Tag: Brazil

CONAB maintains big Brazil soybean, corn estimates

CONAB maintains big Brazil soybean, corn estimates

March 16, 2025 |

In Missouri, Brownfield reported that CONAB now sees Brazil’s soybean crop at 167.37 million tons, up 13.3% from 2024, with yield and acreage both above a year ago. The report noted that total corn production is pegged at 122.76 million tons, 6.1% more than last year, with a month-to-month increase in the first crop on […]

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Latam’s largest ag cooperative select ICM to develop dry-mill grain ethanol facility in Paraná

Latam’s largest ag cooperative select ICM to develop dry-mill grain ethanol facility in Paraná

March 13, 2025 |

In Brazil, COAMO Agroindustrial Cooperativa, the largest agricultural cooperative in South America, has selected ICM Tecnologia em Biocombustíveis Ltda. (ICM) to provide professional services and equipment for a new dry-mill grain ethanol production facility at the COAMO industrial site in Campo Mourão, Paraná. ICM will deliver a comprehensive suite of services, including engineering, construction review, […]

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Petrobras refinery tests co-processing of 5% biomass pyrolysis oil

Petrobras refinery tests co-processing of 5% biomass pyrolysis oil

March 13, 2025 |

In Brazil, Riograndense Refinery (RPR) successfully performed the co-processing test of 5% biomass pyrolysis oil or bio-oil (non-food biomass raw material) with mineral load. In this way, the refinery, located in Rio Grande (RS), which has corporate interests of Petrobras, Ultra and Braskem, was the first in the country able to produce cellulosic-content fuels. Based […]

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Brazil, Norway lay groundwork for green shipping corridor

Brazil, Norway lay groundwork for green shipping corridor

March 12, 2025 |

In Brazil, Offshore Energy reports Minister of Ports and Airports Silvio Costa Filho and Norwegian Ambassador Odd Magne Ruud have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a green shipping corridor between the two countries, aiming to reduce maritime emissions through advanced technology and low- or zero-carbon fuels, officials announced. The initiative is part of […]

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Brazilian researchers use chitosan to replace sulfuric acid in ethanol production

Brazilian researchers use chitosan to replace sulfuric acid in ethanol production

March 12, 2025 |

In Brazil, chitosan is a bioadhesive, biodegradable and potentially antimicrobial polymer with multiple applications: in agriculture, for pest control and preservation of agricultural products; in industry, for the manufacture of biodegradable coatings and packaging; in the pharmaceutical sector, for the manufacture of dressings and encapsulation of drugs. Research carried out at the Federal University of […]

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BNDES finances Piracanjuba Group $25.6M from Climate Fund for biogas

BNDES finances Piracanjuba Group $25.6M from Climate Fund for biogas

March 10, 2025 |

In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing worth R$150 million with resources from the Climate Fund for the Piracanjuba Group. The amount will be allocated to the implementation of four industrial effluent treatment plants (ETEs) with biogas production in the units of Araraquara (SP), Três Rios (RJ), Carazinho (RS) […]

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BNDES approves $21M credit line for Ciclus Ambiental Rio to produce biomethane from MSW

BNDES approves $21M credit line for Ciclus Ambiental Rio to produce biomethane from MSW

March 3, 2025 |

In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved a credit line for financing in the amount of R$125.7 million for Ciclus Ambiental Rio SA With resources from the Climate Fund (R$88.0 million) and the Sanitation Line (R$37.7 million), Ciclus will expand the capacity of its Waste Treatment Center (CTR) in Seropédica […]

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New enzyme that accelerates cellulose breakdown found in Brazilian soil

New enzyme that accelerates cellulose breakdown found in Brazilian soil

February 24, 2025 |

In Brazil, a new enzyme class discovered in Brazilian soil represents one of the main advances in recent decades in the field of sustainable production of energy and chemicals. This enzyme is capable of accelerating the cellulose breakdown, a critical process in the production of bioenergy and biochemicals. This discovery, published in the journal Nature, […]

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Brazil’s Anec reduces projection for soybean corn and wheat exports in February

Brazil’s Anec reduces projection for soybean corn and wheat exports in February

February 23, 2025 |

In Brazil, Compre Rural reported that The National Association of Cereal Exporters (Anec) reduced its projection for Brazilian soybean exports in February to a range between 8.4 million tons and 11.035 million tons.  The number represents a reduction in relation to the ceiling of 11.895 million tons predicted last week. In the same month of […]

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Wheat planted area in Brazil expected to grow 5.2% in 2025

Wheat planted area in Brazil expected to grow 5.2% in 2025

February 23, 2025 |

In Brazil, Globo Rural reported that the area planted with wheat in Brazil is expected to grow by 5.2% in 2025, totaling 3.105 million hectares, according to recent estimates by Brazilian consultancy Safras & Mercado.  In 2024, the area reached 2.95 million hectares. The expected growth of 155,000 only recovers part of the reduction of […]

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