2013 a Mixed Year for German Biodiesel
(Biodiesel Magazine) The Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) reports that the sale of biodiesel declined drastically by 90 million gallons in 2013, according to information from the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA). During 2009-’12, biodiesel sales averaged 750.5 million gallons. In 2013, the volume was only 660.5 million gallons.
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While German biodiesel sales were down last year, the nation did set a biodiesel record in 2013. At around 480.3 million gallons (just under 1.6 million metric tons), the German biodiesel industry set a new export record last year, according to an appraisal by the Agricultural Market Information Co. based on BAFA data. The appraisal shows exports from Germany have risen by 20 percent, or roughly 105 million gallons, in comparison to the previous year. UFOP notes that, in the same period, biodiesel imports fell from 228.1 million gallons to 168.1 million gallons… READ MORE
