Bunge sourced and certified the soybeans and produced the vegetable oil at its crushing facility in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso. The ISCC CORSIA PLUS certification, recognized by the International Civil Aviation Organization, requires the entire production chain to meet rigorous sustainability standards including verification that cultivation areas were converted before 2008 and demonstration of full supply chain traceability. The low-LUC risk designation confirms productivity gains through sustainable management practices rather than expansion into new cultivation areas, with the soybeans being 100% traceable and monitored. Brazilian soybean productivity increased more than 20% over the past decade according to Conab data, supporting the low land-use change risk classification.
The SAF produced through this partnership can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 70% compared to conventional jet fuel based on lifecycle analysis methodology. Emissions associated with this biofuel fall well below international SAF regulatory standards. The certification and commercialization arrive ahead of Brazil’s Fuel of the Future Law implementation in 2027, which will mandate minimum 1% biofuel blending in domestic aviation, scaling to 10% by 2037. International flights will face similar requirements under ICAO’s CORSIA program starting 2027. Petrobras plans to expand SAF production to its Paulínia and Betim refineries in 2026, with total planned investments of BRL 17.5 billion to capture growing global SAF market demand.
This article was curated and published as part of our South American energy market coverage.
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