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Attractor – A RIN Price Model That Accurately Calculates RIN Prices

Hoekstra Trading's Attractor RIN price model is a spreadsheet that calculates the theoretical value of the D4 Renewable Identification Number ...
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RIN Price Nosedive Part 2 — Was it Foreseen? What Was The Cause? Will It Continue?

The question and answer segment of Darling Ingredients' Nov 8, 2023 earnings conference call was dominated by questions about the ...
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RINs and Stock Prices – Financial Analysts Grill C-Suite Executives

The recent nosedive in the price of Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits, from $1.60 to 80 cents, has financial analysts ...
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RIN Price Nosedive Part 1 – C-Suites Questioned On RIN Price Nosedive

Last week financial analysts asked refining executives about the nosedive in the D4 Renewable Identification number (RIN). From responses to ...
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Hoekstra Trading “D4T” Theoretical RIN Price

Hoekstra Trading's "D4T" value is the calculated theoretical price of a D4 RIN using an equation published by Scott Irwin, ...
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Top 3 Takeaways From The OPIS 2023 Conference

See the other posts in this series, Top 3 Takeaways: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 2023's top 3 takeaways from Hoekstra ...
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Baby the RIN Must Fall, Part 4 — D4 RIN Price Nosedives, Triggering a Flurry of Market Reactions

In late July, 2023, the D4 Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credit price started nosediving from $1.60 on July 25 to ...
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Falling RIN Prices

Theoretical prices foreshadow actual price drop This chart compares the market price of the D4 RIN (gold dashed lines) with ...
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Sulfur Credit Strategy Pays Off For Refiners

The price of the Tier 3 gasoline sulfur credits has increased 12-fold in the last two years, and the impacts ...
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Baby the RIN Must Fall Part 2 – Will A RIN Price Crash Make a Mess In The Renewable Diesel Market?

U.S. production of hydrogenated renewable diesel (RD), made from soybean oil and animal fats like used cooking oil, is growing ...
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