After R$ 400 Million Investment, New Ethanol Plant In Paranaíba Promises to Generate 1,200 Job Openings

The Agroindustrial Pedra Group Invested About R$ 400 Million In Its New Ethanol Plant In Paranaíba. In Addition To Generating Several New Jobs, The Unit Will Be Able To Mill Up To 1.2 Million Tons Of Cane In Its First Harvest

The Agroindustrial Pedra Group Is About To Complete The Construction Of The Orbi Bioenergia Plant, Now Called “Cedro,” In Paranaíba. The New Ethanol Production Unit, Which Received Investments Of R$ 400 Million, Is Located In The Vila Raimundo District, And The Estimate Is That When It Starts Operating In Two Years, More Than 1,200 Direct And Indirect Jobs Will Be Created. The Information Was Provided To The Secretary Of The Secretary Of Environment, Economic Development, Production, And Family Agriculture, Jaime Verruck.

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Government Speeds Up Environmental Licensing Process For The Ethanol Plant

According To Jaime, The Secretary And Other Entities Welcome The Information That The Plant In Paranaíba Was Purchased By The Group, With The Expectation That It Will Generate Several Jobs In The Field And Industry, Integrating It Into The Sugar-Energy Chain, Which Is Strategic For Mato Grosso Do Sul.

Now, What Remains Is To Accelerate The Environmental Licensing And Tax Incentive Processes, So That The Investment Can Start Operating On Schedule. Jaime Also Highlighted That The Ethanol Plant, Located In Paranaíba, Has Been Under Construction For About A Decade And Will Finally Be Completed.

According To The Attraction Of Companies To The State And The Size Of The Investment, Especially For Job Creation, A Meeting Was Held To Discuss What Tax Incentives May Be Granted. In The Meeting, All Environmental Licensing Processes For The Company Were Also Discussed So That The Work Can Progress.

Group Responsible For The Plant Promises To Invest In The Agricultural Base

According To Jaime, The Estimate Is That The Plant Will Process About Two And A Half Million Tons Of Sugarcane For Ethanol Production. Currently, It Has About 30,000 Hectares Of Cane, Therefore The Group Will Also Start Investing In The Agricultural Base. This Way, The Plant Becomes Another Project In Mato Grosso Do Sul That Develops By Diversifying The Economic And Productive Base Of Paranaíba.

According To Company Representatives, The Estimate Is That The Ethanol Plant Will Achieve A Milling Capacity Of 1.2 Million Tons Of Cane In Its First Harvest, Potentially Reaching 5 Million Within Three Years. According To The National Agency Of Petroleum, Natural Gas And Biofuels (ANP), The Plant In Paranaíba Will Be Able To Produce 310,000 Liters Of Anhydrous Ethanol And 580,000 Liters Of Hydrated Ethanol Per Day.

Get To Know Pedra Agroindustrial

With 90 Years In The Market, The Group Has A Milling Capacity Of 10.52 Million Tons Of Sugarcane Per Harvest And Can Also Produce Over 3 Million Liters Of Anhydrous Ethanol Per Day And 5.2 Million Liters Of Hydrated Ethanol.

The Group Has Units Located In The State Of São Paulo, In The Municipalities Of Serrana, Buritizal And Nova Independência. Therefore, Cedro Will Be Its First Investment Outside The State Of São Paulo.