Taking stock of the evolution of the biodiesel industry in Brazil: Business concentration and structural traits

The Brazilian biodiesel industry has rapidly developed under the National Biodiesel Production and Use Programme (PNPB) launched in 2004, which is to be replaced by a new regulatory framework that is now under discussion. This paper aims to take stock of the evolution of the structure of the biodies...

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Published in:Energy policy 2017-11, Vol.110, p.525-533
Main Authors: Moreno-Pérez, Olga M., Marcossi, Gisele P.C., Ortiz-Miranda, Dionisio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiesel
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuels
Brazil
Business
Business models
Concentration
Diesel
Diversification
Energy policy
Evolution
Identification
Implementation
Indexes
Industrial concentration
Industrial development
Industrial production
Industrial structure
Multivariate analysis
Plants (botany)
Regulatory framework
Studies
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Summary:The Brazilian biodiesel industry has rapidly developed under the National Biodiesel Production and Use Programme (PNPB) launched in 2004, which is to be replaced by a new regulatory framework that is now under discussion. This paper aims to take stock of the evolution of the structure of the biodiesel industry in this country under the implementation of the PNPB -between 2005 and 2016- and to understand its current traits. The research combines a dynamic analysis of the industrial concentration indexes (closing the time gap with previous studies on this matter) and a multivariate analysis of the productive characteristics of the biodiesel plants operating in 2016. Results show that, following a period of de-concentration between 2005 and 2011, the industry entered in a stage of certain stability in the concentration indexes. This picture disguises the exit of biodiesel plants and firms from this market and a business horizontal growth in the last period. The static analysis has allowed for the identification of different 'business models' considering the scale of the plants and the input and output strategies of the firms producing biodiesel. •The Brazilian biodiesel industry de-concentrated from 2005 to 2011.•There has been certain stability of the concentration indexes since 2012.•Biodiesel has been produced by fewer companies and plants in recent years.•Different business models based on input and output diversification strategies.•Some aspects of the social and territorial inclusion goals have evolved to worse.
ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777
DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.09.001