German biodiesel sales drop 14 percent, B100 off 36 percent

In Germany, Germany’s Protein and Oil Plant Association (UFOP) reported that biodiesel and plant oil fuel sales strongly declined over the last year. Biodiesel sales for admixing purposes increased by 221,000 tons to a total of 1,600,000 tons. Biodiesel sales for pure application (B100) decreased by 673,000 tons from 1.84 million tons in 2007 to 1.17 million tons in 2008 (-36 %).  Overall, biodiesel sales declined 14 percent to 2.81 million tons.

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