construction of a corn ethanol plant in Lapa (PR), where the company projects to have a mega-complex of biofuels taking advantage of the potential of Paraná as a major grain producer and the growing demand for bioenergy, the company’s vice president, Carlos Eduardo Hammerschmidt, told Reuters.
The company is in an advanced phase in the construction of an overwhelming soybean, which is expected to be ready in the first half of 2026 to offer raw material to the expanding group’s biodiesel plant. In addition, in the future, there are plans for an advanced aviation fuel plant (SAF).
The demand of the group’s corn ethanol plant, per year, is estimated at 1.2 million tons, equivalent to 6% of the production of the Paraná cereal, the second Brazilian producer of the grain that is harvesting a record 20 million tons in 2024/25. The company intends to start the work of the ethanol plant, using its own resources, in 2026, completing construction possibly until the end of 2027, said its vice president.
Tags: Brazil, ethanol, Potential Group
Category: Fuels
