Brazil allows imported raw materials in biodiesel production

In Brazil, S&P Global Platts reports that Brazil’s National Energy Policy Council said that imported raw materials can be used in the production of biodiesel. Previously, all biofuel sold at National Petroleum Agency auctions had to be manufactured from oils and fats of Brazilian origin.

On Nov. 12, the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) published the notice for the 77th Biodiesel Auction — biofuel that will be used in the first two months of 2021. In that document, the ANP said the government was analyzing the possibility of allowing imported raw materials in biodiesel production.