Platts proposes to discontinue US NBA, 2-EH, VCM, hexane domestic contract price assessments

Platts proposes to discontinue the weekly contract price assessments for US domestic normal butanol, 2-ethyl hexanol, vinyl chloride monomer and hexane, effective Oct. 7, 2025, in light of a lack of contract market transparency and these assessments' limited relevance.

The assessments, proposed for discontinuation, are currently published in Polymerscan, Solventswire, Platts Connect and Platts Market Center, as well as in the Price Point database under the following symbols:

Platts would continue to provide market coverage for these products, reporting on industry developments in the form of news and publishing robust spot price assessments (see the list below).

Platts would also continue collecting and publishing heards with any price information pertaining to the contract price negotiations, which might be relevant to market participants.

Please send all comments, feedback and questions to petchems@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com by July 21.

For written comments, please provide a clear indication if they are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing.

Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.