S&P Global Platts changes NWE polyethylene minimum/maximum spot volumes

S&P Global Platts has amended the minimum and maximum cargo size for FD NWE and FCA Antwerp polyethylene spot assessments, effective March 3, 2021.

The minimum volume has been amended to 25 mt and Platts has introduced a maximum volume of 100 mt.

The change affects the following codes:

LDPE: AALUJ00, AAVKB00

LLDPE C4: AALUL00, AALUM00, AAVKA00, AAVKA03, AAQNR00, AAVKA04

LLDPE C6: AAQCY00, AAQCY03

LLDPE Metallocene C6: AAQCZ00, AAQCZ03

HDPE Blow molding: AALUF00, AALUF04, AALUG00, AAVKE00, AAVKE03

HDPE Film: AALUH00, AALUI00, AAVKF00, AAVKF03

HDPE Injection: AALUD00, AALUE00, AAVKD00 AAVKD03

Platts announced the change in a subscriber note available here: http://plts.co/INPj30ryt6m

This followed a proposal in a subscriber note available here: http://plts.co/VXt330ruxys

Platts polyethylene assessments are published on Petrochemical Alert pages PCA239, PCA268, PCA571, PCA272 and PCA573, in Polymerscan, Platts Platform, Platts Market Center and in Platts price database.

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