S&P Global Commodity Insights proposes new timestamps for US thermal coal weekly assessments

S&P Global Commodity Insights is proposing to change the timestamp of 14 US thermal coal weekly price assessments from 2 pm ET to 11:30 am ET, effective May 12.

The change is aimed at aligning the timestamps of the weekly assessments with the timestamp of US FOB daily thermal coal price assessments.

The weekly assessments would continue to be published on Friday or the last working day each week.

The assessments appear in Platts Coal Trader on fixed pages GC0210 Platts Coal Trader US Midwestern Physical Coal Assessments, GC0220 Platts Coal Trader Western US Coal Assessments and GC0200 Platts Coal Trader US Eastern Basin Coal Assessments, as well as in the Platts price database under the following codes:

Weekly Price Survey Pittsburgh Seam (CNDQ001)

Weekly Price Survey Upper Ohio River (CNEQ001)

Weekly Price Survey CAPP Barge physical (CNQ001)

Weekly Price Survey CAPP rail physical (CAEQ001)

Weekly Price Survey Thacker/Kenova (CAGQ001)

Weekly Price Survey Illinois Basil 11,800 Rail (CIAQ001)

Weekly Price Survey IB 11,800 barge (CTPQ001)

Weekly Price Survey IB 11,500 barge (CIEQ001)

Weekly Price Survey IB 11,000 barge (CICQ001)

Weekly Price Survey PRB 9400 (CRPQ001)

Weekly Price Survey PRB 8800 (CRAQ001)

Weekly Price Survey PRB 8400 (CRBQ001)

Weekly Price Survey Colorado 11,300 (CURQ001)

Weekly Price Survey Utah 11,500 (CUDQ001)

Quarterly Broker Index for Weekly Price Survey IB 11,800 barge (CUOTC00)

Quarterly Average for Weekly Price Survey IB 11,800 barge (CTPAA05)

S&P Global welcomes all feedback and questions on the proposed assessment through to April 12, 2022.

Please send all questions and feedback to coal@spglobal.com with CC to pricegroup@spglobal.com.

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