UFOP says biodiesel blending has reached highest level since 2007

In Germany, at approximately 3.025 million metric tons, the incorporation of biofuels in diesel fuel blends reached its highest level in the past year since the quota regime was introduced in 2007. In providing this information, the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) e.V. refers to statistics published by the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) at the beginning of this week. The UFOP sees this as confirmation of its expectations that the GHG reduction target, which was raised from 4 to 6 per cent for 2020, would be easy to meet. The adequate availability of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) played an important role in this.