EMEA biofuels, chemicals barge MOC dates ahead of early-May bank holiday

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, would like to remind market participants of certain coverage changes during the May 6 bank holiday.

Effective May 1, May 2 and May 3 and in line with the published holiday schedule, Platts will reflect bids, offers and trades for biofuels and chemicals that load 6-15 days forward, not the usual 3-15/5-15 days forward in its European Market on Close assessment process. The assessment continues to reflect the usual 3-15/5-15 days forward date range.

The full detail for each day can be seen below:

On May 1, MOC dates will be May 7-May 16 (FE dates: May 7-May 11; MW dates: May 9-May 13; BE dates: May 12-May 16)

On May 2, MOC dates will be May 8-May 17 (FE dates: May 8-May 12; MW dates: May 10-May 14; BE dates: May 13-May 17)

On May 3, MOC dates will be May 9-May 18 (FE dates: May 9-May 13; MW dates: May 11-May 15; BE dates: May 14-May 18)

Please note that May 6 is a UK public holiday and no European chemicals or biofuels assessments will be published. For further details on services affected, please consult the published holiday schedule at https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/our-methodology/holiday

Please send any comments or questions to petchems@spglobal.com and ags@spglobal.com with a copy to pricegroup@spglobal.com