Argus Petroleum Coke Outlook
The Argus Petroleum Coke Outlook service is your accurate and reliable monthly forecast for global coking markets
Overview
Gain an understanding of future global petroleum coke markets, with a focus on forward-looking analysis of demand, supply and trade flows.
This monthly service features price forecasts for a number of fuel-grade and anode-grade petroleum coke price assessments that we publish, as well as detailed forecasts of supply and demand for petroleum coke in key markets such as the US, Europe, India and China.
This monthly service features price forecasts for a number of fuel-grade and anode-grade petroleum coke price assessments that we publish, as well as detailed forecasts of supply and demand for petroleum coke in key markets such as the US, Europe, India and China.
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Key features
Analysis
In-depth analysis and supply/demand and price projections.
Intelligence
Refining economics and market intelligence that affects petroleum coke output
Imports and exports
Import/export and trade flows between all major market participants
Forecasts
Forecasts and analysis of end-use markets such as aluminium, cement, power generation and steel production.
Customers that benefit
Argus Petroleum Coke Outlook service provides customers with an understanding and forward-looking analysis of the global petroleum coke market. Below are some examples of customers who use this service.
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Fuel buyers
Fuel buyers rely on Argus’ forward-looking quarterly price forecasts and analysis of trade flows, supply trends and market drivers across key regions. This helps anticipate cost changes, plan procurement strategies and manage exposure to price risk with better visibility.
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Refiners
Refiners use Argus’ forward view of coke demand and pricing to adjust production plans and capture stronger returns from changing market conditions. The insight supports optimisation of output mix and margin improvement through volatility.
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Traders
Traders rely on Argus’ price forecasts, supply trends and trade flow analysis to identify arbitrage opportunities and manage exposure in shifting markets. This visibility helps align positions with expected regional pricing movements.
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Aluminium and Calciner Buyers
For aluminium smelters and calciners, Argus offers forward price benchmarks and coverage of anode-grade coke availability, so they can secure feedstock and plan procurement around expected shifts in quality and cost. This reduces exposure to volatility and supports continuous operations.
Product specifications
Quarterly and annual price forecasts for:
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.
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Argus aluminium scrap
Recycled aluminium is a valuable input material in the production of new aluminium products, and provides additional benefit through a reduced environmental impact and improved energy efficiency compared with mined raw materials.
Argus Asian UCO price assessments
Trusted price assessments capturing the value of used cooking oil in Asia.
Argus AGS
Argus AGS oil index examines the US Gulf Coast trade, seaborne and coastal refineries as well as the WTI Midland light sweet crude oil prices.
Argus Asia-Pacific coking coal
Argus publishes fob Australia, cfr China and cfr India indexes for premium low-volatile hard coking coal, mid-volatile hard coking coal, and pulverised coal injection (PCI) in Argus Ferrous Markets and delivered online through the Argus Metals platform. Argus also publishes prices for Chinese and Colombian metallurgical coke exports.
Argus Bakken
The Bakken oil price represents light sweet crude produced in North Dakota and Montana. Bakken spot prices, key benchmarks such as Nymex WTI and Ice Brent and more.
Argus Base Oils Europe Group II fca ARA
The price that captures the latest changes in demand-supply fundamentals.
AFEI-Edmonton and AFEI-Ripet netbacks
These Argus Far East index netback prices are used to determine the value of exporting propane compared to Canadian domestic prices
Argus Austria VTP
Argus assesses the price of contracts trading on Austria’s Virtual Trading Point (VTP). Our gas price assessments are trusted and used by a wide range of customers throughout Europe as benchmarks in supply contracts, risk management processes, and downstream and infrastructure pricing.
Argus China diesel Index
The Argus China Diesel index (Bohai) is a spot price assessed on a free on board basis for cargoes of 10ppm sulphur China 6 standard fuel loading at ports around northeast China’s Bohai Bay, home to the greatest concentration of Chinese independent refining capacity.
Argus bionaphtha fob ARA
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northwest Europe.
Argus Base Oils Europe Group III (a) and (b) price
The only price assessments in the European market that differentiate Group III base oils with different approvals.
Argus Brazil gasoline diesel dap
The Argus Brazil gasoline and diesel DAP prices are assessed independently based on transactions, providing key transparency to this market.
Argus Brazil MAP cfr
The Argus Brazil MAP cfr price is a leading assessment for 11-52 prices west of Suez. Brazil is the world’s largest MAP importer by a considerable margin.
Argus bionaphtha cfr NE Asia
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northeast Asia.
Argus 8800 PRB
The Powder River basin is the largest coal-producing basin in the US and produces half of the coal used for US power generation. The coal is a cost-effective fuel choice for generators.
Argus Antimony
Antimony is a key raw material for technology and energy transition applications and its concentrated production in China introduces risks for countries in Europe and the US who rely entirely on imports.
Argus aluminium scrap
Recycled aluminium is a valuable input material in the production of new aluminium products, and provides additional benefit through a reduced environmental impact and improved energy efficiency compared with mined raw materials.
