________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
developed by Topsoe, allows us to process a wide range of renewable feedstocks such as soybean oil, animal fats, technical corn oil, cover crops and used cooking oil to produce high-quality renewable diesel and SAF that fully comply with ASTM standards.
“ Meanwhile, H2Bridge™ optimizes the integration between the hydrogen production and hydro-processing units, ensuring maximum carbon efficiency by reusing process gases to generate low carbon hydrogen internally. This solution reduces emissions and minimizes the project’ s dependence on external hydrogen supply. This is a key factor in lowering the carbon intensity of the entire operation and the sustainable fuels produced.”
He also highlights the installation of a feedstock pre-treatment unit, which is being included in the project to maintain technical and commercial flexibility for developing a wide supply of raw materials. The company has a strategy for sustainably sourcing these feedstocks, which strongly promotes the use of cover crops.“ These crops are grown during winter, on land that is used only for agricultural purposes in summer and remains unused during the winter season, ensuring the sustainability of this feedstock,” explains Flávio.
“ We believe in the potential of canola, camelina, carinata and safflower, and we intend to become structural buyers in these markets, which have enormous growth potential over the coming years, particularly in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and in Argentina. We are currently discussing longterm offtake agreements, ranging from five to ten years, to provide the necessary security for investment in the sector.”
With this in mind, Riograndense is taking steps to navigate any potential volatility in global markets as it transitions into renewables. The company plans to address these challenges through diversification, long-term commercial structuring and strong logistical positioning, Flávio outlines:“ Our feedstock strategy mitigates risk by diversifying supply across vegetable oils, waste-based feedstocks, and cover crops. This approach reduces exposure to price fluctuations in any single commodity and strengthens overall supply security. We are also establishing longterm contracts with feedstock suppliers, which provide greater predictability for both procurement and revenues, while helping to build a more stable commercial ecosystem around the biorefinery.
“ Furthermore, our location near the Port of Rio Grande offers significant commercial and logistical flexibility. It allows us to serve both domestic and international markets and quickly respond to arbitrage opportunities between Brazil, the US and Europe. Thanks to these attributes, we firmly believe that our project is the most
64