en.Wedoany.com Reported - Petrobras has completed the world's first sale of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced using low indirect land-use change risk-certified soybeans. The sale volume reached 3,800 cubic meters, produced at the company's Duque de Caxias Refinery (Reduc) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through a co-processing process. The fuel contains 1% renewable feedstock, a proportion that meets the obligations set by the Future Fuels Law for the initial phase of reducing domestic aviation emissions.
To produce this batch of fuel, Petrobras sourced soybean oil certified under CORSIA's Low Indirect Land Use Change Risk (Low ILUC Risk) from supplier Bunge. CORSIA is a program by the International Civil Aviation Organization aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions from aviation. This fuel is the world's first soybean-based SAF to receive international CORSIA Low ILUC Risk certification, ensuring that the raw material does not come from deforestation and does not indirectly encourage such practices.
This fuel has been sold to Vibra, expanding the supply of fuels containing renewable feedstock in the aviation market. Through this new initiative, Petrobras has added a new certified raw material source for SAF production, ensuring production flexibility and continuing the company's commitment to seeking sustainable raw materials to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"The commercialization of the world's first SAF produced with ILUC Low Risk-certified soybeans demonstrates Petrobras' commitment to sustainability, energy transition, and developing products that meet market and societal demands. More importantly, it also reflects our firm determination to encourage verifiable sustainable practices in our suppliers' production chains," said Angélica Laureano, Petrobras' Director of Logistics, Commercialization, and Markets.
By adopting international standards for SAF production and enhancing the competitiveness of sustainable raw materials, Petrobras contributes to strengthening the production chain. The co-processing technology employed at Reduc allows renewable feedstock to be integrated into existing refinery infrastructure, enhancing Petrobras' ability to develop and supply low-carbon fuels to the market. This initiative reinforces the company's commitment to a just energy transition and the supply of more sustainable products.
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