With the constant increase in demand, opened the first branch in the city of Erechim, with four warehouses. At the same year, with 12 employees, prospects for the company's growth started.

In the new plant, it was possible to build the office headquarters, preparation structure, and bran storage and oil extraction. The industrial complex provided the expansion of the processing capacity to 600 tons of soy per day.

During this period, Olfar made its first partnership, being an initial milestone to start the Grain Receiving network throughout the Alto Uruguai Gaúcho region. At the end of 2009, the company already had 30 units.

Established the beginning of a new era for Olfar. With operations and trade relations intensified, allowing the expansion of the Grain Receiving network and strengthening the vertical integration of the entire production chain. Nowadays, the company has 49 units that meet the demand for soybean for the industry and the commercialization carried out by the trading area.

In 2012, the industrial site was improved and the capacity of the preparation and extraction plants doubled, going from 800 tons to 2,000 tons per day.

When opened, the new development had the capacity to refine 150 tons of crude glycerin per day. Today the capacity is 54 thousand tons per year.

Aiming to act strategically, to facilitate the logistics of product distribution in the central region of the country, the Group intensified its expansion, investing in a plant located in the Porto Real, state of Rio de Janeiro. With an area of 13,569 m² and capacity to produce 450,000 liters of fuel per day, the plant began operating in 2017 with the Olfar brand located on the largest consumer market in Brazil.

The thermoelectric plant provided the self-production of electricity and steam to supply the headquarters plant, reinforcing the company's commitment to sustainability. Energir has an installed and granted power of 7,000 kWh, which provides the production of 150 MW of electricity per day, an amount capable of supplying a city of approximately 30,000 inhabitants.

Acquisition of the Biodiesel plant in the state of Goiás
The Olfar Group confirmed its national presence with the acquisition of the Porangatu plant, in the state of Goiás.
Logistically well located as it is close to the North/South railway and the road axis that connects the North with all other regions of the country. Initially with an installed capacity of 700,000 liters per day, the plant underwent a major refurbishment that allowed an increase in production of 1,800,000 liters per day. In the same area, an extraction plant is under project, where the Group intends to encourage local farmers to plant soybeans and other oilseeds for the production of oil and biodiesel.

Expansion of industrial plants

The expansion of the capacity of industrial plants, implemented in 2020, aims to comply with the Law that determines the mandatory addition of biodiesel to diesel oil sold to the final consumer. With the investment, the processing capacity of Vegetable Oil increased to 2,500 tons of grains per day and the biodiesel production capacity at the Plant in Erechim increased to 1,200,000 liters per day.

At the end of 2020, Grupo Olfar obtained a license to use the Port of São Sebastião, in São Paulo. The project includes an operating area of 13,355 square meters, acquired and exchanged with the same city. At this location, 29 tanks will be built, with a total storage capacity of 33 thousand tons.

With the beginning of operations at the plant in Goiás, Olfar becomes the company with the largest production capacity in the country, totaling 1.242 billion liters of biodiesel per year.