SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts proposes to discontinue weekly MX contract assessment

Effective September 1, Platts proposes to discontinue its weekly US mixed xylenes contract assessment due to changes in market dynamics.

A market-wide contract settlement is no longer openly available, and as such, the market no longer references or uses the published settlement.

Platts last published a weekly US mixed xylene contract assessment in January 2015, when a settlement was last disclosed by the parties involved and verified as per Platts methodology.

This assessment is listed under the following codes in the Platts price database: Mixed Xylene USG CP PHBHT03.

These assessments are also published in the Platts Petrochemical Alert on page 329 and page 234.

Please send any additional feedback or questions by June 30 to petchems@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com.

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