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In Germany, the pure biofuelmarket is practicallynonexistent, and blends that

work in other countries raiseconcerns unnecessarily. Photo:ecoMotion

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B100 market collapses in 2011

German Biofuels Association VDB says that only 60,000 tons of B100, 100 percent biodiesel, was

sold in 2011, only a fifth of the volume reached in 2010 – and that year was also only a sixth of 

the market volume in 2006.

In 2010, 290,000 tons of pure biodiesel was sold, compared to 1.9 million

tons in the record year of 2006. But as Renewables International reported,

the market for biofuels has shifted away from pure biofuels to a blend with

fossil fuels. One of the main changes that affected the market was the

expansion of the mineral oil tax to include biodiesel. At present, 18.6 cents

per liter is charged, but that figure is expected to rise to around 45 cents per

liter by 2013.

Oil firms have also been able to meet their 6.25 percent biofuel quota by

carrying forward the excess from the previous year. Since 2007, the industry

has exceeded its biofuels quota. In 2011, E10 – gasoline containing 10percent ethanol – was also rolled out across Germany and sold quite poorly

in light of warnings about potential damage to certain engines, but

nonetheless the biofuels quota was met.

The B7 blend is the only feasible option for the biofuels sector at the moment. Since 2009, this market has

stagnated at around 2.3 million tons, and there is no sign of any change for the coming year. B10 and B30 –

containing 10 and 30 percent biofuels, respectively – are currently being discussed, but it is unlikely that they

will be rolled out before 2013. And of course, the exaggerated concern about E10 will probably be repeated if 

B10 and B30 are ever launched.

Internationally, E10 is a success story, and competition from Brazil and the US is strong, with Argentina and

the US also being major producers of biodiesel. The EU has responded by imposing a levy on fuel blends

containing more than 20 percent biofuel, but the market responded by producing B19. It seems that it is fairlyeasy to adjust the biofuel content. (Dittmar Koop / Craig Morris)

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