German biodiesel and bioethanol in July amounted to more than 400,000 tons, a record quantity

In Germany, UFOP reports that demand for biodiesel was steady to brisk and the use of biodiesel for blending hit a record at 288,800 tonnes in Germany in July 2020. This translates to an increase of around 27 percent on both the previous month and July 2019. Also, the use of bioethanol for blending increased to 96,700 tonnes in July 2020, which was up 19 per cent on the previous month.

Consumption of biodiesel grew more strongly than that of diesel, which sent the incorporation rate rising again.

The rise in use of bioethanol in ETBE was even stronger, 28.5 per cent compared to June to around 16,000 tonnes. Total use reached a multi-year high of 112,700 tonnes, exceeding the previous month’s figure by just over 20 per cent and that of July 2019 by 11 per cent. Nevertheless, the incorporation rate of bioethanol in petrol did not increase, remaining above average at 7.2 per cent. The reason is that consumption of petrol surged considerably to 1.45 million tonnes, which translates to a 20 per cent increase from the previous month.

The combined volumes of biodiesel and bioethanol used in Germany in July 2020 amounted to more than 400,000 tonnes of biofuels, a record quantity.