Platts launches daily European recycled acrylonitrile butadiene styrene spot assessments March 1

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched new daily recycled acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (R-ABS) spot assessments, effective March 1, 2024.

The assessments were first proposed in a note published Jan. 10, 2024: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/011024-platts-proposes-to-launch-new-european-spot-recycled-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene-assessments

The decision to launch these assessments was published on Jan. 30, 2024:

https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/013024-platts-to-launch-new-european-recycled-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene-spot-assessments

The new assessments are listed under the following symbols:

Recycled ABS Black Pellets DDP NWE Eur/mt CRABS01

Recycled ABS Light Grey Pellets DDP NWE Eur/mt CRABS62

Details of the new assessments are as follows:

Basis and Locations: Delivery duty paid Northwest Europe. Northwest Europe includes Germany, the Benelux region, France and Switzerland. Pricing information from other regions may be taken into consideration for the assessment, subject to normalization.

Standard spot cargo size: Minimum 20 mt lots

Product Specifications: R-ABS pellets are recycled injection grade acrylonitrile butadiene styrene pellets made with 100% recycled content. Feedstock used to produce the pellets may be either post-consumer or post-industrial. These pellets should be for industrial applications, such as load bearing parts, construction products and household applications casings. Pricing information about pellets for use in auto interior, food contact, medical and toy applications will not be reflected directly in the assessment, but may be normalized to the standard, when appropriate.

Black R-ABS pellets: Pellets with a melt flow index (MFI) of 20.0-30.0g/10 minutes tested at 220 degrees Celsius, with a density of 1.03-1.08g/cm3. The assessed grade is black in color and does not reflect dark grey or anthracite grades.

Light grey R-ABS pellets: Pellets with a melt flow index (MFI) of 20.0-30.0g/10 minutes tested at 220 degrees Celsius, with a density of 1.03-1.08g/cm3. The assessed grade is light grey or whitish grey in color and does not reflect dark grey or anthracite grades.

Delivery: 3-30 days forward

The assessments reflect the spot value of R-ABS at 16.30 pm London time and follow the London publication schedule. The weekly average is published every Wednesday. A weekly commentary and rationale for R-ABS appears within the existing commentary and rationale for recycled polystyrene, published Wednesday.

The new assessments are published in the Platts Polymerscan and on Platts Connect.

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