SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts clarifies daily IB coal specification

Platts is clarifying the standard specification for its daily physical assessment of Illinois Basin 11,800 Btu/lb, 5 lb SO2/MMBtu FOB barge coal to expand the typical ranges for heat and sulfur content and add a maximum chlorine specification.

As such, the clarified specification will read as follows: The standard specifications for Illinois Basin 11,800 OTC coal are: a typical heat content of 11,800 Btu/lb with typical sulfur content of 5 lb SO2/MMBtu and maximum chlorine content of 0.35%. Platts considers as relevant to the assessment process coals in a range of 11,500-12,000 Btu/lb and sulfur up to 6 lb SO2/MMBtu and normalizes to the standard specifications.

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