Platts to launch new weekly biodiesel and glycerine price assessments on May 7

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will launch twelve new weekly Platts FOLicht biodiesel and glycerine assessments, effective May 7, 2025.

Platts will begin publishing these assessments as part of the migration of these price assessments from Commodity Insights' biofuel research and analytics coverage.

Platts will launch nine biodiesel assessments:

• Platts FOLicht Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester (UCOME) +5, FOB ARA
• Platts FOLicht UCOME +5, EXW Central Europe
• Platts FOLicht Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME 0), EXW Central Europe
• Platts FOLicht FAME -10, EXW Central Europe
• Platts FOLicht FAME -10, EXW Eastern Europe
• Platts FOLicht FAME -10, EXW Southern Europe
• Platts FOLicht FAME -20, FOB ARA
• Platts FOLicht Tallow Methyl Ester (TME) +5, FOB ARA
• Platts FOLicht TME +5, EXW Central Europe

Platts will launch one feedstock assessment:

• Platts FOLicht Used Cooking Oil (UCO) EXW Germany

Platts will launch two co-product assessments:

• Platts FOLicht Glycerine, EXW Central Europe, non-GM
• Platts FOLicht Glycerine, EXW Central Europe, GM

The ranges reflected by the listed assessments:

• Central Europe will refer to Germany and Austria.
• Eastern Europe will refer to Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Baltic countries.
• Southern Europe will refer to the western Mediterranean countries.

Platts also seeks continued feedback on the typical traded volumes and laycans for the above-listed markets.

These assessments will be published in the Platts Weekly Biomass-Based Diesel report, Platts Biofuels Alert and will continue to be published in the World Biodiesel Price report.

Platts spot price assessments consider market information reported to Platts and published throughout the week, including firm bids and offers, transactions, and indications of value. This information will be published as price heards.

In the absence of observable spot market activity, Platts may consider other verifiable data reported.

The assessments will be time-stamped to 4:30 pm London time on Wednesday and will follow a Platts London publishing schedule.

Please submit any comments, feedback, or questions to MRTS_biofuelsandfeedstocks@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com .

For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.