Petrobras expects to invest R$6 billion in the fertilizer segment over the next five years, including projects under study. Of this total, R$870 million will be earmarked for the resumption of activities at the Araucária Nitrogenados SA (ANSA) fertilizer plant in Paraná.

The estimate is that the plant will resume operations in May 2025, in an effort to bring forward the initial forecast. The announcement was made this Thursday (15) during an event to resume operations at the unit in Paraná. According to Petrobras CEO Magda Chambriard, R$60 billion will be invested in the Brazilian refining industry, of which R$3.2 billion will be invested in the Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar) in the 24-28 PE period.

In addition to Chambriard, the ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, directors and advisors of the company, ministers, members of parliament, oil workers' unions and the company's workforce in the state.

President Lula spoke about the importance of Petrobras for Brazil and the world, praised the professionals who worked at the company and emphasized its capacity for innovation. “Petrobras will never end, because when there is no oil, it will specialize in other types of energy. Brazil will be the world champion in biofuels and fourth-generation ethanol. Petrobras is not an oil industry, it is an industry for development and innovation in this country,” said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

“We will take advantage of the regionalization of our activities and their development potential for this acceleration. And we will count on the workers of the Petrobras System to represent us in Paraná. Together, we will demonstrate, at every moment, the excellence of our technical work and our commitment to Brazil,” stated CEO Magda Chambriard.

The plant is currently in the process of contracting services and acquiring materials, with an expected local content of over 85%. Once this stage is complete, the service and equipment maintenance contracts will be mobilized to begin operations. Located next to Repar, Ansa has a production capacity of 720,000 tons/year of urea, which corresponds to 8% of the market; 475,000 tons/year of ammonia; and 450,000 m³/year of Automotive Liquid Reducing Agent (ARLA 32).

Petrobras also announced an investment of R$3.2 billion, planned for the 24-28 PE period, for maintenance shutdowns and investment projects at Repar. Approximately 27,000 direct and indirect employees will be created. Among the projects planned is the implementation of a new medium hydrotreatment unit (HDT), which aims to increase the production of S10 diesel, in addition to projects to improve energy efficiency, aiming at a smaller carbon footprint in operations and an increase in distillation load, to increase the production of derivatives and serve the market.

Repar is a pioneer in the production of Diesel R, a fuel produced by co-processing (joint processing) of petroleum derivatives (mineral portion) with raw materials of plant origin, such as soybean oil. This new fuel is a sustainable alternative in the diesel cycle, as the reduction in emissions associated with the renewable portion is at least 60% compared to mineral diesel, and may be even greater depending on the raw material used.

The unit supplies approximately 15% of the national production of petroleum derivatives and 85% of the supply goes to the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, southern São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul. The installed capacity is 33 thousand m³/d or 207,563 bbl/d and the main products are diesel, gasoline, LPG, coke, asphalt, fuel oils, QAV, propylene and marine oils.