Chemicals, Polymers, Solvents & Intermediates

January 26, 2024

Platts proposes to launch daily Europe nylon 6, nylon 66, cyclohexane spot assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, proposes to launch DDP Northwest Europe spot assessments for cyclohexane, nylon 6 (chemically known as Polyamide-6) and nylon 66 (chemically known as Polyamide-66) assessments, effective April 2.

The daily assessments, in Eur/mt, will take into consideration price information gathered up to the close of the assessment process at 4:30pm London time.

Details of the proposed specifications are as follows:

Specifications Resin with a viscosity level of 2.7g/ml Engineering grade nylon 66 resin with a viscosity level of 2.7g/ml
Product Cyclohexane Nylon-6 Nylon-66
Basis and location DDP Northwest Europe DDP Northwest Europe DDP Northwest Europe
Cargo size 20-24 mt 20-24 mt 20-24 mt
Laycan 3-to 30-days forward delivery 3-to 30-days forward delivery 3-to 30-days forward delivery
Minimum 99.9% purity;
Typical density of 0.78-0.80 g/ml;
Sulphur content of below 0.1%. Color: Bright with no additives (prime/virgin grade) Color: Black
UOM Eur/mt Eur/mt Eur/mt
Mode of transport Trucks Trucks Trucks

Pricing information with terms, locations, and specifications different from the above standard may be considered for assessment purposes, subject to normalization.

Please send any questions, comments or feedback to petchems@spglobal.com with a copy to pricegroup@spglobal.com by Feb. 20, 2024.

For written comments, please provide a clear indication if they are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing.

Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.