Global Biofuels Market Will Gain Momentum due to Increasing Energy Security Until 2020, Says Technavio
The global
biofuels market is expected grow at a CAGR of nearly 6%
during the forecast period, according to Technavio’s latest report.
In this report, Technavio
covers the market outlook and growth prospects of the global biofuels
market for 2016-2020. The market is further categorized into
two fuel type segments, including ethanol and biodiesel,
of which the ethanol segment dominated the market with almost 70% of the
overall market share in 2015.
Biofuels are one of the fastest growing alternative fuels across
various parts of the world, as they help to diversify the energy mix and
reduce the dependency on global petroleum markets. This reduces
dependency on crude imports, which helps the countries to utilize the
money to improve their economy and lessen the threat to their national
security. One of the main reasons for the shift to biofuels is that they
are made from locally available feedstocks such as rapeseed, soybean and
corn. These feedstocks can be grown within the country, which can be
controlled and this enables in boosting the economy by providing jobs.
“With favorable incentives and policies by governments worldwide
driving the demand, cultivators and farmers are also encouraged to
produce the feedstocks for biofuels. This will mainly be beneficial for
countries that are highly dependent on agriculture for income boosting
their economy,” says Thanikachalam Chandrasekaran, a lead oil
and gas research expert from Technavio.
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Technavio’s research study segments the global biofuels market into the
following regions:
In 2015, with a market share of almost 44%, the Americas dominated the
global biofuels market, followed by EMEA with around 41% and APAC with
about 15%.
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Americas: largest market for biofuels
The biofuels market revenue in the Americas was USD 32.5 billion in 2015
and is expected to reach USD 40.3 billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of
over 4%. The Americas has the highest share of the global biofuels
market. The region’s top producers are the US, Brazil, and Argentina,
which produced more than 70% of the biofuels share in 2015. This is
mainly due to the extensive support extended by countries in the region
and the land area available to produce the feedstocks. The US government
supports the producers of feedstock, manufacturers of biofuels, and R&D
through its special category loans, funds, and grants. Such support has
led to extensive research in new technology and process, increasing the
quality of biodiesel over the years.
“Since the market price of biodiesels is still high, they are heavily
subsidized to make it competitive compared to regular fuels. The
government also provides USD 1 tax credit per gallon in an attempt to
encourage the use of biodiesel blend fuels,” adds Thanikachalam.
Renewable energy directive (RED) fueling the biofuels market in EMEA
The biofuels market revenue in EMEA is expected to reach USD 41.6
billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of above 6%. Germany, the
Netherlands, and France are the major contributors in this region.
Regulatory policies, such as RED, has laid out the sustainability
requirements from biofuels, thus helping the countries in the EU to set
up individual strategies to reach the set goal.
Domestic consumption of energy
in the Middle East and Africa is rising exponentially due to
urbanization and infrastructure development. The heavy dependence on fossil
fuel for energy production has forced the governments to diversify
energy mix, thus pointing the scope toward the renewable and biofuel use.
APAC to post a CAGR of around 9% during the period 2016-2020
The biofuels market revenue in APAC is foreseen to reach USD 17.3
billion in 2020. China, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia are the major
contributors to biofuel production in this region. Growing concerns of
volatile crude oil prices, population density, and energy consumption
have led to major energy insecurities of many countries in the region.
Energy insecurity is highly prioritized by the governments, as the
region depend highly on crude imports.
India is the leading country in the APAC region for biofuel
production. The government has taken an aggressive approach and has a
target of blending 20% biofuels, both for bioethanol and biodiesel by
2017 when compared to 2007. Currently, 400 types of trees bearing
non-edible oilseeds are being explored for biodiesel
production, and the plantation will be undertaken by the government on
wasteland in the forest and non-forest areas.
The top vendors in the global biofuels market highlighted in the report
are:
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ADM
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INEOS Enterprises
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Neste
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Renewable Energy
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