Strategic Analysis of the Australian Biodiesel Industry

Publication Date	October 2008
Publisher	Frost & Sullivan
Product Type	Report
Pages	44
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FRS00993

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Summary

Over the past seven to eight years a number of biodiesel facilities have been developed in Australia, to exploit the market opportunity for renewable fuels. However, after strong initial promise, the Australian biodiesel industry has been unfavourably impacted by rapidly rising feedstock prices, changes to the excise duty regime and lack of support from major oil companies. Consequently the production and consumption of biodiesel in Australia has been at a low level over the past twelve months when compared with the available production capacity. The current outlook for the industry is uncertain.

Content

1 Executive Summary
- Overview
  - Current Status
  - Future Prospects
2 Market Engineering Research for The Australian Biodiesel Industry
- Market Overview
  - The Biodiesel Industry
  - Research Methodology
  - Market Engineering Measurements
3 Industry Structure and Definitions
- Introduction
  - Overview
- Definitions
  - Biodiesel
  - Biodiesel Blend
4 Legislative and Regulatory Overview
- Legislative Background
  - Government Targets
  - State Mandates
  - Biodiesel Standard
  - Taxation Situation
5 Market Drivers and Restraints
- Market Drivers
  - Concerns over Global Warming
  - Oil Demand and Supply
  - Increase in Oil Prices
  - Dependence on Imported Oil
- Market Restraints
  - High Production Costs
  - Food versus Fuel
  - Distribution
6 Feedstocks
- Alternative Feedstocks
  - Feedstock Options
  - Vegetable Oils
  - Tallow
  - Other Feedstocks
7 Marketing and Distribution
- Industry Structure
  - The Diesel Market
  - Biodiesel Production and Distribution
  - Role of the Major Oil Companies
8 Biodiesel Pricing and Margins
- Pricing
  - Pricing Models
  - Diesel and Biodiesel Prices
9 Business Models for Biodiesel Production
- Typical Business Models
  - Previous Business Models
  - Changes to Business Models
  - Production Cost Analysis
10 Competitive Environment
- Market Participants
  - Overview
  - Australian Biodiesel Group
  - Australian Renewable Fuels
  - Natural Fuel (Australia) Ltd
  - Gull Petroleum
  - Biodiesel Industries Australia
  - Biodiesel Producers Ltd
  - Future Fuels
  - Smorgon
- Current Capacity
  - Existing Plants
11 Market Forecasts
- Sales Volumes
  - Historic Sales
  - Forecast Sales
12 Appendix
- List of Biodiesel Producers
  - Current Producers