Nexa Resources advances in the acquisition of 10,000 tons of bio-oil from Aperam BioEnergia to reduce emissions when producing zinc oxide - Seite 2

The executive manager of Aperam BioEnergia, Benone Braga, also celebrated the partnership with Nexa, saying that the contract validates the large-scale adoption of the sustainable bio-oil produced at Aperam BioEnergia, commercially and environmentally. "We already have other contracts with other companies, and we are negotiating with other major Brazilian players. This gives us the certainty that we are on the right track, offering the market a 100% national product with great added value", he emphasized.

Bio-oil and its advantages

Bio-oil is a fuel produced from liquid co-products of charcoal production that otherwise are burned into a combustion chamber before release in the atmosphere. Developed in 2017 through a partnership between Nexa and Aperam BioEnergia, with the participation of a team of technicians who make up the current startup WXO Engenharia de Processos Customizados. The following year, it began to be tested in Três Marias (MG) and based on good results, Nexa prepared to adopt the fuel on an industrial scale, focusing on greener production and focused on decarbonization.

"The production of charcoal generates a co-product, bio-oil, which is recovered and processed from a series of adaptations focusing on innovation that Aperam South America has developed and implemented in its processes. Aperam BioEnergia was able to enable the production of a sustainable product that will contribute to the decarbonization of several industries. The great innovations are the result of several other changes that are taking place and, in the end, make it possible to break old processes," adds Benone Braga.

 

 

About Nexa

 

Nexa Resources is one of the zinc producers with the lowest carbon footprint in the world, as well as producing copper and lead. It has been operating for more than 65 years in the mining and metallurgy segments, with operations located in Brazil and Peru and an office in Luxembourg, supplying its products to all continents. Its employees work every day focused on building the mining of the future, to be increasingly sustainable, innovative and with the best safety practices and respect for people and the environment. Since 2017, its shares have been traded on the New York Stock Exchange, with its majority shareholder being Votorantim S.A. For more information, visit www.nexaresources.com