Argus Biofuels Feedstocks Forum

Date: 13 May 2026, Wednesday

Venue: Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur Managed By Banyan Tree - Pavilion 2, Level 7

Address: 170, Bukit Bintang Rd, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - click here for address >>

Time: 2.00pm (Registration starts at 1.30pm)

Join us for a complimentary forum where Argus market experts will deliver powerful insights into the evolving biofuels and feedstocks markets.

Our team will shed light on used cooking oil (UCO) pricing and market dynamics, palm-based biofuels feedstock, provide a market update on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biodiesel markets.

Our market experts will also be discussing pricing solutions catered to the Asian feedstocks market. We will provide you with an opportunity to ask questions to our seasoned market experts during the live Q&A session.

There will be ample networking opportunities to meet with market players at the event.

Register for the free forum here

Limited seats available

Agenda

1.30 pm

Registration

2.00 pm

Opening Address

Josefine Ahlstrom, Senior Vice President, Oil, Argus

2.10 pm

Global HVO & SAF market outlook and its impact on regional feedstock demand

Josefine Ahlstrom, Senior Vice President Oil Products, Argus

Outlook for HVO and SAF demand under EU RED III and ReFuelEU Aviation. What do changing eligibility criteria mean for feedstock suppliers?
Changing capacity landscape for Asian biofuels
Impacts of the Israel/US war with Iran on prices for biofuels
Growing price spread between class II and class IV HVO and how this affects feedstock pricing dynamics

2.30 pm

Maximizing Asia UCO value in a volatile world of tightening supply and growing hydrotreated biofuel capacity

Tan Shien Ern, Deputy Editor, Biofuels, Argus
Fiona Xue, Analyst, Biofuels, Argus

How US blending quotas are impacting UCO pricing dynamics, alongside EU regulations
How are alternative advanced feedstocks such as food waste oil altering market dynamics?
Regional regulatory controls on UCO exports and their implications for the market
Straits and China UCO prices: recent trends, forward view & Argus pricing solutions as SAF production expands

3.00 pm

Coffee Break

3.20 pm

Positioning palm-based biofuel feedstock amid an uncertain global regulatory landscape

Lauren Moffitt, Editor, Biofuels, Argus

Changing acceptance of palm-based biofuels across EU states and its impact on demand
Demystifying Indonesia’s regulatory uncertainties around palm feedstocks
Potential for Malaysian biodiesel in a volatile global oil market
How are price dynamics between HVO classes driving Asian feedstocks’ prices? How is Argus’ refined Pome oil price used in Malaysia and Indonesia?

3.40 pm

Developing pricing solutions catered to the Asian feedstocks market - an ongoing process of collaboration
Alvin Chew, Vice President, Refined products and Biofuels, Argus
Lauren Moffitt, Editor, Biofuels, Argus

How Argus assesses and price the Asian feedstocks market - explanation on Argus Open Markets
Hedging tools for the Asian feedstock markets - using ICE UCO futures contracts
How Argus adapts feedstock pricing solutions to meet evolving market needs

4.00 pm

Q&A with Speakers

4.25 pm

Closing Address