Brazilian facility begins commercial production of soybean-based ethanol
August 22, 2023
BY Erin Voegele
Caramuru, a Brazilian agribusiness company, on Aug. 16 announced it has begun selling soybean-based ethanol produced at its processing complex in Sorriso, Mato Grosso, a city located in the west-central region of the country.
While ethanol is most commonly produced from corn, sugarcane or sugar beet feedstock, Caramuru is now producing the fuel using soybean molasses, a byproduct of soybean processing.
According to information released by Caramuru, the soybean-based ethanol processing unit installed at its facility in Sorriso has the capacity to produce 9.5 million liters (2.51 million gallons) of hydrous ethanol annually. Approximately three-fourths of the ethanol produced at the facility will be sold into the domestic market, with the balance consumed as plant inputs, the company said.
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