Rouen, France
June 8, 2020
Saipol (main subsidiary of Groupe Avril), Europe’s largest producer of biodiesel, confirmed receiving the first Nuseed Carinata grain shipment,grown as a scalable cover crop in Argentina, for processing into a renewable fuel withbest in class greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction. An independent SCS Global audit and certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), a globally recognized leader in sustainability, confirms substantial carbon reduction.
“Carinata, a proven high performance, purpose-built biofuel feedstock is capable of replacing petroleum fuels with a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions," says Romain Lebas, Head of Sustainability and Low GHG Sourcing. "The RSB certification verifies that the reduction is best in class, giving us complete confidence in maximizing the use of carinata as a feedstock in our biofuels."
“RSB certification is a fantastic achievement for Nuseed Carinata. A fully independent third-party audit process analyzes absolutely every production and supply chain step to verify the GHG reduction – meaning that Avril can have absolute confidence in the climate benefit of this feedstock,”explained Rolf Hogan, RSB’s Executive Director.“Factors that contribute to Carinata’s excellent GHG reduction include its high biomass and carbon sequestration from the atmosphere to the soil, as well as the fact that it is grownin rotation with othercrops and does not require additional farmland. This is alongside a range of other environmental and social benefits that Carinata has demonstrated in order to achieve RSB sustainability certification.”
Nuseed added Carinata to its global portfolio inNovember 2019, followinga successful pilot project in Argentina and acquiring specific carinata technology from the crop’s developer.
Experts from the development team joined Nuseed and, by working closely with Nuseed's South America and European teams, have accelerated commercializationby building the Nuseed Value Chain with R&D, contract growers, industry partners, and RSB certified delivery to the end-use customerin just five months.
"We connect R&D, regulatory, contract growers, industry, logistics, and end-use customers for a sustainable solution to a very real problem –the world’s need for fuel and its impact on climate change,” says Glenn Johnston, Nuseed head of regulatory affairs for carinata. “We’ve demonstrated both supply and sustainability through our work with Argentinian growers and achieving RSB certification with this first commercial Nuseed shipment.”
About Carinata
Replacing petroleum diesel with renewable fuels produced from Nuseed Carinata oil is a proven innovation. Nuseed Carinata is a scalable and sustainable oilseed cover crop used to produce renewable fuel from one of the lowest carbon feedstocks available, carinata oil.
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