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Overview

The Argus AdBlue-DEF and TGU service* is the trusted, independent source for global AUS 32 (AdBlue®, DEF, ARLA 32), technical‑grade urea (TGU) and automotive‑grade urea (AGU) market intelligence. It delivers highly robust price reporting, market‑moving news, deal coverage, expert commentary and actionable insight. We help market participants make confident, well‑informed decisions through:

  • Independent, rigorous and widely used weekly price assessments
  • Timely reporting on international trade flows, global market developments and resulting price movements
  • Insightful, actionable commentary from our specialist market analysts
  • Powerful online tools, dashboards and proprietary data


*AdBlue® is a registered trademark of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)

Key features

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Key global weekly AdBlue, DEF and TGU price assessments

Industry-leading, independent and highly robust weekly AdBlue®, DEF and automotive grade urea price (AGU) assessments. Includes AdBlue bulk (Germany), DEF bulk (US), granular urea and technical-grade prilled urea

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Unrivalled methodology

This service is underpinned by the most robust, transparent and credible market-appropriate methodology, developed with the industry to ensure our price assessments are a true reflection of how the markets trade

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Market-moving news and insightful commentary

Argus AdBlue-DEF and TGU provides regular news, commentary and analysis from our expert teams of editors and reporters based across all the key regions in the world

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Fundamentals data and insight

Datasets provided containing fundamentals data for global AdBlue® and DEF markets feature monthly demand for Europe, North America, India and Brazil, including Argus’ forecast for current year consumption

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Proprietary data

This service also includes access to comprehensive proprietary data including demand for AdBlue® (Europe, India), DEF (North America), ARLA 32 (Brazil), and producer data (DEF and AGU)

Customers that benefit

Market participants with exposure to the AdBlue®, DEF or ARLA 32 markets will find the Argus AdBlue-DEF and TGU service essential. Below are examples of clients that use this service:

  • Producers and suppliers  

  • Fleet operators and logistics

  • Traders 

  • Energy and utilities companies

  • Logistics

  • Procurement teams

  • Industry analysts 

  • Governments 

  • Financial institutions including bankers and investors 

  • Wholesalers

Product specifications

 

Industry-leading independent and highly robust weekly AdBlue® and DEF price assessments

AdBlue® bulk (Germany)

  • fot North and weekly/month change
  • fot South and weekly/month change
  • fot Germany and weekly/month change

AdBlue® bulk (Benelux)

  • fot Benelux and weekly/month change

DEF bulk (US)

  • fot Atlanta and weekly/month change
  • fot Chicago and weekly/month change
  • fot Dallas and weekly/month change
  • fot Denver and weekly/month change
  • fot Los Angelas and weekly/month change
  • fot Philadelphia and weekly/month change

Granular urea

  • fob Nola and month change $/st as well as month change ¢/USG

Technical-grade prilled urea

  • fot China
  • cfr India

Automotive grade urea

  • Russia fob weekly
  • China fob weekly
  • India cfr weekly
  • Brazil cfr weekly

 

Datasets provided containing fundamentals data for global AdBlue® and DEF markets feature monthly demand for Europe, North America, India and Brazil, including Argus’ forecast for current year consumption.

  • AdBlue® demand – Europe
  • AdBlue® demand – India
  • DEF - North America
  • ARLA 32 – Brazil
  • Global DEF producer data
  • Global AGU producer data

Argus empower our users with innovative online tools and dynamic dashboards to bring to life the data, news and analysis that we publish, ensuring you have the latest insights at your fingertips. 

  • The Argus Direct® online platform is your starting point for accessing your subscription, allowing you to track key prices, set up customizable charts and news alerts, download proprietary datasets and pdf publications. 
  • Argus Workspaces are customizable and editorially curated dashboards designed to help you analyse commodity markets more effectively, saving you time and enabling faster decision-making. They do this by providing users with engaging and responsive views of Argus information streams - all brought together in one place. They combine Argus’ latest market moving news, expert commentary, and robust price assessments, in an intuitive, immersive and user-friendly view with interactive charts and dynamic content.

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