Brazilian Ministry Discusses Biodiesel Mandate, Efforts toward Renewable Diesel Public Policy

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January 5, 2021

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by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) In December, Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy ratified its support for the National Biodiesel Production and Use Program and the National Biofuel Policy, which call for a mandatory 15 percent biodiesel blend in the nation’s diesel fuel pool by March 1, 2023.

B15 is allowed on a voluntary basis by fuel distributors now under the terms of the National Council for Energy Policy’s Resolution No. 16, effective Oct. 29, 2018. A new oxidation stability parameter of 12 hours for B15 was promulgated in August 2019.

On March 1, 2021, a mandatory B13 blend will be adopted, up from B12 currently. In March 2022, B14 will go in effect.

The ministry noted a recent quality survey with 98 percent compliance, “removing any general quality problem resulting from the use of biodiesel mixed with diesel,” it stated.

The emergence of renewable diesel in Brazil, and efforts underway to incorporate both renewable diesel and coprocessed renewable diesel in public policy, were also highlighted by the ministry. READ MORE

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