Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers in Asia that will use ethanol as a raw material and put their projects into operation from 2028 are already starting to negotiate the first biofuel supply contracts in Brazil, according to Pedro Paranhos, CEO of Evolua Etanol. “We have been directly involved in the negotiations. Copersucar has always been a leader in exports, has a specialized team and the scale that consumers demand, in addition to certification [to sell ethanol for SAF]. We are very well positioned to fulfill the contracts,” said the executive. The terms of the negotiations are still being defined. According to Paranhos, the refineries that have mandates to use SAF “are trying to understand how they can have a price based on Brazil and how they can have a sales price [of SAF] for airlines.”
Source: Globo Rural/Nova Cana