Argus Asian UCO price assessments
Trusted price assessments capturing the value of used cooking oil in Asia.
Argus AGS
Argus AGS oil index examines the US Gulf Coast trade, seaborne and coastal refineries as well as the WTI Midland light sweet crude oil prices.
Argus Asia-Pacific coking coal
Argus publishes fob Australia, cfr China and cfr India indexes for premium low-volatile hard coking coal, mid-volatile hard coking coal, and pulverised coal injection (PCI) in Argus Ferrous Markets and delivered online through the Argus Metals platform. Argus also publishes prices for Chinese and Colombian metallurgical coke exports.
Argus Bakken
The Bakken oil price represents light sweet crude produced in North Dakota and Montana. Bakken spot prices, key benchmarks such as Nymex WTI and Ice Brent and more.
Argus Base Oils Europe Group II fca ARA
The price that captures the latest changes in demand-supply fundamentals.
AFEI-Edmonton and AFEI-Ripet netbacks
These Argus Far East index netback prices are used to determine the value of exporting propane compared to Canadian domestic prices
Argus Austria VTP
Argus assesses the price of contracts trading on Austria’s Virtual Trading Point (VTP). Our gas price assessments are trusted and used by a wide range of customers throughout Europe as benchmarks in supply contracts, risk management processes, and downstream and infrastructure pricing.
Argus China diesel Index
The Argus China Diesel index (Bohai) is a spot price assessed on a free on board basis for cargoes of 10ppm sulphur China 6 standard fuel loading at ports around northeast China’s Bohai Bay, home to the greatest concentration of Chinese independent refining capacity.
Argus bionaphtha fob ARA
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northwest Europe.
Argus Base Oils Europe Group III (a) and (b) price
The only price assessments in the European market that differentiate Group III base oils with different approvals.
Argus Brazil gasoline diesel dap
The Argus Brazil gasoline and diesel DAP prices are assessed independently based on transactions, providing key transparency to this market.
Argus Brazil MAP cfr
The Argus Brazil MAP cfr price is a leading assessment for 11-52 prices west of Suez. Brazil is the world’s largest MAP importer by a considerable margin.
Argus bionaphtha cfr NE Asia
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northeast Asia.
Argus 8800 PRB
The Powder River basin is the largest coal-producing basin in the US and produces half of the coal used for US power generation. The coal is a cost-effective fuel choice for generators.
Argus Antimony
Antimony is a key raw material for technology and energy transition applications and its concentrated production in China introduces risks for countries in Europe and the US who rely entirely on imports.
Argus aluminium scrap
Recycled aluminium is a valuable input material in the production of new aluminium products, and provides additional benefit through a reduced environmental impact and improved energy efficiency compared with mined raw materials.
Argus Asian UCO price assessments
Trusted price assessments capturing the value of used cooking oil in Asia.
Argus AGS
Argus AGS oil index examines the US Gulf Coast trade, seaborne and coastal refineries as well as the WTI Midland light sweet crude oil prices.
Argus Asia-Pacific coking coal
Argus publishes fob Australia, cfr China and cfr India indexes for premium low-volatile hard coking coal, mid-volatile hard coking coal, and pulverised coal injection (PCI) in Argus Ferrous Markets and delivered online through the Argus Metals platform. Argus also publishes prices for Chinese and Colombian metallurgical coke exports.
Argus Bakken
The Bakken oil price represents light sweet crude produced in North Dakota and Montana. Bakken spot prices, key benchmarks such as Nymex WTI and Ice Brent and more.
Argus Base Oils Europe Group II fca ARA
The price that captures the latest changes in demand-supply fundamentals.
AFEI-Edmonton and AFEI-Ripet netbacks
These Argus Far East index netback prices are used to determine the value of exporting propane compared to Canadian domestic prices
Argus Austria VTP
Argus assesses the price of contracts trading on Austria’s Virtual Trading Point (VTP). Our gas price assessments are trusted and used by a wide range of customers throughout Europe as benchmarks in supply contracts, risk management processes, and downstream and infrastructure pricing.
Argus China diesel Index
The Argus China Diesel index (Bohai) is a spot price assessed on a free on board basis for cargoes of 10ppm sulphur China 6 standard fuel loading at ports around northeast China’s Bohai Bay, home to the greatest concentration of Chinese independent refining capacity.
Argus bionaphtha fob ARA
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northwest Europe.
Argus Base Oils Europe Group III (a) and (b) price
The only price assessments in the European market that differentiate Group III base oils with different approvals.
Argus Brazil gasoline diesel dap
The Argus Brazil gasoline and diesel DAP prices are assessed independently based on transactions, providing key transparency to this market.
Argus Brazil MAP cfr
The Argus Brazil MAP cfr price is a leading assessment for 11-52 prices west of Suez. Brazil is the world’s largest MAP importer by a considerable margin.
Argus bionaphtha cfr NE Asia
The key price reference for naphtha produced from renewable feedstocks for northeast Asia.
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