World Biofuels

Forecasts for 2012 & 2017 in 17 countries

Publication Date	March 2008
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	364
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00061

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Summary

Global demand to approach 90 million metric tons in 2011

Demand for biofuels will expand almost 20 percent per year through 2011 to 92 million metric tons, despite recent concerns about the impact of biofuels on the environment and world food supplies. Market expansion will be led by a more than doubling of the global market for bioethanol, with the biodiesel market achieving even more rapid growth. Other biofuels will also achieve double digit gains, though from a much smaller base.

Economic, environmental issues spur biofuel demand

The world market for biofuels has expanded rapidly in recent years as a combination of domestic politics, rising oil prices, increasing concerns about global warming, and potential economic opportunity have spurred a broad range of countries to pass laws that support biofuel industries. World bioethanol demand has benefitted from a powerful farm lobby in the United States that has succeeded in passing a renewable fuel mandate, as well as rising oil prices that have boosted bioethanol demand in Brazil. Growing concerns about global warming have helped stimulate both bioethanol and biodiesel demand in the European Union, while several countries in the Asia/Pacific region have instituted biofuel programs as a means of boosting their local economies. Though protective sentiments will remain high, global trade in biofuels will continue to develop, as many countries in Western Europe, North America and Asia/Pacific find that they cannot fully satisfy demand with domestic production.

Despite, or perhaps even because of, the success of biofuels in recent years, questions have begun to arise about the wisdom of using biofuels as an alternative energy source going forward. While the impact of biofuels on world food supplies is expected to be a short term issue, the potential negative impact of biofuels on the environment could have longer term consequences. In spite of these concerns, though, countries' overarching need for energy security and domestic economic development will continue to drive rapid increases in consumption, most notably in the large North American market.

Economic, environmental issues spur biofuel demand

World biofuel production will track increases in demand as most countries seek to foster domestic biofuel industries, both to reduce reliance upon imported oil, and to foster domestic economic development. This will continue to favor the development of cereal-based (maize and wheat) bioethanol capacity in North America and Western Europe, as well as sugarcane-based bioethanol production in Latin America. Likewise, biodiesel production will center on soy oil in the Americas, rapeseed oil in Europe, and palm (and increasingly jatropha) in the Asia/Pacific. Next-generation cellulosic bioethanol and algal biodiesel technologies will become commercially significant in the longer term.

Study coverage

This new Freedonia industry study, World Biofuels, is available for $5500. It offers historical demand data plus forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by type and application in 6 regions and 17 countries worldwide. In addition, the study assesses key technologies, evaluates market shares and profiles 29 global competitors.

