RECAP refinery
Also known as:
Capuava refinery
Capuava refinery
The RECAP reifnery is a small, medium complexity refinery located in the Maua area of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
The refinery is 100% owned and operated by Petrobras.
The refinery is a major supplier of fuel to the Sao Paulo metro area and feed stock to the surrounding Grande ABC petrochemical complex.
Refinery configuration
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 5.7
Major process units:
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation: 54 kbpd
RCC - 23.3 kbpd
Distillate hydrotreater - 28.9 kbpd
FCC naphtha hydrotreater - 13.6 kbpd
Land - 3.7 square km
Refinery history
Refinery history
1954 - Built as Refinaria Exploracao de Petroleo Uniao
1974 - Ownership assumed by Petrobras
1999 - RCC added
2010 - Diesel and FCC gasoline HT added