Cemvita and Radix advance circular SAF feedstock plant in Brazil

Cemvita and Radix  has made progress in front-end engineering for a circular bio-oil project in Brazil focused on converting crude glycerin, a biodiesel byproduct, into ultra-low carbon intensity bio-oil for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other advanced biofuels.
Brazil has historically been a global leader in biofuel, primarily through bioethanol.
Cemvita’s proprietary biomanufacturing platform converts crude glycerin into a versatile bio-oil that can be upgraded into high-value, drop-in feedstocks, including co-processing in existing refineries and/or hydro-processed esters and fatty acids (HEFA)-based SAF, expanding both the feedstock base and the decarbonisation potential of the fuel value chain.

The collaboration focuses on translating Cemvita’s biomanufacturing process, de-risked through years of pilot and scale-up work, into an industrially executable configuration.

Radix, a technology solutions services company delivering innovative industrial solutions, worked alongside Cemvita to define operating boundaries, pressure-test assumptions, and align the biology with real-world industrial constraints. The result advances the project toward a buildable asset and materially reduces execution risk.

“This project demonstrates how innovation and industrial engineering can work together to enable energy transition,” said Luiz Mello, head of energy at Radix.
“Cemvita has developed a unique and differentiated technology. Our close collaboration aims to ensure that this technology can be engineered, built, and operated at an industrial scale with the discipline and quality required for long-term success.”

“What the teams have accomplished in the past six months reflects a very high level of engineering collaboration and discipline,” said Luciano Zamberlan, VP of operations and engineering at Cemvita.
“Together with Radix, we successfully tropicalized a project initially designed for the U.S., adapting equipment selection, utilities, layout, and integration strategies to Brazil. This approach enabled close to a 40% reduction in cost per ton of bio‑oil produced, while leveraging strong synergies with existing industrial assets and local capabilities.”
The project continues to advance through development phases with the objective of reaching the Final Investment Decision within 2026.