Archive for June 2025

This New York Times article described the frenzy set off by the 100-FOLD increase in the D6 RIN in 2013. Now, 12 years later, most RIN participants know what really caused that price explosion. But the market remains confused and is still often blindsided by unexpected price behaviors caused by nuances of the RIN system…

ATTRACTOR is a spreadsheet application of the RIN price equation defined in this publication by Scott H Irwin, Kristen McCormack and James H Stock.  Since its Release in October, 2020, ATTRACTOR has been used by Hoekstra Trading clients to calculate theoretical Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices based on economic fundamentals and compare them to market…