In Brazil, Agencia Estado reports National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has authorized CB Bioenergia, located in Santiago (RS), to start operations for wheat ethanol production. The release was published last Thursday, 8, in the Official Gazette of the Union. The plant is the first in the country authorized to produce biofuel […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing worth R$ 950 million for Inpasa Agroindustrial S/A to build its 6th biorefinery in Brazil, destined to the production of anhydrous and hydrated ethanol from the grinding of corn, sorghum and other grains, in Luís Eduardo Magalhães, in the West of Bahia. […]
In Brazil, the Globo Rural newspaper reports Brazilian agribusiness ended 2025 with 23 biomethane production units from waste under construction or already completed and waiting for authorization from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to operate. These industries will make the sector practically double its installed biomethane production capacity in the […]
In Brazil, Globo Rural reports the sorghum area in Brazil is expected to increase 10% in the 2025/26 harvest, to 1.796 million hectares, after having already grown 12% in the 2024/25 season compared to the previous one. In a period of two crops, the area of planting the cereal should have an increase of more […]
In Brazil, UOL reports data data from the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), compiled by AE-Taxas, showed average hydrated ethanol prices rose in 15 states, fell in another 4 and the Federal District was steady in the week ended January 3. In Amapá there was no measurement. In the posts surveyed […]
In Brazil, Petrobras and Vale have signed a contract for the supply of diesel in operations of the mining company in Minas Gerais. The agreement involves the supply of diesel S10, produced by Petrobras, with the addition of the mandatory portion of biodiesel, currently at 15%. The agreement also provides for low-carbon business development opportunities, […]
In Brazil, Eixos news agency reports the board of the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has authorized Petrobras to sell marine diesel oil with renewable content. The decision retroacts to regularize the situation of operations that had already been taking place since November, and is valid until the agency regulates the […]
In Brazil, Agro Estado reports that at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), the Ethanoil+ project seeks to transform the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel – known as green diesel – using compact equipment. The initiative, conducted by the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, aims to reduce costs, increase the sustainability of the process and […]
In Brazil, the Board of Directors of the ANP approved on Monday an 180-day extension of the temporary suspension of the marketing of biodiesel among similar distributors, previously planned for the period from May 1 to Dec. 31, 2025. The initial period of suspension was approved by the Agency’s collegiate in March 2025, given relevant […]
In Brazil, the National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) published on Tuesday the resolution that sets the annual mandatory targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions for fuel sales for the 2026–2035 decade, strengthening the National Biofuels Policy (RenovaBio) as a central instrument of Brazil’s energy transition. The measure establishes a consistent decarbonization path for the […]
