Biofuels & Biomass

LMC’s work on biofuels and renewable energy is unique to the industry since we work on both of the major biofuels – ethanol and biodiesel and cover all of the major raw material markets. Raw materials covered include:

• Crops: grains (e.g. corn, wheat), oilseeds (e.g. rapeseed, soy, palm, jatropha) and sugar
  
• Biomass feedstocks: forest and wood processing wastes, energy crops (e.g. switch grass, miscanthus and short rotation tree crops), crop by-products (e.g. bagasse, straw, palm biomass), food processing waste (e.g. used vegetable oil) as well as by-products of the pulp and paper industry which are attracting increasing interest. This detailed and comprehensive approach has enabled us to become one of the leading economic analysts in this sector.

We can help if you require:

• Market analysis – policy, structure, key players, price determination
• Due diligence/investment appraisal for new projects
• Price forecasts - fuel and raw materials
• Analysis of energy and crop markets and the price links between each market
• Cost estimates for processing raw materials into ethanol, biodiesel and biogas
• Value chain analysis from raw material through to the final biofuel or energy market
  
• Feedstock availability,sourcing strategies and risk management
• Evaluation of the impact of changes in domestic and international policy
  

We offer a global perspective from the established markets of Brazil, USA and the EU to the smaller emerging markets of China, India, Thailand, Canada, Colombia and Australia and many others. Our clients include many of the major ethanol and biodiesel producers, oil majors, power companies, traders as well as investors and finance companies.  

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