Platts launches FOB China PVC assessments March 1

S&P Global Platts has launched daily spot carbide-based and ethylene-based polyvinyl chloride assessments on FOB China basis, effective March 1, 2022.

The decision follows extensive market research and Platts observation of rising exports from China over the past two years. For January-September 2021, China's PVC exports increased almost four times compared to a year earlier, to 1.34 million mt, according to Chinese customs data.

Platts first proposed these assessments on Jan. 6 in a subscriber note published here.

https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/010622-platts-proposes-to-launch-new-fob-china-pvc-assessments-march-1

The assessments are based on the latest information sourced from the market up to the close of the assessment process at 4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT) daily.

The new assessments reflect product with the following parameters:

Contract: Spot

Volume: 100-500 mt size cargoes

Quality: Suspension grade with K value of 66-68 (SG 5) for both ethylene-based and carbide-based PVC

Timing: Loading 15-30 days forward from the date of publication

Location basis: FOB China, basis Shanghai, Tianjin and Qingdao

Payment terms: Letter of credit 30 days. For deals with usance of greater than 30 days, the value of the extra credit allowance would be factored out for price assessment.

Currency/UOM: $/mt

Pricing information for material with other specifications and terms may be normalized to the proposed standard.

The new assessments are published alongside existing PVC assessments in the Polymerscan, on Platts real time petrochemical service (PCA262), in the Platts Market Center and on Platts Dimensions Pro.

The assessments are published under the following price database symbols.

EBPVS00 Ethylene-based PVC Susp FOB China $/mt

EBPVS04 Ethylene-based PVC Susp FOB China $/mt WAvg

EBPVS03 Ethylene-based PVC Susp FOB China $/mt MAvg

CBPVS00 Carbide-based PVC Susp FOB China $/mt

CBPVS04 Carbide-based PVC Susp FOB China $/mt WAvg

CBPVS03 Carbide-based PVC Susp FOB China $/mt MAvg

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