SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts revises Global Petrochemical Indexes calculations

Platts has revised the individual regional weighting to each product based on their regional capacity. The new weightings are as follows:

US Asia Europe Global Ethylene Index AAXVN00 0.24 0.48 0.28 Global Propylene Index AAXVO00 0.19 0.63 0.17 Global LDPE Index AAXVR00 0.19 0.37 0.44 Global PP raffia Index AAXVS00 0.14 0.64 0.22 Global Benzene Index AAXVP00 0.13 0.67 0.19 Global Toluene Index AAXVQ00 0.30 0.49 0.21 Global Paraxylene Index AAXVU00 0.09 0.85 0.06

Global Petrochemical Index AAXVT00 Ethylene 0.32 Propylene 0.24 LDPE 0.05 PP Raffia 0.14 Benzene 0.11 Toluene 0.05 Paraxylene 0.10

The new weightings for the Global Petrochemical Indexes will be reflective of the indexes effective March 14, 2016.

The indexes appear on Petrochemical Alert, page PC900.

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