Whether you're manufacturing, blending, distributing, selling or buying fuel, there is a rational case for getting wildly excited about biodiesel.

Each gallon of biodiesel produced is one less gallon of foreign oil we need to import, and the less we import, the closer we get to energy independence. When paired with the systemic and economic benefits biodiesel production offers all members of the value chain, the choice becomes easy.

Greener Alternative

• Sustainable, renewable fuel resource 
• Ten times less toxic than table salt
• Biodegrades as fast as dextrose (a naturally occurring simple sugar)
• Adheres to health effects testing requirements of the Clean Air Act
• Generates 5.54 units of renewable energy for every unit of fossil energy used to produce it
• Results in 78.5 percent fewer CO₂ emissions from
  production and use than petroleum diesel

Improved Performance

• Prolonged engine life 
• Excellent cold weather capability 
• Superior lubricity for less engine wear 
• Enhanced power from higher cetane 
• Cleaner fuel filters from solvent-like traits
• Requires no engine modifications to use
  blends up to B20

Lower State Taxes

• Legislation passed in 2003 and extended in 2011 provides a tax incentive for the use of biodiesel blends in Illinois through 2018.
• B1 to B10 fuel blend purchases receive a partial sales tax exemption of 20 percent (off 6.25 percent).
• B11 and higher ratio fuel blends qualify for a complete exemption from the state's 6.25 percent sales tax.