Platts proposes to launch Dutch Advanced Ethanol FOB ARA assessments, July 14

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, proposes to launch daily Dutch Advanced Ethanol FOB ARA assessments, effective July 14, 2026.

This proposal reflects increased market interest in ethanol eligible for Dutch Advanced renewable transport compliance use.

Platts would assess an outright value, as well as a premium to the Ethanol T2 FOB Rotterdam paper market.

The proposed assessments would reflect undenatured fuel ethanol meeting Platts T2 FOB Rotterdam product purity specification requirements as listed in the specification guide, but produced from feedstocks qualifying as advanced in the Netherlands, including feedstocks and definitions listed in:

• Annex IX A of the Renewable Energy Directive
• Appendix 5 of the Netherlands Energy for Transport Regulation
• Annex IV of the Implementing Regulation

Material categorized as Annex IX-B under the Renewable Energy Directive would not be reflected.

The material reflected would have a minimum greenhouse gas saving of 90% versus the Renewable Energy Directive fossil comparator of 94g CO2e/MJ.

The assessments would reflect a T2 duty-paid FOB Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp basis, with a volume of 1,000 metric tons. Other volumes would be considered, but may be normalized to reflect the basis volume.

The Dutch Advanced ethanol assessments would reflect an any-month loading barge. The assessment would roll from current month to reflect loading in the next month, 10 clear working days before the end of the current month.

For example, if the current month is May, from May 1-14, Platts would reflect material loading in the month of May, and the premium would be published against the May paper. On May 15, 10 clear working days before the end of the month, the assessment would roll to reflect loading in June and the premium would be published relative to June paper.

In the absence of a balance month swap for valuing current month loading barges, Platts would take into account the value of days published and M1 T2 Ethanol FOB Rotterdam paper assessment (AAXCL00).

The outright and premium assessments would be published in Eur/cu m.

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