BP Biofuels to expand operations at Brazil facility

The biofuels division of BP is to invest $350 million (€271.1 million) to double its ethanol processing capacity in Brazil.

The facility is operated by Tropical Energia, which BP Biofuels acquired majority ownership of in 2011, will see its capacity go from 2.5 million to 5 million tonnes of sugarcane a year.

A new mill is also to be constructed and expected to provide 7.650 permanent and temporary job vacancies.

The increase in feedstock capacity is expected to allow the facility to produce around 450 million litres of ethanol annually. The Brazilian national grid will also benefit to the tune of approximately 340GWh of generated power.