BDT helps Brazilian jatropha biodiesel to turn commercial

Brazil’s first commercial
jatropha biodiesel project
will go into operation this
month following the
delivery of BioDiesel
Technologies’ (BDT)
processing unit.
BDT will deliver a further four
processing units to increase
the plant capacity to 40,000 t/y
by the end of the year. The
multi-feedstock technology
provided by BDT will also
allow the use of animal tallow
for the manufacture of
biodiesel.
Local cooperatives and
small farmers in the state of
Tocantins will supply the
biodiesel facility with the
required feedstock, working
with the project operator,
Compahnhia Productora de
Biodiesel de Tocantins. The
creation of 48,000 hectares of
jatropha plantation will
improve the local agricultural
community.
Brazil has introduced
mandatory blends of 2% by
2008 and 5% by 2013 as well
as numerous tax incentives for
biodiesel producers that
source their feedstock from
local communities.
Compahnhia Productora de
Biodiesel de Tocantins is
investigating potential sites for
two projects within the region,
taking total regional production
to over 120,000 tonnes of
biodiesel a year. !
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