SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to update CFR SE Asia Billet assessment specifications

Following industry consultation, S&P Global Platts will update the specifications of the CFR SE Asia Billet assessment (SB01035), effective April 1, 2019, to better reflect current market conditions.Platts will narrow the quality specification to 5SP, Q275 or equivalent and dimensions to a cross section of 130 x 130 mm and length of 12 m. The volume specified will be updated to 10,000 mt and timing, a shipment date of 6-10 weeks forward from the date of publication. The location basis specified will remain as CFR Manila, Philippines. Platts will continue to collect information on deals, bids and offers for billet of other qualities, dimensions, volumes, shipment periods and load/discharge ports, and may normalize them to the above specifications for assessment purposes using price differentials prevailing in the market. Please send all feedback, queries and comments to keith.tan@spglobal.com, samuel.chin@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com. For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments 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.