SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts changes US FOB petcoke assessments

Effective February 22, 2017, S&P Global Platts has changed the name of its US FOB petcoke assessments and replaced the corresponding pricing ranges with a single price.

The name changes and elimination of pricing ranges reflect industry changes and feedback and will promote greater clarity and pricing transparency.

US FOB petcoke prices were published weekly in Coal Trader and Coal Trader International in a high and low range until February 15, 2017. The high and low values -- along with a closing value at the midpoint of the range -- also have been published in Global Coal Alert page 960 and Market Data category CI.

Platts will no longer publish those high and low values, and will only publish a closing value from February 22, 2017.

Additionally, Platts has made the following name changes to its existing petcoke products: FOB US Gulf Coast 6% sulfur (CPAAA00) has been renamed FOB US Gulf Coast High Sulfur, and will be normalized to 6.5% sulfur petcoke; FOB US Gulf Coast 4%-5% Sulfur (CPAAF00) has been renamed FOB US Gulf Coast Mid Sulfur, and will be normalized to 4.5% sulfur petcoke; FOB US West Coast =2.5% Sulfur (CPAAC00) has been renamed FOB US West Coast Mid Sulfur, and will be normalized to 3% sulfur petcoke; FOB US West Coast 2.5% Sulfur (CPAGG00) has been renamed FOB US West Coast Low Sulfur, and will be normalized to 2% sulfur petcoke.

Further details about the changes are available in the petcoke assessments section of the Platts Coal methodology guide.

Please address any questions or comments to coal@spglobal.com and pricemethodology@spglobal.com.