Platts launches daily CFR NW Europe duty unpaid ammonia assessment; refines specifications of weekly CFR NW Europe duty unpaid ammonia assessment June 27

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has adjusted the specifications of its weekly CFR NW Europe duty unpaid ammonia assessment and launched an aligned daily CFR NW Europe duty unpaid ammonia assessment, effective June 27, 2025.

The adjusted specifications of the weekly CFR NW Europe duty unpaid ammonia assessment and launch of an aligned daily CFR NW Europe duty unpaid ammonia assessment follow a proposal published here May 12 and a decision published here May 30.

The new daily CFR NW Europe duty unpaid assessment will provide a more granular view of the import market for dutiable ammonia in NW Europe.

The specifications of the new daily CFR NW Europe duty unpaid assessment and adjusted weekly CFR NW Europe duty unpaid assessment are detailed below:

Assessment Name: Ammonia CFR NW Europe duty unpaid - daily (ACNED00)

Quality: Anhydrous ammonia, which is around 82% nitrogen and is stored and transported as a liquid under pressure at around minus 33 degrees Celsius, with no restrictions on carbon intensity

Quantity: Basis 15,000 mt

Basis and location: T1 spot product, CFR NWE, basis Antwerp/Rotterdam (assessment considers market activity at ammonia-importing terminals in NWE, defined as Finland-France range). In lieu of price information, the assessment will consistently sit at a 5.5% discount to the daily CFR NW Europe duty paid/free assessment -- reflecting the EU's third-party duty

Timing: Delivery one to six weeks forward

Frequency: Daily

Appears in: Platts Fertecon Daily

Unit of assessment: US dollars per metric ton ($/mt)

The specifications of the established weekly CFR NW Europe duty unpaid ammonia assessment (FANEA04) have been adjusted to mirror those of the new daily CFR NW Europe duty unpaid ammonia assessment.

Platts has also standardized the relationship between the new daily assessment and the established weekly CFR NW Europe duty unpaid range assessment.

As of June 27, the weekly CFR NW Europe duty unpaid assessment range is derived from the lowest and highest of the daily CFR NW Europe ammonia assessments published over the preceding trading week (Friday to Thursday), rather than being assessed in its own right. No fresh market information is taken into account for the weekly assessment.

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