Since 2006 there have been many changes in the biodiesel marketplace both in government and industry. The EPA will now enforce RFS2 beginning in July 2010 mandating 1.15 Billion Gallons of biodiesel use for 2009 and 2010 as we move towards the goal of 1 Billion gallons per year (BGY) in 2012. The IRS incentive of $1 per gallon in effect since 2004 encouraged the production capacity of biodiesel plants in the U.S. to grow to over 2 BGY, but it expired in Dec 2009. When the incentive is reinstated the marketplace will come out of its funk which has been in place since early 2009 as market uncertainty grew and tens of thousands of workers were laid off and plants closed.

The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) is divided into four regional associations(CWMA, NEWMA, SWMA, WWMA). Since the mid 1800’s, NCWM provides a state based forum assisted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to enforce “equity in the marketplace”. State Weights and Measures (W&M) organizations develop standards for conducting commerce and provide guidelines to legislatively adopt and enforce a level playing field for buyer and sellers to conduct business. Standards for fuels are regulated (by most states) to insure that manufactures produce products “fit for use” .

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