Chemicals, Aromatics, Solvents & Intermediates, Polymers
July 11, 2025
Platts to move India/South Asia chemicals assessments to new Petrochemical Alert pages
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will move India/South Asia chemical assessments to new Petrochemical Alert pages with effect from July 28, 2025.
The move is part of aligning India/South Asia chemicals coverage with the India publishing schedule
The following new pages will be created:
| PCA 3021 | Platts Polymers India/South Asia Weekly Spot Price Assessments |
| PCA 3022 | Platts Intermediates India/South Asia Weekly Spot Price Assessments |
| PCA 3023 | Platts Aromatics India/South Asia Weekly Average Price Assessments |
| PCA 3024 | Platts Aromatics India/South Asia Weekly Spot Price Assessments |
| PCA 3025 | Platts Chemical India/South Asia Weekly Spot Price Assessments |
| PCA 3026 | Platts Polymers India/South Asia Weekly Average Price Assessments |
| PCA 3027 | Platts Chemicals India/South Asia Daily Spot Price Assessments |
The following assessments will migrate to new pages:
| Assessment | Symbol | Frequency | Existing Page | New Page | |
| Methanol | CFR India | MLCFI00 | Daily | PCA 653, PCA 412, PCA 542 | PCA 3027, PCA 3024 |
| Domestic India Ex-tank (Rupee/kg) | ATANA00 | Daily | PCA 653, PCA 412, PCA 542 | PCA 3027, PCA 3024 | |
| Domestic India Ex-tank ($/mt) | ATANB00 | Daily | PCA 653, PCA 412, PCA 542 | PCA 3027, PCA 3024 | |
| CFR India weekly average | MLCFI04 | Weekly | PCA 348 | PCA 3023 | |
| Domestic India Ex-tank Weekly Average (Rupee/kg) | ATANA04 | Weekly | PCA 348 | PCA 3023 | |
| Domestic India Ex-tank Weekly Average ($/mt) | ATANB04 | Weekly | PCA 348 | PCA 3023 | |
| Toluene | CFR India | AAVBQ04 | Daily | PCA 218, PCA 235, PCA 542 | PCA 3027, PCA 3024 |
| CFR India cash differential | AATBR00 | Daily | PCA 218, PCA 235 | PCA 3027, PCA 3024 | |
| CFR India Weekly Average | AATBQ04 | Weekly | PCA 326 | PCA 3023 | |
| PTA | CFR India | AAXIU04 | Daily | PCA 737 | PCA 3027, PCA 3024 |
| CFR India Weekly Average | AAYIU04 | Weekly | PCA 179 | PCA 3023 | |
| Styrene monomer | CFR India | AABAA00 | Weekly | PCA 412, PCA 340 | PCA 3024 |
| Solvent-MX | CFR India | ASMXA04 | Weekly | PCA 412, PCA 416 | PCA 3024 |
| Polyethylene | CFR South Asia LDPE | ALDPA00 | Daily | PCA 570, PCA 0266, | PCA 3027, PCA 3021 |
| CFR South Asia LLDPE | AAVAQ04 | Weekly | PCA 270, | PCA 3021 | |
| CFR South Asia LLDPE Met C6 | AAXUX04 | Weekly | PCA 270, | PCA 3021 | |
| CFR South Asia HDPE INJ | AAAYI00 | Weekly | PCA 274 | PCA 3021 | |
| CFR South Asia HDPE BLMDG | AAAYK00 | Weekly | PCA 274 | PCA 3021 | |
| CFR South Asia HDPE FILM | AAAYG00 | Weekly | PCA 274 | PCA 3021 | |
| CFR South Asia HDPE Pipe Natural | HDPEP00 | Daily | PCA 570, | PCA 3027, PCA 3021 | |
| CFR South Asia LDPE Weekly Avg | ALDPA04 | Weekly | - | PCA 3026 | |
| CFR South Asia HDPE Pipe Weekly Avg | HDPEP04 | Weekly | - | PCA 3026 | |
| Recycled PET | R-PET Flakes FOB India | ARINA00 | Daily | PCA 409 | PCA 3027, PCA 3021 |
| R-PET Pellets FOB India | ARINB00 | Daily | PCA 409 | PCA 3027, PCA 3021 | |
| R-PET Flakes FOB India Weekly Average | ARINA04 | Weekly | - | PCA 3026 | |
| R-PET Pellets FOB India Weekly Average | ARINB04 | Weekly | - | PCA 3026 | |
| PVC | PVC Susp CFR India | AAUWU00 | Weekly | PCA 262, | PCA 3021 |
| Polypropylene | PP Raffia CFR S Asia | PHBIL04 | Weekly | PCA 282, | PCA 3021 |
| PP Copol CFR S Asia | AAAZA00 | Weekly | PCA 282, | PCA 3021 | |
| PP Inj CFR S Asia | PHBII04 | Weekly | PCA 282, | PCA 3021 | |
| PP Bi-axially Oriented Film CFR S Asia | AAAYU00 | Weekly | PCA 282, | PCA 3021 | |
| PP IPP Film CFR S Asia | AAAYS00 | Weekly | PCA 282, | PCA 3021 | |
| Acetic Acid | CFR South Asia | AAWVZ00 | Weekly | PCA 174 | PCA 3022 |
| VAM | CFR South Asia | AAVSC04 | Weekly | PCA 174 | PCA 3022 |
| Acrylonitrile | CFR South Asia | AAWWA00 | Weekly | PCA 177 | PCA 3025 |
| Phenol | CFR India | AAVAS04 | Weekly | PCA 450 | PCA 3025 |
| Acetone | CFR India | AAVAT04 | Weekly | PCA 450 | PCA 3025 |
These pages will no longer carry India/South Asia assessments:
| Page Number | Title | Frequency |
| PCA 416 | Platts Asian Solvent MX Price Assessments | Weekly |
| PCA 340 | Platts Asian Styrene Monomer Weekly Averages | Weekly |
| PCA 218 | Platts Asian Toluene Daily Assessments | Daily |
| PCA 737 | Platts Asian PTA Daily Price Assessments | Daily |
PCA 326 | Asian Toluene Weekly Assessments and Weekly Averages | Weekly |
PCA 570 | Platts Asian Daily Polyethylene Assessments | Daily |
PCA 348 | Platts Asian Methanol Weekly Assessments and Averages | Weekly |
PCA 235 | Platts Asian Aromatics Weekly Spot prices | Weekly |
PCA 412 | Platts Asian Aromatics Weekly Spot Prices | Weekly |
PCA 542 | Platts Asia Petchem Daily Prices | Daily |
PCA 409 | Platts Asian Recycled Polymers Daily Assessments | Daily |
PCA 177 | Asian ACN Price Assessments | Weekly |
PCA 270 | Asian Weekly LLDPE Price Assessments | Weekly |
| PCA 282 | Asian Weekly PP Price Assessments | Weekly |
PCA 179 | Asian PTA Weekly Price Assessments | Weekly |
PCA 653 | Platts Asian Methanol Daily Price Assessments | Daily |
PCA 262 | Platts Asian PVC Daily Assessments | Daily |
PCA 174 | Asian AA/VAM Price Assessments | Weekly |
PCA 450 | Asian Phenol/Acetone Price Assessments | Weekly |
PCA 274 | Platts Asian Weekly HDPE Price Assessments | Weekly |
PCA 266 | Asian Weekly LDPE Price Assessments | Weekly |
The full list of assessments that were moved to the India publishing schedule is available here.
For full details of Platts publishing schedule, refer to the Pricing Holiday Schedule.
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