German biodiesel and ethanol blending both jump in May

In Germany, Platts reports that biodiesel sales rose nearly 13% this year through May to 946,224 metric tons, even with fossil diesel consumption falling more than 4% during the period. May sales rose 5.5% over May as well to 204,937 tons, bringing the blending level to 6.4% on a volumetric basis compared 5.4% in May 2017. Ethanol sales also rose 7.6% on the year during the January-May period to 442,267 tons, with May’s blending rate reaching 6.2% compared to 5.5% last year.