Platts discontinues US coking coal brand prices

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has discontinued five weekly price assessments and associated monthly averages for US hard coking coal brands Blue Creek No. 7, Blue Creek No. 4, Beckley, Windber, and Buchanan, effective Jan. 2, 2024.

Platts observed limited spot trade data specific to these US coking coal brands. Industry feedback indicated a preference for referencing global spot coking coal benchmarks to determine brand prices.

The following coking coal brands have been discontinued:

Met Coal Blue Creek No. 7 FOB Mobile $/mt Wkly (MCAPB04)

Met Coal Blue Creek No. 7 FOB Mobile $/mt MAvg (MCAPB03)

Met Coal Blue Creek No. 4 FOB Mobile $/mt Wkly (MCAPC04)

Met Coal Blue Creek No. 4 FOB Mobile $/mt MAvg (MCAPC03)

Met Coal Beckley FOB USEC $/mt Wkly (MCAPD04)

Met Coal Beckley FOB USEC $/mt MAvg (MCAPD03)

Met Coal Windber FOB USEC $/mt Wkly (MCAPE04)

Met Coal Windber FOB USEC $/mt MAvg (MCAPE03)

Met Coal Buchanan FOB USEC $/mt Wkly (MCAPF04)

Met Coal Buchanan FOB USEC $/mt MAvg (MCAPF03)

The prices were published in Steel Markets Daily, Coal Trader International, Coal Trader and Platts market data under the symbols listed above. Platts continues to publish its US and global metallurgical coal benchmark assessments via these channels, with data also accessible through Platts Connect.

Platts first proposed the discontinuation on Sept. 1, in a subscriber note available here:

https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/090123-platts-proposes-to-discontinue-us-coking-coal-brand-prices

Platts published its decision to discontinue the series on Oct. 5 in the following subscriber note:

https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/100523-platts-to-discontinue-us-coking-coal-brand-prices

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