March 01, 2024

Platts launches domestic China isomer-MX assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has started publishing daily prompt and forward domestic China isomer-grade mixed xylene assessments from March 1, 2024.

The proposal and later, decision, to publish these assessments were initially made known in subscriber notes published Nov. 29 and Jan. 31, respectively:

https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/112923-platts-proposes-to-launch-prompt-forward-domestic-china-isomer-mx-assessments,

and https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/013124-platts-to-launch-domestic-china-isomer-mx-assessments-march-1.

The assessments will be published under the following price database codes:

Description Symbol
Isomer-MX Domestic East China Marker Yuan/mt MXDCA00
Isomer-MX Domestic East China Prompt Yuan/mt MXDCB00
Isomer-MX Domestic East China Bal-Mo01 Yuan/mt MXDCB11
Isomer-MX Domestic East China Mo02 Yuan/mt MXDCB12
Isomer-MX Domestic East China Marker Yuan/mt WAvg MXDCA04
Isomer-MX Domestic East China Marker Yuan/mt MAvg MXDCA03

The assessments will be published on pages PCA 645, 647, 235, 600 and in the Asian Petrochemicalscan.

Please send all questions and comments to petchems@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.

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