São Martinho, which previously worked only with sugarcane as raw material, will start production of corn ethanol at the Quirinópolis unit in Goias by the end of February, increasing its production capacity by 220 million liters, according to the company’s CEO. The plant is completing tests for corn ethanol, according to Fábio Venturelli. It runs on water and steam and could have a total production capacity of 650–670 million liters of ethanol. Venturelli said that the use of corn ethanol will reduce the unit’s carbon footprint, considering the overall production of ethanol. “Because it has an energy mix, using sugarcane bagasse energy to convert, grind, and generate ethanol from corn. And the second-season corn is a second use of the soil that the North American market lacks.
Source: Forbes Brasil (*Translated by Ia Niani)