CEH: Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel

Mar 2021. Global consumption of biodiesel, also known as FAME, will continue to grow at an average rate of nearly 3% during 2020–25, driven primarily by the developing markets in Southeast Asia and South America, particularly Indonesia and Brazil. The demand for biodiesel will vary by region, based on the development of biofuel legislation, feedstock competitiveness, and the GHG reduction agenda. Renewable diesel, a competitor to biodiesel, will register strong growth of over 10% during the next five years, led by developed markets, particularly the United States and Western Europe. Legislation that focuses on GHG reduction, such as California’s LCFS and EU’s REDII, will favor low carbon fuel use with greater content in the transportation fuel sector. Renewable diesel offers attractive properties such as infrastructure compatibility, no consumption limitation on vehicles, and low carbon intensity due to wide use of waste materials as feedstock. Under a broader definition, biomass-based diesel, including biodiesel FAME and renewable diesel, will experience robust growth of 4.6% per year over the next five years.

• Publish Date: 2021-03-15
• Chemical Focus: Renewables and Nutrition
• Number of Pages: 188
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

• Global summary; regional coverage
• Producers with annual capacities and plant sites
• Consumption and five-year forecast by end-use application
• Price and production figures and trends
• Trade imports and exports

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