Bioethanol production in Germany increases

Domestic bioethanol production in Germany last year was more than 700,000 tonnes - slightly higher than the previous year.
The German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) has published its 2021 market data for the production and consumption of certified sustainable bioethanol in the country. The organisation revealed that demand for Super E10 rose sharply.
In a rebounding petrol market in 2021, which saw sales of 16.5 million tonnes of petrol, roughly 1.6% more than in the previous year (16.3 million tonnes in 2020), bioethanol consumption increased markedly.
The amount of ethanol and ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE), which is produced from ethanol and used as a fuel additive in Super E10, Super Plus and Super E5, increased by 4.5% to just under 1.15 million tonnes in 2021 - returning to 2019 levels.
More than 157,000 tonnes of bioethanol were used for ETBE production, which is equivalent to 25.1% more than in 2020 (nearly 126,000 tonnes).
Bioethanol as an admixture in petrol increased by just under 2% to 990,000 tonnes (2020: nearly 972,000 tonnes).
The share of the petrol market accounted for by bioethanol rose to 6.6% by volume last year (2020: 6.4% by volume).
German production of bioethanol rose slightly by 0.6% last year to around 700,000 tonnes (2020: 697,000 tonnes).
The production of bioethanol from sugar beet pulp rose sharply by 12.4% in 2021 compared to the previous year, while the production of bioethanol from feed grain fell slightly by 1.6%.
In 2021, a total of 1.3 million tonnes of sugar beet and 2.3 million tonnes of feed grain were processed into bioethanol in Germany’s biorefineries and, in addition, into numerous co-products such as, in particular, GMO-free protein animal feed, biogenic carbon dioxide or organic fertilisers and biogas.