Platts launches new weekly biodiesel and glycerine price assessments May 7

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

Platts now publishes these assessments as part of the migration of prices from Commodity Insights' biofuel research and analytics coverage.

Platts has launched nine biodiesel assessments with the following symbols:

• Platts FOLicht Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester (UCOME) +5, FOB ARA (AFOLA04)
• Platts FOLicht FAME -20, FOB ARA (AFOLH04)
• Platts FOLicht Tallow Methyl Ester (TME) +5, FOB ARA (AFOLI04)
• Platts FOLicht TME +5, EXW Central Europe (AFOLJ04)
• Platts FOLicht FAME -10, EXW Central Europe (AFOLE04)
• Platts FOLicht FAME -10, EXW Eastern Europe (AFOLF04)
• Platts FOLicht FAME -10, EXW Southern Europe (AFOLG04)
• Platts FOLicht UCOME +5, EXW Central Europe (AFOLB04)
• Platts FOLicht Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME 0), EXW Central Europe (AFOLD04)

The FOB ARA biodiesel price assessments reflect a delivery period 3-15 days forward (Monday-Tuesday) 5-15 days forward (Wednesday-Friday). The quantity reflected is a minimum size of 1,000 mt and a maximum size of 3,000 mt.

The EXW biodiesel price assessments reflect a delivery period of 1-20 days forward. The quantity reflected is a minimum size of 25 mt, reflecting one truck, the EXW prices also consider rail shipment as well as truck.

Platts has launched one feedstock assessment with the following symbol:

• Platts FOLicht Used Cooking Oil (UCO) EXW Germany (AFOLC04)

The EXW UCO price assessment reflects a delivery period of 1-20 days forward. The quantity reflected is a minimum size of 25 mt and a maximum size of 1,000 mt, reflecting one truck, the EXW prices also consider rail shipment as well as truck.

Platts has also launched two co-product assessments with the following symbols:

• Platts FOLicht Glycerine, EXW Central Europe, non-GM (AFOLL04)
• Platts FOLicht Glycerine, EXW Central Europe, GM (AFOLK04)

The EXW glycerine price assessments reflect a delivery period of 1-20 days forward. The quantity reflected is in a minimum size of 20 mt, reflecting one truck, the EXW prices also consider rail shipment as well as truck.

Regions reflected by the assessments listed above are as follows:

• Central Europe refers to Germany and Austria.
• Eastern Europe incorporates Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and the Baltic countries.
• Southern Europe refers to the western Mediterranean countries, including Spain, Italy, and the south of France.

The assessments are published in EUR/mt, and reflect a 4:30 pm London time on Wednesday market close and follow a Platts London publishing schedule.

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 launch of these assessments was confirmed on March 31 in a subscriber note available here .

These assessments are published in the Platts Weekly Biomass-Based Diesel report, Platts Biofuels Alert and continue to be published in the World Biodiesel Price report. They are also available on Platts Connect.

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