More biodiesel consumed in the first half of 2022

The use of biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil for blending amounted to around 1.23 million tonnes in the first half of 2022 - translating to a 6.3% rise on the same period 2021.

According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, demand for diesel increased 1.6% to 15.15 million tonnes in this period.
The average biodiesel/HVO incorporation rate between January and June 2022 was 7.5%. The use of bioethanol amounted to 573,520 tonnes and exceeded the previous year's volume by just about 12%. During the same period, consumption of petrol (E5/E10) increased by 7%.

In June 2022, consumption of biodiesel declined 5% on the previous month to 195,000 tonnes.
This translated to a sharp decline of 8.7% in the year-on-year comparison.
The consumption of diesel reached 2.7 million tonnes in June this year. This was up 14% on the previous month, but fell 6% short of the previous year's volume.
As a result, the incorporation rate dipped significantly to 6.7%, a level below the half-year average and clearly below the rate of 8% recorded in June 2021.
The use of bioethanol continued to decline in June 2022. At 90,910 tonnes, consumption was down 3.4% on the previous month.
The use of bioethanol in blends decreased 5.6%, but remained 2.8% above the level seen in June 2021. On the other hand, the use in ETBE rose 18.3% on the previous month. Nevertheless, it fell 31% short of the previous year's volume.