Chemicals, Olefins, Solvents & Intermediates

March 11, 2024

Platts launches daily ethylene vinyl-acetate spot assessments for Asia, US

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched daily spot price assessments for ethylene vinyl-acetate (EVA) in Asia and in the US, effective March 11.

At the start of this month, Platts also launched three assessments for three EVA grades, DDP Northwest Europe basis.

The assessments are on the latest information sourced from the market up to the close of the assessment process at 4:30 pm Singapore time and 1:30 pm Central Time, respectively, following the regional publishing schedules.

Details of the assessments are as follows:

Asia US
Basis and location: CFR China (Ningbo, Shanghai) FAS Houston
Cargo size: 100-200 mt 85-250 mt
Laycan: 15 to 30 days forward delivered basis Three to 30 days forward loading basis
UOM US dollars/mt US dollars/mt
Product specifications: Medium EVA -- 18%-21% VAM content Medium EVA -- 7%-20% VAM content
High EVA -- 28% and above VAM content
Credit terms: As per market standard As per market standard
Timestamp 1630 Singapore time 1330 US Central time
Publishing schedule Singapore US
Symbols CEVAA01 CEVAU01
CEVAA02

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

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

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