The Global Biofuels Market provides an in-depth view of the global biofuels industry and its emergence in Asia, the Middle East, and the US. With a focus on the practical trading and distribution of biofuels, this book covers all key elements traders, green entrepreneurs, and energy consumers need to know about both the established and emerging markets around the world. Coverage of handling, storage, refining, and distribution provide valuable insight into the various factors that affect the market, and detailed discussion of trading, pricing, and price risk management describes how potential issues can be identified, planned for, and mitigated. Given how policy can dramatically influence the biofuels market, this book includes an extensive foray into the political and regulatory aspects including taxation, policy drivers, and global standards including ASTM, EU, and Asian developments.

The biofuels market entails so much more than just the fuel itself. From feedstock to transportation to storage, biofuels touch multiple industries on the journey from seed to tank.This book helps the savvy investor understand how each aspect of the industry impacts the market, to inform better investment strategy and decisions. * Understand how multiple industries feed into biofuel production * Learn how market structure and trade flow vary throughout the world * Delve into the politics of biofuels to find the policy drivers * Examine the risk management aspect of the market, with an eye toward the future

The global energy markets are among the fastest growing in the world, and shifting economic balances are resulting in tremendous changes to the status quo. The Global Biofuels Market provides invaluable insight into the ongoing developments, and what they mean for the future of global resources.