Ethanol Certification
Greenergy Certifies Sustainability of São Martinho’s ethanol
The European standard anhydrous ethanol produced by the São Martinho Mill located in
Pradópolis, São Paulo, a unit of the São Martinho Group, received on January 29, 2010 the
Greenergy Bioethanol Sustainability Programme certification issued by the British company
Greenergy International Ltd, a leading biofuel supplier in the United Kingdom.
The certification attests that São Martinho’s ethanol is produced in accordance with the highest
sustainability practices and maximizes cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to
confirming the quality and commitment of the Group’s Sustainability Management, it effectively
opens the door to the United Kingdom market for the Group.
The company has acquired ethanol made from Brazilian sugarcane since 2005, though it
recently had to demonstrate to the British government the sustainable production of its suppliers
regarding carbon restrictions and sustainability goals. The United Kingdom created a targetstandard for the sustainability principles called the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
(RTFO).
To comply with the RTFO, Greenenergy has developed a set of criteria encompassing a wide
range of social, environmental and community issues that are used to audit all its Brazilian
suppliers. The São Martinho Group, through its unit in Pradópolis, successfully underwent the
analysis and auditing process from August to December 2009. Obtaining this certification places
São Martinho among a select group of 10 Brazilian ethanol producers certified by Greenergy.
About Greenergy:
Greenergy International Ltd. is the largest independent fuel producer and a leading biofuel
supplier in the United Kingdom. In 2010, the company announced the creation of Greenergy
Brasil, a joint venture with the French multinational Bauche Energy. The new company will be
responsible for exporting Brazilian anhydrous ethanol to the United Kingdom. A total of 350
million liters are expected to be exported in 2010, according to Chairman David Rees. This
volume should double in the following years, since Europe uses anhydrous ethanol blended
with gasoline at 3.75%, with this percentage potentially reaching 5% and doubling to 10% in the
coming years.
About São Martinho
The São Martinho Group is one of the largest sugar and ethanol groups in Brazil, and operates
three mills: São Martinho, in Pradópolis (in the Ribeirão Preto region of São Paulo state);
Iracema, in Iracemápolis (in the Limeira region of São Paulo state); and Boa Vista (in
Quirinópolis, 300 km from Goiânia, in Goiás state); as well as a unit producing a ribonucleic acid
known as Omtek, which is also based in Iracemápolis. For more information, please visit the
website at www.saomartinho.ind.br.
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