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In 2024, biodiesel exports from Germany continued their three-year growth and reached approximately 1.61 million tons. The Federal Statistical Office reports that exports hit a new high at around 3.2 million tons. The Netherlands, with Rotterdam as a center for international biofuel trade, remains Germany's key partner in biodiesel. Shipment volumes increased by 20% compared to the previous year, totaling just over 1.4 million tons.
Belgium increased biodiesel imports by 80%, reaching 638,300 tons, becoming the second most important buyer of German biodiesel. On the other hand, exports to the USA decreased by 40% to 271,900 tons. According to research by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (mbH), Germany imported 1.6 million tons of biodiesel, 3% less than in 2023. The largest supply volumes came from the Netherlands, Belgium, Malaysia, and Austria. Particularly impressive was the 51% increase in imports from Belgium, totaling around 151,000 tons, to approximately 447,400 tons. Almost 6% was supplied from Malaysia. In 2024, deliveries from China, suspected of fraud, were mainly transshipped through Rotterdam. The Federal Statistical Office reports that China directly supplied only 4,000 tons to Germany.
According to the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants, Germany's policies on greenhouse gas emission quotas and competition for their efficient use, especially the double counting of biodiesel made from certain types of used oils, are the main drivers of this competition, causing shifts and changes in the direction of commodity flows. UFOP. In the context of a vehicle's fuel tank, the consumer formula sounds like this: output RMÉ - input UCOME. The physical interchangeability limit is set in the standard for diesel fuel (B7); HVO should be added no more than 7% by volume. According to UFOP data, with the growing commitment to greenhouse gas emission reductions and the trend towards further reducing diesel fuel consumption, HVO is currently the only alternative on the diesel fuel market.
Last year, Germany exported 1.61 million tons of RMÉ, which continues to provide significant potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector, notes UFOP. Given the absence of a strategy to increase biodiesel consumption in this country, despite failing to meet climate protection targets in the transport sector, transport companies are increasingly required to demonstrate to customers their contribution to climate change mitigation. The funding union recommends transitioning to biodiesel fuel as a cleaner fuel that can be immediately implemented, and this is also the most economically efficient option.
