December Biomass based diesel production is up 8.8% from Nov; unofficially closes the year at 1.81 billion D4 gallons produced

The December EMTS production finished the year on a high note, as production accelerated for no apparent reason.  Although, in hindsight, this was not a surprise, given the falling RIN prices and the strong glycerin output that was being reported. What is surprising is that given the economics, why so many of the larger…