Italian biodiesel production halved in 2010 as imports rule

In Italy, 2010 biodiesel production — which relies predominantly on import palm oil and canola for feedstocks—fell in the face of competition from cheap imports, a trend that is expected to continue in 2011.  In 2010, biodiesel production was at 410,000 tons through September compared to 795,118 tons during all of 2009. Imports jumped by 73,000 tons to 540,000 tons in through September.

More on the story.