• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Paulo Neves

Rai­zen

Global Executive Vice President, Trading

Industrial engineer graduated from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), with specialization in Business Economics and Upstream Oil Industry. Has experience at Telecom Companies and Government Administration before joining, in 2002, the Shell Group to work in Downstream Fuels business including biofuels. In 2011, has joined Raízen in its formation to develop the Ethanol commercialization business and have been leading different trading business in the company, including its internacionalization process. Currently, he is Vice-President of Trading at Raízen, in charge of its Sugar, Ethanol, Oil Products and Biodiesel valuechains business. 

Sessions With Paulo Neves

Tuesday, 10 March

  • 10:30am - 11:20am (CST) / -

    What are Likely Feedstocks for Advanced Biofuels?
    Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals

    Advanced biofuels are beginning to make in-roads into the transportation fuels market due to decarbonization policies and technology. Renewable diesel and jet fuel are the leading fuels that rely on low-carbon bio-oils—such as used cooking oil, fats, and tallow—and existing technologies. However, it is unlikely that these fuels and feedstocks alone can meet the targets of existing and emerging policies. Other feedstocks will be needed. What are likely feedstocks for advanced biofuels? What is the status of processing technologies to produce large amounts of biofuels from these feedstocks? What enabling technologies are needed? Can advanced biofuels and feedstocks compete with the life cycle and economics of non-liquid transport fuels?