MVaK urges German government to facilitate B10 to lower fuel prices
In response to the German government’s draft proposal for a potential fuel-price cap for the first quarter of 2027, MVaK, the German association of mid-sized waste-based fuels businesses, is pushing for increased biodiesel limits in diesel fuel to help lower prices.
“To cushion price increases starting in January 2027, the federal government should now initiate additional measures to dampen prices,” said Detlef Evers, MVaK’s managing director.
“One such measure would be to pave the way for B10 instead of B7—that is, a higher blending ratio of domestically produced biodiesel into diesel fuel,” Evers said.
To achieve this, MVaK said the regulations concerning “protected fuel grades” (Bestandsschutzsortenregelung) under the “10th Ordinance on the Implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act (10. BImSchV)” must be reformed—a step MVaK said the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) could take in the short term.
“Specifically, this requires removing the obligation to offer both B7 and B10 at the same filling station,” Evers stated.
“Instead, it should suffice for B7 to be available at only 30 percent of the filling stations in a given region—a policy already practiced in Italy,” Evers added. “Increasing the use of domestically produced biodiesel reduces dependence on imports and lowers the risk of diesel price shocks.”
MVaK represents 32 primarily small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating across the entire value chain for the production of waste-based and advanced biodiesel.
