FS is the first ethanol producer in the world to receive ISCC CORSIA Low LUC Risk certification for SAF production
SÃO PAULO, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FS, one of the largest ethanol and animal nutrition producers in Brazil, is the first Brazilian corn ethanol industry to receive the ISCC international certification (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification), attesting that its production process meets international requirements for the production and supply of ethanol and corn oil for the production of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel). Furthermore, FS is the first ethanol producer in the world to obtain Low LUC Risk certification in collaboration with one of its second-crop corn suppliers, GGF Group.
- Furthermore, FS is the first ethanol producer in the world to obtain Low LUC Risk certification in collaboration with one of its second-crop corn suppliers, GGF Group.
- "This certification is an important validation that Brazilian second-crop corn ethanol is a low-carbon feedstock for the production of biofuels on hard to abate sectors , like aviation.
- Airlines will now be able to count on our ethanol as a competitive and highly scalable source to serve this market globally", explains FS' CEO, Rafael Abud.
- FS's ethanol certification process ranged from the agricultural phase and its inputs, through biofuel production to transportation to SAF producers.