Latin American corn ethanol and biofuel producer with integrated food and energy operations
Inpasa operates a vertically integrated biorefinery converting corn into ethanol, DDGS, and corn oil across Brazil and Paraguay. The company is actively scaling operations infrastructure—adopting WMS, ERP, and RFID systems while hiring heavily across ops, engineering, and manufacturing—which aligns with concurrent projects in MRP implementation, inventory optimization, and environmental management systems. Pain points cluster around equipment reliability, inventory control, and regulatory compliance, suggesting a transition from startup agility toward industrial-scale process discipline.
Notable leadership hires: Utilities Lead
Inpasa is Latin America's largest corn ethanol and biofuel biorefinery, founded in 2018 and now operating across Brazil and Paraguay. The company produces ethanol, dried distillers grains (DDGS), and corn oil alongside electricity generation, employing a Food + Fuel model designed to maximize land use and support low-carbon energy transitions. With 1,001–5,000 employees headquartered in São Paulo, Inpasa serves regional and global supply chains in bioenergy and renewable power. Current operations focus spans production scheduling, supply chain optimization, sustainability reporting, and compliance with environmental and safety standards.
Inpasa uses SAP Ariba and Coupa for procurement, Monday.com for project management, Power BI and Tableau for analytics, SQL for data work, and industrial controls via PLCs. The company is actively implementing ERP and WMS systems.
Top priorities include reducing equipment downtime and maintenance costs, improving inventory accuracy and cost control, ensuring safety and environmental compliance, and implementing MRP tooling and centralized purchasing strategies.
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