Biodiesel Market Survey - Emerging Markets

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Biodiesel Market Survey - Emerging Markets

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1. Europe currently represents 90% of global biodiesel consumption and production, the U.S. is now ramping up production at a faster rate than Europe
2. Brazil is expected to surpass U.S. and Europe by the year 2015.
3. Biodiesel is a natural fit in Europe, Asia and Brazil where diesel fuel is more common than in the U.S.
4. Currently, the U.S. is the fastest growing biodiesel market in the world. From 2004 to 2005, biodiesel consumption in the U.S. grew from 25 million gallons per year to 78 million gallons in 2005.
5. In Europe, biodiesel represents 2% of total on-road fuel consumption and is expected to reach 6% by 2010.
6. The total biodiesel being sold in the U.S. amounts to less than 1/2 of 1% of all petro-diesel on-road.
7. By the year 2020, Brazil is expected to produce the largest volume of biodiesel in the world
8. China could eventually become the largest consumer of biodiesel in the world.

Report details:

This survey is designed to help financiers, producers, developers, distributors, consultants and analysts with a fact-filled market guide detailing medium and long-term trends and developments in the global Biodiesel sector. This study focuses on market fundamentals, emerging trends, long-term forecasts and scenarios, and case studies of existing and emerging biodiesel producers.

Biodiesel 2020: A Global Market Survey will be published September 20, 2006. For a prospectus of this study, visit http://www.emerging-markets.com/biodiesel/press.htm or email a request to info@emerging-markets.com

Personalities mentioned: William Thurmond, Author of Biodiesel 2020 and Director of Management Consulting at Emerging Markets Online.

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