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Grupo Maringá elevará produção de açúcar no Paraná

  • Market: Agriculture, Biofuels, Biomass
  • 17/11/23

O grupo sucroalcooleiro Maringá aumentará a capacidade de produção de açúcar em sua usina Jacarezinho, no Paraná, em meio a condições econômicas favoráveis para o produto.

A empresa investirá R$25 milhões para elevar a produção de açúcar para 30.000 sacas/dia na safra de cana-de-açúcar de 2024-25, em relação às atuais 23.000 sacas/dia.

A expansão subirá o mix de produtivo da unidade para 70pc para o adoçante e 30pc para o etanol, de 57pc para o açúcar e 43pc para o biocombustível.

"Estamos prontos para aumentar a moagem de cana-de-açúcar", disse o diretor de Operações Sucroenergéticas da usina, Condurme Aizzo.

Atualmente, Jacarezinho pode produzir até 2,2 milhões de t de açúcar por temporada.

O avanço de capacidade para o adoçante visa aproveitar os preços mais altos para a commodity nos mercados internacionais. O cenário oferece uma vantagem significativa para o produto frente ao etanol, afirmou o CFO do grupo, Eduardo Lambiasi.

Outras companhias também estão promovendo ampliações para direcionar mais matéria-prima para o açúcar. A produtora de etanol Cerradinho está construindo uma unidade de açúcar VHP em Chapadão do Céu, em Goiás, com capacidade para produzir 330.000 t/ano. Atualmente, toda a moagem de cana-de-açúcar da firma é destinada ao etanol, mas a proporção pode atingir uma mistura de 42pc para o açúcar assim que a instalação for concluída, em maio de 2024.

O grupo Maringá produz açúcar, etanol, eletricidade e ferroligas de manganês.


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