SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts adds NWE methanol standards into Timing and Increments guidelines

S&P Global Platts has updated its Petrochemicals Timing and Increments Guidelines to include the existing standards applied to the European methanol FOB Rotterdam barge Market on Close window assessment process, effective May 17. For applicable assessments, Platts reflects bids and offers with a half-month, full month, balance of the month loading laycans.

In addition, named expressions of interest to trade during the MOC window have been confirmed as having a minimum increment of Eur0.25 with a maximum of Eur1 per minute, with the following timings:

State Timing Bids/offers due 3.59.59.99 Last price changes cut off 4.27.59.99 No more price changes 4:27:59:99 Market on close 4:29:59:99 Repeat order extension 4:29:40:00-4:29:59:99 Extension state 4:30:00-4:32:59:99 Please send any comments or questions to pl_petchems_ln@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.

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