US biodiesel production surpasses 1 billion gallons in 2011

Biodiesel Magazine
By The National Biodiesel Board January 30, 2012

The U.S. biodiesel industry reached a key milestone by producing more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in 2011, according to year-end numbers released by the EPA on Friday.

The total volume of nearly 1.1 billion gallons is by far a record for the industry and easily exceeded the 800 million gallon target required under the EPA's renewable fuel standard (RFS). The previous record for biodiesel production was about 690 million gallons in 2008.

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