Strategic Analysis of the Australian Biodiesel Industry

Published by: Frost & Sullivan

Published: Oct. 28, 2008 - 44 Pages

Table of Contents

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

Abstract

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.

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