Argus Biomass Markets
Overview
The Argus Biomass Markets service is your leading publication for the international wood pellet, wood chip and palm kernel shell sectors.
Argus provides you with the most convenient way to access prices, news and analysis for the global biomass industry. We work closely with market participants to help develop biomass indexes to facilitate trade and risk management.
Key features
Real-time access
Up-to-the-minute news and analysis on events shaping the industry.
Shipping and spark spreads
Freight rates and spark spread tables.
Access to physical market coverage
Complimentary weekly price bulletin report outlining Argus’ physical direct-market coverage.
Customers that benefit
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Producers and suppliers
Use the Argus Biomass Markets service's prices to fully understand market trends and determine which markets to target and when it is most profitable to adjust production.
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Buyers, sellers and end-users of biomass
Need unbiased market news and use the insightful commentary when making business decisions.
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Traders and brokers
Involved in the buying and selling of biomass refer to Argus international prices when negotiating trades and contracts.
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Utilities
Find our astute analysis helpful for forward planning and when making decisions on fuels.
Product specifications
Weekly access to global biomass market news and in-depth analysis. Covering industrial and premium wood palette, wood chip and palm kernel prices.
Spot industrial wood pellet prices
Cif northwest Europe, fob Portugal, fob Baltic, fob Vietnam and cfr South Korea
Spot premium
wood pellet prices: del northern Italy
Spot wood chip prices
Cif northwest Europe
Spot palm kernel shell
Prices -Fob Indonesia
Wood pellet
Including wood chip forward prices
Wood pellet freight
Rates for key trading routes from North America, Portugal and the Baltic into northwest Europe
Key price assessments
Argus prices are recognised by the market as trusted and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our most widely used and relevant price assessments.
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus palm kernel shells (PKS)
Argus assesses a fob east coast Sumatra palm kernel shell (PKS) spot price, for delivery within the next 90 days.
Argus LCFS
LCFS programs are designed to reduce the carbon intensity of on-road transportation fuels with an increasing range of renewable fuel alternatives. State fuel suppliers must blend fuels or buy credits to comply with the annual targets.
Argus International Renewable Energy Certificate (I-RECs)
International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) are used to label the source of electricity. Argus produces independent price assessments for I-RECs markets.
Argus Guarantee of Origin (GOO)
Guarantee of origin certificates are used to label the source of electricity. Argus assesses certificates for Nordic hydro, European wind, European solar and European biomass for the current year, previous year and 3 years ahead.
Argus fob Vietnam wood pellet
The Argus fob Vietnam wood pellet spot index is a leading price reference for industrial wood pellets loading at specified key ports in Vietnam, with a 90-day window.
Argus European Renewable Gas Guarantee of Origin (RGGO)
RGGOs label the source of network-injected biomethane. Argus produces independent prices for RGGO wholesale trade.
Argus bionaphtha fob ARA
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northwest Europe.
Argus bionaphtha cfr NE Asia
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northeast Asia.
Northwest Europe wood pellet
The Argus cif northwest Europe (NWE) wood pellet spot index is the benchmark price reference for industrial wood pellets delivered to ports in northwest Europe, including Denmark and the UK, with a 90-day spot window.
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus palm kernel shells (PKS)
Argus assesses a fob east coast Sumatra palm kernel shell (PKS) spot price, for delivery within the next 90 days.
Argus LCFS
LCFS programs are designed to reduce the carbon intensity of on-road transportation fuels with an increasing range of renewable fuel alternatives. State fuel suppliers must blend fuels or buy credits to comply with the annual targets.
Argus International Renewable Energy Certificate (I-RECs)
International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) are used to label the source of electricity. Argus produces independent price assessments for I-RECs markets.
Argus Guarantee of Origin (GOO)
Guarantee of origin certificates are used to label the source of electricity. Argus assesses certificates for Nordic hydro, European wind, European solar and European biomass for the current year, previous year and 3 years ahead.
Argus fob Vietnam wood pellet
The Argus fob Vietnam wood pellet spot index is a leading price reference for industrial wood pellets loading at specified key ports in Vietnam, with a 90-day window.
Argus European Renewable Gas Guarantee of Origin (RGGO)
RGGOs label the source of network-injected biomethane. Argus produces independent prices for RGGO wholesale trade.
Argus bionaphtha fob ARA
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northwest Europe.
Argus bionaphtha cfr NE Asia
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northeast Asia.
Northwest Europe wood pellet
The Argus cif northwest Europe (NWE) wood pellet spot index is the benchmark price reference for industrial wood pellets delivered to ports in northwest Europe, including Denmark and the UK, with a 90-day spot window.
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus palm kernel shells (PKS)
Argus assesses a fob east coast Sumatra palm kernel shell (PKS) spot price, for delivery within the next 90 days.
Argus LCFS
LCFS programs are designed to reduce the carbon intensity of on-road transportation fuels with an increasing range of renewable fuel alternatives. State fuel suppliers must blend fuels or buy credits to comply with the annual targets.
Argus International Renewable Energy Certificate (I-RECs)
International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) are used to label the source of electricity. Argus produces independent price assessments for I-RECs markets.
Argus Guarantee of Origin (GOO)
Guarantee of origin certificates are used to label the source of electricity. Argus assesses certificates for Nordic hydro, European wind, European solar and European biomass for the current year, previous year and 3 years ahead.
Argus fob Vietnam wood pellet
The Argus fob Vietnam wood pellet spot index is a leading price reference for industrial wood pellets loading at specified key ports in Vietnam, with a 90-day window.
Argus European Renewable Gas Guarantee of Origin (RGGO)
RGGOs label the source of network-injected biomethane. Argus produces independent prices for RGGO wholesale trade.
Argus bionaphtha fob ARA
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northwest Europe.
Argus bionaphtha cfr NE Asia
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northeast Asia.
Northwest Europe wood pellet
The Argus cif northwest Europe (NWE) wood pellet spot index is the benchmark price reference for industrial wood pellets delivered to ports in northwest Europe, including Denmark and the UK, with a 90-day spot window.
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