Open consultation on annual methodology review for PIX Forest Biomass Finland indices

This consultation, which is open until June 10, 2026, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.

You can find the current methodology for PIX Forest Biomass Finland here.

The prices subject to this annual review are as follows (market symbol, index name):

• FP-WB-0003, PIX Forest Biomass Finland, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0005, PIX Forest Biomass Finland, Forest Chips, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0007, PIX Forest Biomass Finland, Forest Residue, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0004, PIX Forest Biomass Finland, Sawdust, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0006, PIX Forest Biomass Finland, Bark, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0008, PIX Forest Biomass Finland South/West, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0010, PIX Forest Biomass Finland South/West, Forest Chips, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0012, PIX Forest Biomass Finland South/West, Forest Residue, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0009, PIX Forest Biomass Finland South/West, Sawdust, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0011, PIX Forest Biomass Finland South/West, Bark, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0013, PIX Forest Biomass Finland North/East, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0015, PIX Forest Biomass Finland North/East, Forest Chips, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0017, PIX Forest Biomass Finland North/East, Forest Residue, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0014, PIX Forest Biomass Finland North/East, Sawdust, EUR/MWh
• FP-WB-0016, PIX Forest Biomass Finland North/East, Bark, EUR/MWh

Please send responses in writing, preferably in electronic format, to the following addresses: pricing@fastmarkets.com and wood@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading ‘PIX Forest Biomass Finland annual review, 2026.’ Please specify whether your response is confidential. Opinions offered in confidential responses may be referenced but will not be attributed in any way.

Fastmarkets will publish the outcome of this methodology review by June 24, 2026, including a summary of the feedback – with the exception of those responses marked as confidential. Any proposals to make material changes, discontinue or launch prices will involve a separate market consultation, the length of which will depend on how substantial the change is.

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