The oleoplan plant received authorization from the ANP on the morning of December 01st and brazil gains a new member in the biodiesel industry
The Oleoplan plant located in Bahia received authorization from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), with this authorization the plant in Bahia will be able to have its total capacity increased by another 62%.
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The production capacity of the Oleoplan plant could further leverage the biodiesel market in the Brazilian scenario.
Usina Oleoplan now shares the fourth position in the ranking of biofuel production
With the new authorization, the plant in Bahia will be able to manufacture up to 468 m³ of biodiesel per year, equaling the installed capacity of the production unit at the Oleoplan plant in Veranópolis (RS). The two units share the fourth position in the ranking.
The plant starts to break its own records, since no other plant in the industry currently manages to reach its production level.
About oleoplan
For over 40 years, Oleoplan has been operating in the soybean processing sector and, in 2007, with the start of biodiesel production, it was a pioneer in the sector in Rio Grande do Sul. Currently, they have two soybean processing and biodiesel production units, one in Veranópolis (RS) and the other in Iraquara (BA). The Veranópolis biodiesel plant is the largest in Rio Grande do Sul and, together with the Iraquara plant, produces 10% of the national production of this biofuel.
In addition to the two industrial parks, Oleoplan has a corporate office in the city of Porto Alegre (RS), a waterway terminal in the city of Canoas (RS) for transporting its exports and more than 20 branches for receiving grains spread across the northwest and northeast regions of Rio Grande do Sul. Together, the branches have a storage capacity of over 500 tons and form a support network for their thousands of family farming suppliers, promoting training and ongoing technical assistance to these farmers.
