ARGUS Fatty Acids

Argus Fatty Acids gives you in-depth global and regional pricing insight, including feedstock analysis, in a single, concise and integrated report.

You get access to pricing, global industry news and analysis of key economic drivers on a bi-weekly basis. The service covers vegetable and tallow fatty acids for China, Southeast Asia and North America. You’ll also get up to date trade flow coverage.

Argus covers the entire energy and commodities supply chain, feeding insight from its biofuels, agriculture and energy teams into its coverage of fatty acids to provide you with a full picture.

Key benefits

• Strong global coverage in a single report: Get a consistent global perspective of supply and demand that affects your bottom line
• Concise analysis: Understand causes for recent market developments through easy-to-read charts, tables and expert insight
• Linkages to key feedstocks: Don’t just focus on fatty acids, but see how feedstocks such palm, palm kernel and coconut oils play a role in your business
• Establish a fair and representative market price for contract negotiations and shore up contracts to avoid renegotiation or default
• Maintain security of supply
• Improve operational control and reduce costs
• Evaluate arbitrages and risks
• Assess whether alternative strategies offer greater margins
• Search for alternate sources of material or product substitutions
• Confirm news about the market, supply, participants and dynamics
• Monitor trade flows, shippers, ports and volume with a 5-day lag using our ground-breaking Trade Monitor bill of lading analysis (add-on)
• Expertise you can trust: Rely on experienced and respected Argus experts to help you stay competitive in the global fatty acids market

Key features

• Bi-weekly in-depth coverage of global fatty acids markets
• Off-week price trend bulletin to keep ahead of volatile markets
• Global and regional pricing insight
• Monthly contract prices for the United States
• Spots prices for Southeast Asia and China
• Extensive feedstock analysis
• Trade, legislative and market trend analysis
• Information on oleochemical plants located around the world

Global markets covered

• Fatty acids
• Vegetable fatty acids
• Tallow fatty acids
• Tropical oils

Customers that benefit

• Commercial Managers: optimise brand awareness and business value with a go-to-market strategy using in-depth insight to better evaluate product pricing, margins, feedstock and delivery costs
• Analysts: get an in-depth global and regional view on pricing insight including feedstock analysis
• Procurement: reduce your costs, ensure security of supply, and confidently forecast short- and long-term price trends
• Traders: identify arbitrage and trade opportunities with regional analysis, independent price data, expert market insight and a complete view across the fatty acids supply chain