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Refiner Neste Warns of Weaker Biofuel Outlook, Shares Drop
Company makes 3rd cut to renewables business outlook this year
Reduces both margin and volume outlook
Weaker diesel market hits biofuel costs
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By Elviira Luoma and Essi Lehto
HELSINKI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Finnish refiner Neste on Wednesday cut the margin outlook for its biofuel company for the 3rd time this year due to falling rates and likewise decreased its expected sales volumes, sending the business’s share rate down 10%.
Neste stated a drop in the cost of routine diesel had actually impacted what it can charge for the biofuel it makes in Europe and Singapore, while input expenses for waste and residue feedstock remained high.
A rush by U.S. fuel makers to recalibrate their plants to produce eco-friendly diesel has actually produced a supply glut of low-emissions biofuels, hammering revenue margins for refiners and threatening to hamper the nascent industry.
Neste in a declaration slashed the anticipated typical equivalent sales margin of its renewables unit to in between $360-$480 per tonne of biofuel, below $480-$580 per tonne seen in July and well listed below the $600-$800 seen in February.
The business now likewise expects renewables-based sales volumes in 2024 to be about 3.9 million tonnes rather of the 4.4 million it had actually anticipated since the start of the year, it included.
A part of the volume cut originated from the production of sustainable aviation fuel, of which it is now expected to offer between 350,000-550,000 tonnes this year, down from between 500,000 and 700,000 tonnes seen previously, Neste stated.
“Renewable items’ sales rates have actually been adversely affected by a substantial reduction in (the) diesel cost throughout the third quarter,” Neste stated in a statement.
“At the exact same time, waste and residue feedstock costs have actually not reduced and renewable item market cost premiums have actually remained weak,” the business included.
Industry executives and analysts have stated quickly expanding Chinese biodiesel producers are seeking new outlets in Asia for their exports, while Shell and BP have announced they are strategies in Europe.
While the cut in Neste’s assistance on sales volumes of sustainable air travel fuel came as a surprise, the unfavorable influence on biodiesel margins from a lower diesel rate was to be expected, Inderes expert Petri Gostowski said.
Neste’s share cost had actually reversed some losses by 1037 GMT but stayed down 5.8% on the day and 48% lower year-to-date. (Reporting by Elviira Luoma, Essi Lehto and Boleslaw Lasocki; Editing by Terje Solsvik and Jan Harvey)