Chemicals, Metals & Mining Theme, Polymers, Ferrous, Aromatics, Solvents & Intermediates

February 29, 2024

Platts to launch daily Europe caprolactam and adipic acid spot assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will launch DDP Northwest Europe caprolactam and adipic acid spot assessments, effective April 2.

The new assessments will complement Platts existing plans to start the coverage of the downstream nylon market chain.

The new assessments, to be published 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 specifications are as follows:

Specification
Product Caprolactam Adipic acid
Basis and location DDP Northwest Europe DDP Northwest Europe
Cargo size 20-24 mt 20-24 mt
Laycan 3-to 30-days forward delivery 3-to 30-days forward delivery
Appearance: Molten state Appearance: White crystalline solid
Iron content: less than 0.5mg/kg Purity: 99.7%
Iron content: maximum of 0.5ppm
UOM Eur/mt Eur/mt
Symbols CCPLE01 CADIE01
Mode of transport Trucks Trucks

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

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