1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Introduction 10
2.1 What is this Report About? 10
2.2 How to Use This Report? 10
2.3 Market Definition 10
3 Global Biodiesel Market 11
3.1 Global Biodiesel Market 11
3.2 Global Biodiesel Market Size and Growth, 2001-13 12
3.3 Global Biodiesel Market, Top Countries, 2008 13
4 The US Biodiesel Industry, 2001-13 14
4.1 The US Transport Market, Overview 14
4.2 The US Biodiesel Market, Size and Growth, 2001-13 14
4.3 State-wise Break-up of Biodiesel Production Capacity in the US 17
4.4 The US Biodiesel Market – Production Capacity by Producers 18
5 The US Biodiesel Production Facilities 19
5.1 The US Biodiesel Production Facilities – Top Production Facilities 19
5.2 The US Biodiesel Production Facilities – Upcoming Facilities 20
6 The US Biodiesel Market Regulatory Policy Framework 21
6.1 The US General Biofuels Market Regulatory Policy Overview 21
6.2 The US Biodiesel Regulatory Acts 21
7 Green Earth Fuels, LLC, Company Overview 25
7.1 Key Information 25
7.2 Major Products and Services 25
7.3 Competitors 25
7.4 Key Employees 26
7.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 26
8 Renewable Energy Group, Inc., Company Snapshot 27
8.1 Key Information 27
8.2 Company Overview 27
8.3 Financial Performance 27
8.4 Industry Outlook 27
8.5 Business Description 28
8.6 Major Products and Services 29
8.7 History 30
8.8 SWOT Analysis 32
8.9 Competitors 35
8.10 Key Employees 36
8.11 Key Employee Biographies 36
8.12 Company Statement 38
8.13 Locations and Subsidiaries 39
9 Biodiesel of Las Vegas, Inc. (BLV)., Company Overview 40
9.1 Key Information 40
9.2 Major Products and Services 40
9.3 Competitors 40
9.4 Key Employees 40
9.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 41
10 GreenHunter BioFuels, Inc., Company Overview 42
10.1 Key Information 42
10.2 Major Products and Services 42
10.3 Competitors 43
10.4 Key Employees 43
10.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 43
11 Northwest Biofuels Association, Company Overview 44
11.1 Key Information 44
11.2 Major Products and Services 44
11.3 Locations and Subsidiaries 44
12 Imperium Renewables, Inc., Company Overview 45
12.1 Key Information 45
12.2 Major Products and Services 45
12.3 Competitors 45
12.4 Key Employees 46
12.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 46
13 Renewable Biofuels Inc., Company Overview 47
13.1 Key Information 47
13.2 Major Products and Services 47
13.3 Competitors 47
13.4 Locations and Subsidiaries 48
14 Archer Daniels Midland Company, Company Snapshot 49
14.1 Key Information 49
14.2 Company Overview 49
14.3 Industry Outlook 49
14.4 Major Products and Services 50
14.5 History 51
14.6 SWOT Analysis 53
14.7 Competitors 56
14.8 Key Employees 57
14.9 Key Employee Biographies 58
14.10 Company Statement 58
14.11 Locations and Subsidiaries 60
15 Carolina BioFuels, LLC, Company Overview 62
15.1 Key Information 62
15.2 Major Products and Services 62
15.3 Competitors 62
15.4 Key Employees 63
15.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 63
16 Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Company Overview 64
16.1 Key Information 64
16.2 Financial Performance 64
16.3 Major Products and Services 64
16.4 Competitors 65
16.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 65
17 Recent Developments 67
17.1 Strategy and Business Planning 67
17.2 Government and Public Interest 82
17.3 Other Significant Developments 97
18 The US Biofuels Industry – M&A Deals and Trends 120
18.1 The US, Biofuel Industry Deals, Value ($ million) versus Volume, Q3 2007 – Q3 2008 120
18.2 The US Biofuels Industry, Top Deals, Q3 2007 – Q3 2008 121
18.3 The US Biofuels Industry, Transactions by Deal Type, 2007 – YTD 2009 123
19 The US Recent Biofuels Industry Events 124
19.1 Acquisition 124
19.2 Partnerships 134
19.3 Asset Transactions 140
