Platts to publish China Domestic PVC prices

Following feedback from industry participants, Platts will publish new China domestic ethylene-based and carbide-based PVC assessments.

Both assessments are basis Yuan/mt.

The following codes were created in dispatch category HP.

They represent weekly assessments and monthly averages of China domestic PVC prices.

Weekly assessments will be published on PCA page 262 and in Asian Polymerscan.

Launch date is scheduled for January 5, 2011.

DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION HP AAUHB00 hl 0 WA CNY MT PVC Ethylene base China Dom HP AAUHB03 hlc 2 MA CNY MT PVC Ethylene base China Dom MAvg HP AAUHC00 hl 0 WA CNY MT PVC Carbide base China Dom HP AAUHC03 hlc 2 MA CNY MT PVC Carbide base China Dom MAvg