Eni SpA has inaugurated its first vegetable oil extraction plant within the Republic of the Congo, unlocking new feedstock capability for its biorefineries.
The ability in Loudima, within the southern a part of the Central African nation, can produce as much as 30,000 metric tons a yr of vegetable oil. The plant will use crops grown on “degraded and underutilized land or via intercropping techniques, as a part of an modern regenerative agriculture mission developed in collaboration with native stakeholders”, the Italian state-controlled vitality main mentioned in a press launch.
“With the launch of the Loudima agri-hub, the nation takes on an lively function within the biofuel manufacturing chain, consistent with Eni’s strategic path to realize web zero emissions from its merchandise and processes by 2050”, the corporate mentioned.
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Eni added, “The vegetable oils produced in Congo are licensed based on the strictest standards established by the European Directive on biofuels (Renewable Vitality Directive), making certain traceability, sustainability of the manufacturing course of, and respect for biodiversity, human rights, and labor situations”.
“The mission represents a big growth alternative for Congo’s agro-industrial sector”, it mentioned. “Eni helps the native agribusiness worth chain via the availability of superior mechanization providers and improved seeds”.
The ability will use round 200 new machines, half of which have already been imported. “Along with farmer coaching packages, the initiative will foster the creation of recent specialised expertise in mechanization, logistics, and industrial processes, involving round 400 tractor operators”, Eni mentioned.
“The Loudima agri-hub will even produce vegetable proteins for livestock feed, creating additional growth alternatives for the agri-food sector and contributing to meals safety”, it added.
“The initiative enhances different Eni actions aimed toward selling the vitality transition within the Republic of the Congo, together with the improved cookstove program, which helps cut back indoor air pollution and the unsustainable consumption of biomass, whereas bettering the standard of life for the communities concerned. This system has already reached greater than 300,000 folks”.
In Might Eni mentioned it had signed an settlement with Cote d’Ivoire’s Agriculture Ministry to discover the potential of cultivating biofuel crops within the West African nation.
The memorandum of understanding “goals to reinforce the rubber (hevea) provide chain and to evaluate the introduction of oilseed crops on marginal and degraded lands, thereby contributing to the nation’s sustainable agricultural growth with out competing with meals manufacturing and forest ecosystem”, Eni mentioned Might 28.
Eni mentioned an present mission in collaboration with the Ivorian Federation of Rubber Producers is already “enabling the valorization of rubber residues – a crop extensively cultivated within the nation – by reworking them into uncooked supplies for biofuel manufacturing, producing financial and social advantages for hundreds of farmers”.
Final yr Eni launched Eni Pure Energies Cote d’Ivoire, which it mentioned is “devoted to growing sustainable provide chains of agricultural uncooked supplies for the corporate’s biorefineries”.
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