Trader finds ready market for bundled carbon credits

19 Feb 10 - Aggregated carbon credits from permanent New Zealand forests are finding markets overseas, says a Christchurch company.

Buy small to create liquidity, says trader

12 Feb 10 - Heavy carbon emitters should be thinking about buying units from holders of small parcels to create a liquid market, says carbon trader Nigel Brunel.

Credit-rich foresters out looking for buyers

22 Jan 10 - Forest owners are moving to sell last year’s carbon credits as NZUs start to flow into owners’ accounts.

Current carbon credits available

29 Oct 08 - NZUs – December 2009 – 100,000 tonnes – Bid €13.00 and offered €15.00 per tonne.

Key happy to back TZ1 trading legislation

19 Sep 08 - The National Party, if it becomes the government, will pick up the legislation to allow TZ1 to trade in futures.

Carbon platform eyes start early next year

16 Sep 08 - New Zealand’s carbon platform, TZ1, should be trading by the first quarter of next year.

Secondary market eyed in carbon underwriting and guarantees

12 Jun 08 - Financial services executives are tentatively looking forward to a secondary market in the ETS sphere focused on underwriting and guarantees.

Prices weaken as oil retreats and coal firms

10 Jun 08 - Whilst carbon prices were firmer in early trading on the back of stronger German power prices and persistenly high levels in oil - prices did weaken after oil retreated and coal prices firmed.

New investment partnership to put up to $12m into biotech ventures

6 Jun 08 - Developing new biotechnology businesses in New Zealand is the focus for a new investment partnership involving the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund and Pacific Channel Limited, a private...

Business urged to steal a march on new green business ideas

5 Jun 08 - New Zealanders with good ideas for green businesses will find plenty of investors ready to back them now but risk missing the boat if they don’t move soon, says the New Zealand Business Council for...

MARKET REPORT: Shortage starts scramble for December CERs

5 Jun 08 - Divergence in the carbon market prevailed today as prices of European credits (EUAs) fell while the December 2008 CERs rallied strongly in the face of short-covering.

Latest Strip of CER’s, 2008 – 2012 Vintage – Indicative Mid Prices

5 Jun 08 - Here are the latest indicative over the counter (OTC) on prices from OMF.

Current carbon credits available

5 Jun 08 - Broker OMF has the following carbon credits available.

MARKET REPORT: Carbon hits two-year high

4 Jun 08 - Carbon proved today that it is not necessarily a follower of other commodities and soared to two-year highs.

MARKET REPORT: A day of two halves

3 Jun 08 - It's been a day of two halves as carbon weakened early on only to strengthen and close firm on the back of firmer oil prices.

MARKET REPORT: Multiple factors push carbon price higher

30 May 08 - A combination of factors conspired to push carbon prices higher today.

Aussie Carbon Planet credit brokers breeze into local market

30 May 08 - Carbon Planet of Australia has begun marketing itself in New Zealand - and says carbon will be the world's biggest commodity by 2012.

MARKET REPORT: Carbon fails to rebound after oil dips then rises

29 May 08 - Carbon weakened early in the face of lower oil prices and failed to rebound when oil traded higher.

MARKET REPORT: Carbon continunes firm run

28 May 08 - Carbon continued its firm run early today (NZ time) and posted solid gains right across the curve.

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