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Ethanol Production Plant Aims to Increase Direct Sales of Fuel in Rio Grande do Norte State

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 05/08/2022 at 08:13

Renewable Biofuels, Renewable Energy

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Ceará-Mirim Plant Set A Goal Of 30% For Ethanol Production For The 2022/2023 Harvest In Rio Grande do Norte

The Ceará-Mirim Plant, located in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, is planning to increase direct sales of ethanol to gas stations by up to five times starting from the 2022/23 harvest.

In the first months of the law’s regulation, industry merchants estimate that the price of a liter of ethanol could have decreased between R$ 0.15 and R$ 0.50 in Rio Grande do Norte. Regardless of the change in the law, the price variance of ethanol is seasonal, tied to the sugarcane harvest in Rio Grande do Norte.

The plant in Rio Grande do Norte began direct sales of ethanol to gas stations effectively in January this year, with the current customer list consisting of 52 gas stations, representing 580,000 liters, 6% of the total supplied by the plant in the last harvest, the management reports. The gas stations that purchased ethanol from the Rio Grande do Norte plant received a reduction of R$ 0.45 to R$ 0.50.

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Gas Stations Purchasing Ethanol From The Rio Grande do Norte Plant Will Need To Pick Up Fuel Directly From The Factory

With direct purchasing, gas stations need, for example, to be prepared regarding the logistics of fuel delivery, meaning they will need to pick up ethanol directly from the Plant instead of receiving it via distributor trucks.

The president of the Retailers’ Syndicate of Petroleum Derivatives of Rio Grande do Norte (Sindipostos-RN), Maxwell Flor, assesses that the change in legislation was positive for the market, but he points out the logistical issue as a difficulty for small gas stations.

“When it was the harvest period, we had reports of resellers acquiring ethanol. It depends a lot on logistics. When we send the truck to the location, it takes time to load. This leaves us without a truck to load gasoline and diesel at the distributor. It has to weigh a lot, a scenario where everything goes right,” said Maxwell Flor in a recent interview. According to him, during the harvest, the price of a liter of ethanol saw a decrease of R$ 0.10 to R$ 0.15 in direct purchase periods.

Currently, Rio Grande do Norte has 664 gas stations registered with ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels), of which 295 are of the “white flag” type, meaning they are not tied to any distributor.

Ceará Declares Reduction From 18% To 15% In ICMS For Ethanol

A proposed complementary law regarding the reduction of the ICMS for ethanol (Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services) in Ceará was submitted for approval by the Legislative Assembly on Monday, the 1st. The state executive’s plan is to reduce the rate from 18% to 15%.

On her Twitter, Governor Izolda Cela stated, “The project is now going for approval in the Legislative Assembly. We are united for an increasingly strong and developed Ceará.”

At the beginning of July, Izolda had already mentioned that the State would follow law 194, which set a ceiling of 18% for the ICMS rate on fuels.

Ethanol Production Plant Aims to Increase Direct Sales of Fuel in Rio Grande do Norte State

Ceará-Mirim Plant Set A Goal Of 30% For Ethanol Production For The 2022/2023 Harvest In Rio Grande do Norte

Gas Stations Purchasing Ethanol From The Rio Grande do Norte Plant Will Need To Pick Up Fuel Directly From The Factory

Ceará Declares Reduction From 18% To 15% In ICMS For Ethanol

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Ethanol Production Plant Aims to Increase Direct Sales of Fuel in Rio Grande do Norte State

Ceará-Mirim Plant Set A Goal Of 30% For Ethanol Production For The 2022/2023 Harvest In Rio Grande do Norte

Gas Stations Purchasing Ethanol From The Rio Grande do Norte Plant Will Need To Pick Up Fuel Directly From The Factory

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