Fastmarkets senior analyst and forecaster, Tore Alden, answers six key questions on the challenges faced by the sustainable aviation fuel industry

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the pricing frequency of its three main European biodiesel assessments, both as outright prices and as premiums to the underlying gasoil contract, as well as its ultra low sulfur diesel assessment from a weekly basis to daily.

The international oil major BP has unveiled a $2.76 billion profit across its energy portfolio in the second quarter of 2024, a 6.4% increase on the corresponding period of 2023 and 1.2% higher than its first-quarter profits

The European Commission has confirmed that it will apply anti-dumping duties to Chinese biodiesel producers from August 16 this year, according to multiple sources

Early trade indications for renewable transport fuel certificates for the 2025 compliance year have surfaced for the first time, with initial bids suggesting values might be around parity or slightly discounted compared with current certificates

Germany's UFOP highlighted a global rapeseed supply shortage, urging increased planting in 2025 to meet demand amidst reduced production forecasts.

News that Chinese investors are pumping billions of dollars of investment into the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) could re-write the dynamics around exports of used cooking oil (UCO), trade sources told Fastmarkets on Friday May 17

Dutch fuel supplier SkyNRG has released its latest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market outlook, forecasting substantial growth in SAF capacity and demand through 2050.

Rates fell on major routes like Brazil-Northeast Asia and US Gulf-Northeast Asia, driven by excess tonnage in the Atlantic basin and the impact of decreasing oil prices

SAF is expected to provide about 65% of the carbon mitigation required for airlines to achieve net zero by 2050