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million tonnes, about 1% more than in the previous year (2018: 17.8 million tonnes, the sales volume was more than 6% higher than in the previous year (2018): 2.31 In 2018 this percentage was still 6.3%. This shows that renewable fuels will be needed for a long time to come in order to achieve the climate targets.
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