Content

SECTION
- INTRODUCTION
I.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II.MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- World Economic Outlook
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product
- World Population Outlook
- World Petroleum Consumption Outlook
- Gasoline
- Distillate Fuels
- World Motor Vehicles in Use
- World Agriculture Outlook
- Maize
- Oilseeds
- Sugarcane & Sugar Beets
- Other Biofuel Crops
- Cereal Crops
- Palm Oil
- All Other Crops
- World Fats & Oils Industry Outlook
- Environmental Policy & Regulation
- Energy Policy
- Global Warming
- Food Versus Fuel
- Air Quality & Water Use
- Competitive Alternative Fuels
III.TECHNOLOGY
- General
- Processing Technologies
- Enzymatic Hydrolysis
- Fermentation
- Transesterification
- Pyrolysis & Gasification
- Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
- Technology by Biofuel
- Bioethanol
- Biodiesel
- Pure Vegetable Oil
- Biomass-to-Liquids
- Biobutanol
- Biomethanol
- Biocrude
- Other Biofuels
IV.WORLD OVERVIEW
- Demand
- Bioethanol
- Biodiesel
- Other Biofuels
- Pure Vegetable Oil
- Biomethanol
- Biobutanol
- All Other Biofuels
- Production
- Bioethanol
- Starch-Based
- Sugar-Based
- Other Materials
- Biodiesel
- Vegetable Oils
- Palm Oil
- Other Materials
- Other Biofuels
- Pure Vegetable Oil
- All Other Biofuels
- Regional Overview
- Demand
- Production
- Trade
V.NORTH AMERICA
- General
- Biofuel Supply & Demand
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- VI.WESTERN EUROPE
- General
- Biofuel Supply & Demand
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Other Western Europe
VI.ASIA/PACIFIC
- General
- Biofuel Supply & Demand
- China
- Malaysia
- India
- Japan
- Indonesia
- Other Asia/Pacific
VII.OTHER REGIONS
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Other Latin America
- Eastern Europe
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Other Eastern Europe
- Africa/Mideast
VIII.INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Market Share
- Competitive Strategies
- Cooperative Agreements
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Company Profiles
- Abengoa SA
- Acucar Guarani, see Tereos
- AGRANA Strke, see Sdzucker
- Agroindustrial Santa Juliana, see Bunge
- Akwawit SA
- Anhui BBCA Biochemical Company Limited
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
- Associated British Foods plc
- Bertolino Group
- Biofuels Corporation Trading Limited
- Bunge Limited
- Cargill Incorporated
- Casa Olearia Italiana, see Marseglia
- China Resources (Heilongjiang) Alcohol Limited
- Cosan Limited
- Cristal Union
- DuPont (EI) de Nemours
- EOP Biodiesel AG
- Greenergy International Limited
- GreenField Ethanol Incorporated
- Henan Tianguan Group Company Limited
- Imperium Renewables Incorporated
- Jilin Fuel Ethanol Company Limited
- Marseglia Group
- POET LLC
- Santelisa Vale Bioenergia SA
- Sofiproteol
- Sdzucker AG
- Svensk Etanolkemi AB
- Tereos SA
- US BioEnergy Corporation
- VeraSun Energy Corporation
- VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG
- Other Companies Mentioned in Study
LIST OF TABLES
- TABLE NUMBER
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
- 2 World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Region
- 3 World Population Outlook by Region
- 4 World Refined Petroleum Product Demand by Region
- 5 World Gasoline Demand by Region
- 6 World Distillate Fuel Demand by Region
- 7 World Motor Vehicle Park by Region
- 8 World Maize Production by Region
- 9 World Oilseed Production by Region
- 10 World Sugarcane & Sugar Beet Production by Region
- 11 World Palm Oil Production
- 12 World Fats & Oils Production by Region
SECTION IV -- WORLD OVERVIEW
- 1 World Biofuel Demand by Type
- 2 World Fuel Bioethanol Demand by Region
- 3 World Biodiesel Demand by Region
- 4 World Other Biofuel Demand by Type & Region
- 5 World Biofuel Production by Type
- 6 World Fuel Bioethanol Production by Raw Material Type & Region
- 7 World Starch-Based Fuel Bioethanol Production by Crop & Region
- 8 World Sugar-Based Fuel Bioethanol Production by Crop & Region
- 9 World Bioethanol Production from Other Materials
- 10 World Biodiesel Production by Raw Material & Region
- 11 World Vegetable Oil-Based Biodiesel Production by Crop & Region
- 12 World Palm Oil-Based Biodiesel Production
- 13 World Biodiesel Production from Other Materials
- 14 World Production of Other Biofuels by Type & Region
- 15 World Biofuel Demand by Region
- 16 World Biofuel Production by Region
- 17 World Biofuel Net Exports by Region
SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
- 1 North America Indicators
- 2 North America Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 3 United States Indicators
- 4 United States Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 5 Canada Indicators
- 6 Canada Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 7 Mexico Indicators
- 8 Mexico Biofuel Supply & Demand
SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
- 1 Western Europe Indicators
- 2 Western Europe Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 3 Germany Indicators
- 4 Germany Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 5 France Indicators
- 6 France Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 7 Italy Indicators
- 8 Italy Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 9 United Kingdom Indicators
- 10 United Kingdom Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 11 Spain Indicators
- 12 Spain Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 13 Other Western Europe Indicators
- 14 Other Western Europe Biofuel Supply & Demand
SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
- 1 Asia/Pacific Indicators
- 2 Asia/Pacific Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 3 China Indicators
- 4 China Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 5 Malaysia Indicators
- 6 Malaysia Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 7 India Indicators
- 8 India Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 9 Japan Indicators
- 10 Japan Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 11 Indonesia Indicators
- 12 Indonesia Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 13 Other Asia/Pacific Indicators
- 14 Other Asia/Pacific Biofuel Supply & Demand
SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
- 1 Latin America Indicators
- 2 Latin America Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 3 Brazil Indicators
- 4 Brazil Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 5 Other Latin America Indicators
- 6 Other Latin America Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 7 Eastern Europe Indicators
- 8 Eastern Europe Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 9 Poland Indicators
- 10 Poland Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 11 Czech Republic Indicators
- 12 Czech Republic Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 13 Other Eastern Europe Indicators
- 14 Other Eastern Europe Biofuel Supply & Demand
- 15 Africa/Mideast Indicators
- 16 Africa/Mideast Biofuel Supply & Demand
SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 World Biofuel Sales by Company, 2006
- 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements
- 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
LIST OF CHARTS
- CHART NUMBER
SECTION IV -- WORLD OVERVIEW
- 1 World Biofuel Demand by Type, 2006
- 2 World Biofuel Production by Type, 2006
- 3 World Fuel Bioethanol Production by Raw Material Type, 2006
- 4 World Biodiesel Production by Raw Material, 2006
- 5 World Biofuel Demand by Region, 2006
- 6 World Biofuel Production by Region, 2006
SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 World Biofuel Market Share, 2006