In Brazil, beef tallow and pork grease from JBS operations in the United States, Canada, and Australia is being transformed into low carbon intensity fuels for the transportation and shipping sectors. In the past two years, JBS has directed 1.2 million tons of human inedible animal residuals towards the production Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and other renewable fuels. In 2022, JBS facilities in the United States, Australia, and Canada marketed approximately 465,000 tons of tallow and grease to the renewable fuel industry. In Brazil, Friboi has already begun studies to test the feasibility of supplying residual animal products for aviation fuel production.
Biopower, a JBS company responsible for biodiesel production, has subjected the biofuel to practical tests. A truck from the Dutch manufacturer DAF already uses B100 with the aim of proving the quality of the biofuel as an important substitute for the sector. The truck has already surpassed 120,000 km of use. Fueled exclusively with biodiesel produced by Biopower, the result showed that the vehicle fueled with 100% biodiesel (B100) had performance equivalent to diesel and emitted up to 80% less carbon dioxide.
