Chemicals, Solvents & Intermediates, Olefins, Polymers
April 25, 2025
Platts launches weekly propylene glycol spot assessments for Europe
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched weekly propylene glycol spot assessments for Northwest Europe, effective April 25.
The new assessments were originally proposed in a subscriber note published Feb. 21, available here, and confirmed in a decision note published March 13, available here.
Details of the assessments are as follows:
| Product | Monopropylene Glycol Industrial Grade | Monopropylene Glycol USP/EP Grade | Dipropylene Glycol Fragrance Grade |
| Laycan | Loading 3-30 days forward | Loading 3-30 days forward | Loading 3-30 days forward |
| Basis and location | FCA NWE | FCA NWE | FCA NWE |
| Cargo size | 24-100 mt | 24-100 mt | 24-100 mt |
| UOM | Eur/mt | Eur/mt | Eur/mt |
| Product specification | 99.5% purity | 99.7% purity | 99.7% purity |
| Timestamp | 16:30 London | 16:30 London | 16:30 London |
| Symbol | MFNER04 | MFNES04 | MFNET04 |
| Monthly average | MFNER03 | MFNES03 | MFNET03 |
The weekly assessments are published on Fridays, alongside a weekly commentary, which forms part of the existing propylene oxide commentary and appears on Platts Connect and in Platts Olefinscan.
Pricing information for materials with other specifications and terms deviating from the abovementioned parameters may be normalized accordingly.
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