COFCO Group Builds First Brazilian Pipeline to Transport Biodiesel from Plants to Distributors

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 25/07/2021 at 10:39

Updated on 26/07/2021 at 11:07

Unidade de processamento da Cofco Internacional no Brasil | Foto: Divulgação/Mídias Sociais

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COFCO Group, Reducing Emissions by 35 Tons of CO2 Per Year, Is Building a Pipeline to Transport Biodiesel from Its Own Plant to Distributors. The Project Will Have the Capacity to Transport 245 Tons of Fuel Per Hour

COFCO International, a trading company, has begun the installation of a pipeline that will connect its biodiesel plant located in Rondonópolis (MT) directly to fuel distributors in the same municipality. This will be the first Brazilian pipeline to transport renewable fuel.

COFCO Pipeline Will Be Ready in 5 Months

According to a company release, the pipeline will have an extension of approximately 3 km and is expected to begin its biodiesel export activities in five months.

The construction was authorized by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP). According to Marcos Dalla Rosa, senior manager of COFCO International’s biodiesel division, when operational, the pipeline will transport about 245 tons of biodiesel per hour from the plant, which, compared to the current truck transport, is 60 times faster.

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Reduction of Over 35 Tons of CO2

With the start of biodiesel pipeline operations, the executive estimates that more than 12,000 truck trips will be avoided each year, thus reducing emissions by 35 tons in the company’s operations.

According to Dalla, the logistics of its biodiesel operation will become cheaper, both for COFCO International and for its clients, as well as faster, more sustainable, and safer.

The company’s plant in Rondonópolis (MT) had previously undergone an expansion process in 2019, when its soybean processing capacity was increased to 1.4 million tons per year, and biodiesel production was increased by 42%. Since then, biodiesel production at the plant has grown by over 28%, according to the company.

Get to Know COFCO International

With over 11,000 employees operating in 35 countries and trading with more than 50 others worldwide, COFCO is an agribusiness platform of COFCO Corporation, one of the largest companies in agriculture and food sector in China operating globally.

The company provides necessary food to the world responsibly and sustainably. It primarily focuses on the supply of grains, sugar, coffee, and oilseeds. With its headquarters located in Geneva, Switzerland, COFCO is ambitious and has the structures and cultures in place to better meet the transformations and growth of the world.

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