Key message: On 1 October 2026 the Rhine gauge at Kaub, the bottleneck between the ARA ports and southern Germany, France and Switzerland, read −6 cm – the lowest…
Key message: Five years of customs data show a calcined petroleum coke (CPC) market of roughly 6 million tonnes and US$3 billion a year that lost volume among its…
Key message: Five years of customs data show a green petcoke market that grew 24% in volume between 2021 and 2024 while prices fell sharply from their 2022 peak.
COMPANY NEWS Prime Elements GmbH has successfully obtained REDcert-EU certification for its biofuel feedstock activities, further strengthening the company’s certification framework for certified supply chains. The new…
As of August 2026, the European Commission formally recognizes 18 voluntary and national certification schemes under the Renewable Energy Directive. The number is a starting point, not an answer:…
Bio-methanol is not a separate chemical molecule. Its market value comes from the renewable origin of its carbon, its verified production pathway, and its ability to enter existing fuel…
Natural and synthetic graphite are not two interchangeable sources of the same standard product. They follow different production routes, carry different cost structures and impurity profiles, and are suited…
Bio-naphtha connects renewable-fuel production with the petrochemical value chain, but its commercial suitability depends on production route, specification, certification and the intended downstream use. Bio-naphtha is not one…
Prime Elements GmbH has joined DER AGRARHANDEL, the German industry association for agricultural trade, gaining a further platform for professional exchange on markets, logistics, regulation and trade practice.