Raízen, Brazil’s Giant Ethanol Producer, Invests R$ 345 Million in Agricultural Fleet to Increase Production and Reduce Costs

Raízen, The Largest Ethanol Producer In Brazil, Has Maximum Agricultural Efficiency From Its 26 Ethanol, Sugar, And Bioenergy Production Units

Raízen is the leading sugarcane ethanol manufacturer in the world and the 4th largest company in Brazil, investing 345 million reais and starting the 2021/22 crop with renewed agricultural machinery, which will allow the company to reduce costs and make its production more efficient. Stay informed, the First Arab Nuclear Power Plant, Barakah, Starts Operations!

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Raízen may increase crushing to up to 64 million tons in the 2021/22 cycle, according to a target previously disclosed by the company, part of the Shell group.

The investment of 345 million reais made by the ethanol giant was spent on over 500 pieces of equipment, such as harvesters, trailers, and sugarcane trucks (mechanical horses), in addition to semi-autonomous trucks—a novelty in agricultural operations, which will be used for sugarcane transshipment.

According to the company, the investment reinforces work to develop new solutions and technologies that will allow for significant reductions in fuel costs.

“With this negotiation, Raízen achieves maximum efficiency in the agricultural area of its 26 ethanol, sugar, and bioenergy production units…,” highlighted Raízen’s Corporate Manager of Agricultural Operations, Rodrigo Morales.

Raízen Trains 500 Drivers With Immersive Technology And Artificial Intelligence To Prevent Workplace Accidents, Fuel Spills, And Improve Professional Performance

Raízen is using immersive experiences developed by the edtech Sábios to train around 500 outsourced drivers. The partnership aims to improve professional performance, prevent workplace accidents, contaminations, and fuel spills during unloading.

Using artificial intelligence, the platform can map gaps in culture, behavior, and skills. Thus, Raízen’s managers can make strategic decisions to enhance business performance.

The Company From The Shell Group Wants To Build Three Ethanol Production Plants Using Bagasse And Sugarcane Straw

Cellulosic ethanol is made from bagasse and sugarcane straw. In Piracicaba (SP), the group already has a plant producing this type of fuel, which, according to the businessman, has an increased international demand due to the carbon sequestration it generates.

“We want to build three plants of this size, with production of 300 million additional liters of second-generation alcohol,” revealed Ometto. “Companies like Shell, Exxon-Mobil, Total, all have a strong interest in acquiring this ethanol due to the carbon sequestration it offers.”

The technology for producing cellulosic ethanol emerged from a partnership between Shell and the Canadian company Logen, which specializes in biotechnology. In the last crop season (2019/20), the Piracicaba plant produced 226 liters of ethanol for each ton of dry biomass.

Raízen is the leading sugarcane ethanol manufacturer and the 4th largest company in Brazil and the largest individual exporter of sugarcane in the international market, with activities that cover all different stages of its business, such as: sugarcane cultivation; sugar and ethanol manufacturing; cogeneration of energy; logistics; transportation and distribution of fuels; export; and retail of fuels through service stations operating under the Shell brand.