Amendment to European used cooking oil, category 3 bone fat quality specifications

Fastmarkets has amended the quality specifications for AG-UCO-0010 used cooking oil, cif Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp; AG-UCO-0011 used cooking oil, ISCC, ddp Northwest Europe; AG-TLW-0027 and category 3 bone fat, low grade, 5% ffa, 98%, ddp Northwest Europe to provide greater clarity on the assessed material.

Based on market feedback received and data collected, Fastmarkets has changed the free fatty acids (FFA) content to a maximum of 5% and iodine value (IV) to a minimum of 70 grams of iodine/mercury (hg), to reflect a specification used more commonly in the market.

The updated quality specification of the prices are as follows:

AG-UCO-0010 Used cooking oil, cif Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, $/tonne
Quality:
 Free fatty acids (FFA) max. 5%, moisture, impurities and unsaponifiable matter (MIU) max. 2%, iodine value (IV) min. 70 g iodine/hg, sulfur content max. 50 ppm
Quantity: Minimum 500 tonnes
Location: Netherlands, Belgium, cif
Timing: Shipment within 45 days following date of sale
Unit: USD/tonne
Publication: Daily, 4 pm London time

AG-UCO-0011 Used cooking oil, ISCC, ddp Northwest Europe, €/tonne
Quality: Free fatty acids (FFA) max. 5%, moisture, impurities and unsaponifiable matter (MIU) max. 2%, iodine value (IV) min. 70 g iodine/hg, sulfur content max. 50 ppm, ISCC certified
Quantity: Minimum 100 tonnes
Location: Northwest Europe, ddp
Timing: Shipment within 45 days following date of sale
Unit: EUR/tonne
Publication: Daily, 4 pm London time

AG-TLW-0027 Category 3 bone fat, low grade, 5% ffa, 98%, ddp Northwest Europe, €/tonne
Quality:
 Free fatty acids (FFA) max. 5%, moisture, impurities and unsaponifiable matter (MIU) max 2%, purity min 98%
Quantity: Minimum 100 tonnes
Location: Northwest Europe, ddp
Timing: Delivery up to 45 days following date of sale
Unit: EUR/tonne
Publication: Weekly, Thursday, 4 pm London time

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets Biofuels package.

To provide feedback on these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and biofuels@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: European used cooking oil, category 3 bone fat.”

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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