Managing renewable fuels risk

Renewable fuels

StoneX provides renewable energy traders with a competitive edge to lock in profitable margins.

Maximizing margins in the global renewable fuels market

Growing awareness around climate change has intensified decarbonization goals around the world, and the scramble to transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable fuels, such as renewable diesel and ethanol, has had a major impact on the global renewable fuels market.

The StoneX Renewable Fuels Group offers sophisticated expertise covering the entire spectrum of activities related to ethanol and biodiesel. Our deep understanding of inputs and outputs, our proprietary database, our historical knowledge and our boots-on-the-ground market intelligence provides energy traders with a clear competitive advantage.

Solutions for biodiesel clients

StoneX has the tools and personnel to manage margins in the biodiesel industry through its in-depth market intelligence and broad-based cash market knowledge in all sectors of the processing cycle.

  • Risk management
    • Futures and options
    • OTC
    • Financial and physical RINS
    • LCFS credits
  • Market intelligence
  • Consulting and analytical services
  • Feedstock services
    • Financing
    • Logistics
    • Procurement
    • Transportation

We work with biodiesel plants to establish risk strategies designed to protect and lock in margins for both integrated crushing biodiesel facilities as well as stand-alone biodiesel facilities

Biodiesel producers

We help producers manage margins and mitigate price risk using futures, options and OTC products.

Biodiesel users

We work with end users to develop supply studies and to create customized price risk plans.

Solutions for ethanol clients

The ethanol market consists of extremely dynamic price alignments, and StoneX professionals constantly monitor for opportunities to lock in profitable margins and respond quickly to changing conditions.

  • Risk management
    • Futures and options
    • OTC
    • Financial and physical RINS
    • LCFS credits
  • Market intelligence
  • Consulting and analytical services
  • Feedstock services
    • Financing
    • Logistics
    • Procurement
    • Transportation

We work with ethanol facilities to diligently analyze the price of corn, feedstock, natural gas, denaturant, ethanol, distillers grain and corn oil in order to effectively establish and manage margins.

Ethanol producers

StoneX offers the ethanol producer tools to mitigate price risk of ethanol by utilizing futures, options and OTC products.

Ethanol users

We provide end users with in-depth and real-time analysis on day-to-day ethanol risk factors, validating the price risk limit and identifying unusual market fluctuations.

Want to learn more?

Contact a StoneX Renewable Fuels Team member today.
Increasing Access to renewable fuels
Increasing access to the renewable fuels market
StoneX recently became a member of the Nodal Exchange, which offers renewable fuel credits and pollutants contracts to support an increasing focus on corporate sustainability and carbon neutrality. Our clients can now access these environmental options and futures contracts, which span markets that include sustainable energy, carbon emissions, renewable fuels, and pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. We are committed to helping our clients access the widest range of commodity-focused contracts to meet their environmentally focused goals.

Renewable fuels solutions

StoneX offers a wide variety of customized financial services to help you meet your strategic objectives.

FAQs

What are renewable fuels commodities?

Renewable fuels, also known as ecofuels, are produced from non-fossil renewable resources. Types of renewable fuel commodities include biofuels, biodiesel, and bioethanol.

How do you trade renewable fuels commodities?

Renewable fuels commodities are traded through RINS credits and trading. Each batch of renewable fuel that is created receives a unique identification number (RIN). The RIN becomes a usable credit and can be traded once released.
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