Falls in foreign biodiesel trade
Foreign trade in biodiesel declined only slightly in 2021 compared to the record levels shown in the quota year 12 months previously.
In both thoe years, the export surplus was around 1 million tonnes.
According to the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP), increases in exports were not to be expected in 2020, because the cap on greenhouse gas emission was raised from 4% to 6% that obligation year and the transfer of quotas from previous years was not possible.
The demand gap to meet the quota on GHG emission was bridged by importing approximately 1.04 million tonnes of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) in 2020, according to the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE) report published last December.
UFOP has demanded that this fuel alternative, which is gaining in importance with regard to additional uses, be listed transparently in official statistics.
The association has pointed out that the fuels are different and that each is covered by its own specific fuel standard. The organisation has urged that all biofuels as well as all synthetic fuels (e-fuels) in future be listed – similar to the regulation requirements governing fossil fuels.
The Netherlands remains the by far most important trading partner, although in some cases volumes declined sharply on the previous year.
According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, larger volumes also came from Belgium, Poland, France and Malaysia. Whereas France delivered almost as much as a year earlier, imports from other countries dropped significantly. Imports from Malaysia virtually collapsed, nosediving 54%.
At the same time, Germany delivered around 846,000 tonnes to the Netherlands in 2021, which was 18% less year-on-year. Exports to Poland, the US, Austria and Sweden also decreased. Only Belgium – with 354,000 tonnes the number two of the top five recipient countries – imported 3% more biodiesel from Germany than the previous year.
In both thoe years, the export surplus was around 1 million tonnes.
According to the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP), increases in exports were not to be expected in 2020, because the cap on greenhouse gas emission was raised from 4% to 6% that obligation year and the transfer of quotas from previous years was not possible.
The demand gap to meet the quota on GHG emission was bridged by importing approximately 1.04 million tonnes of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) in 2020, according to the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE) report published last December.
UFOP has demanded that this fuel alternative, which is gaining in importance with regard to additional uses, be listed transparently in official statistics.
The association has pointed out that the fuels are different and that each is covered by its own specific fuel standard. The organisation has urged that all biofuels as well as all synthetic fuels (e-fuels) in future be listed – similar to the regulation requirements governing fossil fuels.
The Netherlands remains the by far most important trading partner, although in some cases volumes declined sharply on the previous year.
According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, larger volumes also came from Belgium, Poland, France and Malaysia. Whereas France delivered almost as much as a year earlier, imports from other countries dropped significantly. Imports from Malaysia virtually collapsed, nosediving 54%.
At the same time, Germany delivered around 846,000 tonnes to the Netherlands in 2021, which was 18% less year-on-year. Exports to Poland, the US, Austria and Sweden also decreased. Only Belgium – with 354,000 tonnes the number two of the top five recipient countries – imported 3% more biodiesel from Germany than the previous year.
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