THE 3 inmates announced this Wednesday (20) that it received authorization from National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to begin operations at its first corn ethanol plant, located in Porto Alegre do Norte, in the Araguaia Valley (MT). According to the company, which already operates three soybean processing and biodiesel production plants in Rio Grande do Sul (in the municipalities of Ijuí and Cruz Alta) and Mato Grosso (in Vera), the new venture represents a milestone in its expansion plan in the biofuels segment. The unit will process 2,800 tons of corn per day and is also capable of processing sorghum in combination with the cereal. The daily production capacity is 1,275 m³ of hydrated ethanol and 1,215 m³ of anhydrous ethanol, in addition to 785 tons of DDGS and 50 tons of corn oil. “With the authorization from the ANP, we immediately started production. The corn for the first few months is already stored and we are 100% prepared to receive the harvest that begins in June,” said Luiz Osório Dumoncel, Executive Chairman of 3tentos. The operation of the new plant is expected to generate approximately 350 direct jobs and more than 500 indirect jobs in the Araguaia Valley region. The company also announced that it now intends to seek certifications related to the sustainability and decarbonization agenda, including initiatives related to RenovaBio and the expansion of the use of renewable fuels in Brazil and abroad.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.