20 Appendix 141
20.1 About Alternative Energy eTrack 141
20.2 Methodology 141
20.3 Contact Us 143
20.4 Disclaimer 144
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: The US, Fuel Consumption by Vehicle Type 23
Table 2: The US, State-wise Production Capacity (Million Liters), 2008 26
Table 3: The US, Installed Capacity of Top 10 Biodiesel Producers (Million Liters/Year), 2008 27
Table 4: The US, Top 10 Biodiesel Production Facilities, 2008 28
Table 5: The US Upcoming Biodiesel Production Facilities 29
Table 6: The US, Other Federal Incentives for Biodiesel Production and Use, 2008 33
Table 7: Green Earth Fuels, LLC, Key Facts 34
Table 8: Green Earth Fuels, LLC, Key Employees, 35
Table 9: Renewable Energy Group, Inc., Key Facts 36
Table 10: Renewable Energy Group, Inc., SWOT Analysis 41
Table 11: Renewable Energy Group, Inc., Key Employees, 45
Table 12: Biodiesel of Las Vegas, Inc., Key Facts 49
Table 13: Biodiesel of Las Vegas, Inc., Key Employees 49
Table 14: GreenHunter BioFuels, Inc., Key Facts 51
Table 15: GreenHunter BioFuels, Inc., Key Employees, 52
Table 16: Northwest Biofuels Association, Key Facts 53
Table 17: Imperium Renewables, Inc., Key Facts 54
Table 18: Imperium Renewables, Inc., Key Employees, 55
Table 19: Renewable Biofuels Inc., Key Facts 56
Table 20: Archer Daniels Midland Company, Key Facts 58
Table 21: Archer Daniels Midland Company, SWOT Analysis 62
Table 22: Archer Daniels Midland Company, Key Employees, 66
Table 23: Archer Daniels Midland Company, Other Locations 70
Table 24: Archer Daniels Midland Company, Subsidiaries 70
Table 25: Carolina BioFuels, LLC, Key Facts 71
Table 26: Carolina BioFuels, LLC, Key Employees, 72
Table 27: Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Key Facts 73
Table 28: Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Subsidiaries 75
Table 29: The US, Transportation Biofuels Deals, Q3 2007 – Q3 2008 130
Table 30: Sirona Fuels Acquires Blue Sky Biofuels 133
Table 31: Vega Promotional Systems Acquires Natural Fuels Industries 134
Table 32: Green Plains Renewable Energy Acquires Majority Interest In Blendstar From Bioverda 135
Table 33: HydroGenetics Acquires Buffalo Biodiesel 136
Table 34: Oilcorp Acquires Stake In Renewable Fuel 137
Table 35: VeraSun Energy To Sell Its Assets To Valero Energy 138
Table 36: American Biodiesel Resources To Acquire Majority Interest In Tri-City Energy 139
Table 37: Genting Invests $8 Million In Synthetic Genomics 140
Table 38: PetroTech Holdings Acquires PetroAlgae 141
Table 39: Titan Energy Worldwide To Acquire R.B. Grove 142
Table 40: E-Fuel Partners With Sierra Nevada Brewing 143
Table 41: US Green Energy To Enter Into Joint Venture With Secura International 144
Table 42: Green Plains Renewable Forms Joint Venture With CLARCOR, BioProcessH20 And NTR 145
Table 43: Coskata To Enter Into Partnership With U.S. Sugar 146
Table 44: Greenline Industries Partners With Lummus 146
Table 45: N-Viro International Enters Into Joint Venture With Schimley's Excavating 147
Table 46: Raven Biofuels International Enters Into Memorandum Of Understanding With The Price Companies 147
Table 47: BioCentric Energy Partners With Southern Pacific Energy To Form Joint Venture 148
Table 48: Blue Diamond Ventures To Acquire Majority Interest In Gulf Coast Biodiesel Production Plant 149
Table 49: Freedom Environmental Services To Acquire Biofuel Assets 149
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Biodiesel Production (Million Liters), 2001-13 21
Figure 2: Global Biodiesel Production, Top Countries, 2008 22
Figure 3: The US, Annual Biodiesel Production (Million Liters), 2001-13 24
Figure 4: The US, Biofuel Industry Deals, Value ($ million) versus Volume, Q3 2007 – Q3 2008 129
Figure 5: The US Biofuels Industry, Transactions by Deal Type, 2007 – YTD 2009 132
Figure 6: GlobalData Methodology 151