Fastmarkets discontinues its weekly assessments of two European prices for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), effective April 30, 2026

Following changes to the Netherlands biofuels mandate framework ahead of the country’s full implementation of the third iteration of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), aviation will no longer be included in the national mandate system.

As a result, the Dutch renewable fuel unit (HBE) credits previously applicable to SAF blending into fossil-based jet fuel will no longer apply.

Given this regulatory change, Fastmarkets has discontinued the above assessments, which incorporated the value of HBE-IXB credits.

The Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa) will complete the final Dutch renewable fuel unit (HBE) year-end closing on May 1, 2026.

The decision to discontinue these prices was proposed in a methodology note published on March 6.

The prices affected are AG-SAF-0006 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF max), base cost, exw Netherlands (incl. HBE-IXB credits), $ per tonne, and AG-SAF-0007 sustainable aviation fuel (HVO max), base cost, exw Netherlands (incl. HBE-IXB credits), $ per tonne.

For comments on the discontinuation of these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and biofuels@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: European SAF price discontinuations.”

Please indicate if the comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

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

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