2005
BSBIOS Foundation
BSBIOS was founded on April 15, 2005 in Colorado/RS. After feasibility study, it was concluded that Passo Fundo/RS should be the installation site of the industry.
2006-11-24
R.P. Energia – current ECB Export and Import
On November 24, 2006, was founded the R.P. Energy, now ECB Export and Import, with the objective of producing renewable energy, in investment and management of electricity generating and transmitting projects from various areas such as GGHS, PCHS, Wind and other renewable electricity sources.
2011-02-03
Foundation of the ECB Group
ECB Group was founded on February 3, 2011 by the entrepreneur Erasmo Carlos Battistella.
2011-02-03
Foundation of R.P. Participações em Biocombustíveis
On February 3, 2011, R.P. Biocombustíveis was created, which has as main activity to participate and invest in companies that produce and commercialize Biofuels.
2011-05-30
Lavoro Foundation
Lavoro, John Deere dealer, was founded on May 30, 2011, with the mission of being a leader in the dissemination and use of technologies in agribusiness production. With seven stores, it is responsible for serving 145 municipalities in the north of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
2013-04-15
Acquisition of Frinal Food
On April 15, 2013, Frinal Food was acquired in Garibaldi/RS. The unit is a poultry fridge and agricultural integration.
2014-01-30
Sale of Frinal Alimentos
On January 30, 2014, Frinal Food was sold to JBS.
2015-01-15
Foundation of ECB Asset Management
On January 13, 2015, ECB Asset Management is founded with a focus on management, administration and investment in properties.
2016-01-04
Acquisition of Produfort
On January 4, 2016, Produfort was acquired, from Colorado/RS. It is an industry that specialises in the mechanisation of rural work.
2018-04-23
Foundation of R.P. BIO Switzerland
On April 23, 2018, R.P. Bio Switzerland was founded in Switzerland, to development of partnerships and business in the market segments that ECB GROUP operates, with emphasis on agricultural products, biofuels, soybean meal, glycerin and others. It was incorporated in 2021 into BSBIOS's new organizational structure.
2018-06-29
Sale of Produfort
On June 29, 2018, Produfort was sold to Mepel.
2019-09-06
Foundation of ECB Paraguay
On September 6, 2019, ECB Paraguay was created with a focus on the development of the Omega Green Project.
2019-02-25
Omega Green Announcement
On February 25, 2019, Omega Green is officially launched at the López Palace at the government's office of Paraguay.
2019
ECB Group Brasil
Acquired by the ECB group in 2019, a company focused on Foreign Trade, both for import and export. It was incorporated in 2021 into BSBIOS's new organizational structure.
2019-05-31
Sale of Lavoro
On May 31, 2019 the company Lavoro Agricultural Machinery Ltda. was sold to the company SLC Commercial Agricultural Machinery Ltda.
2019-12-05
Paraguayan President Visit
On December 5, 2019, Paraguayan President, Mario Abdo Benítez, visits Passo Fundo, at BSBIOS' head office.
2020-01-24
Free Zone
On January 24, 2020, the Government of Paraguay granted a Free Zone regime for the Omega Green project.
2020-12-23
BSBIOS Consolidation
On December 23, 2020, ECB Group acquired the 50% of BSBIOS shares owned by Petrobras Biocombustível, unifying 100% of the company.
2021-01-14
Bp Subscription
On January 14, 2021, a contract was signed with bp, a global energy company with a broad stake in the global energy supply chain, to sell more than one billion liters of advanced biofuels. The fuel will be produced from 2024 at the Omega Green biorefinery, to be built in Paraguay.
2021-01-26
Shell Signature
On January 26, 2021, a multi-year contract was signed that will provide more than 500 million liters per year of renewable diesel and renewable aviation fuel to Shell, one of the world's largest energy companies. The contract is expected to run from 2024.
2021-02-23
Pongamia
On February 23, 2021: signing of a contract to purchase 300,000 tons of annual "reforestation oil", from Pongamia trees of the Dutch/Paraguayan company leader in agroforestry and research, Investância, for the period of 30-years.