SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to discontinue China Coal Index - Metallurgical (CCI Met)

Effective July 31, 2015, Platts will cease publication of its China Coal Index - Metallurgical (CCI Met), the suite of Chinese domestic-market met coal price assessments launched April 2015 in conjunction with Fenwei Energy.

This discontinuation applies to the following daily assessments, listed by Market Data codes, and published on page 4 of Steel Markets Daily, and page MW1050 of Platts Metals Alert:

CODE Description MCCIA00 CCI Met Shanxi Premium Low Vol Ex-washing plant Yuan/mt MCCIB00 CCI Met Shanxi Premium Low Vol Free-on-rail Yuan/mt MCCIC00 CCI Met Shanxi Premium Low Vol DDP Tangshan Yuan/mt MCCID00 CCI Met Shanxi High Sulfur Premium Low Vol Ex-washing plant Yuan/mt MCCIE00 CCI Met Shanxi High Sulfur Premium Low Vol Free-on-rail Yuan/mt MCCIF00 CCI Met Shanxi High Sulfur Premium Low Vol DDP Tangshan Yuan/mt MCCIG00 CCI Met North China Fat Coal DDP TangshanYuan/mt MCCIH00 CCI Met Shanxi PCI Ex-washing plant Yuan/mt MCCII00 CCI Met Shanxi PCI Free-on-rail Yuan/mt MCCIJ00 CCI Met Shanxi PCI DDP Tangshan Yuan/mt MCCIK00 CCI Met Shandong Semi Soft Ex-washing plant Yuan/mt MCCIL00 CCI Met Shandong Semi Soft Free-on-rail Yuan/mt MCCIM00 CCI Met Rail Freight Shanxi - Tangshan Yuan/mt MCCIN00 CCI Met Rail Freight Shanxi - Rizhao Yuan/mt MCCIO00 CCI Met Truck Freight Shanxi - Tangshan Yuan/mt MCCIP00 CCI Met Truck Freight Shanxi - Rizhao Yuan/mt

This discontinuation also affects the following Market Data monthly averages, the last publication for which will be the month of July 2015:

CODE Description MCCIA03 CCI Met Shanxi Premium Low Vol Ex-washing plant Yuan/mt MAvg MCCIB03 CCI Met Shanxi Premium Low Vol Free-on-rail Yuan/mt MAvg MCCIC03 CCI Met Shanxi Premium Low Vol DDP Tangshan Yuan/mt MAvg MCCID03 CCI Met Shanxi High Sulfur Premium Low Vol Ex-washing plant Yuan/mt MCCIE03 CCI Met Shanxi High Sulfur Premium Low Vol Free-on-rail Yuan/mt MAvg MCCIF03 CCI Met Shanxi High Sulfur Premium Low Vol DDP TangshanYuan/mt MAvg MCCIG03 CCI Met North China Fat Coal DDP TangshanYuan/mt MAvg MCCIH03 CCI Met Shanxi PCI Ex-washing plant Yuan/mt MAvg MCCII03 CCI Met Shanxi PCI Free-on-rail Yuan/mt MAvg MCCIJ03 CCI Met Shanxi PCI DDP Tangshan Yuan/mt MAvg MCCIK03 CCI Met Shandong Semi Soft Ex-washing plant Yuan/mt MAvg MCCIL03 CCI Met Shandong Semi Soft Free-on-rail Yuan/mt MAvg MCCIM03 CCI Met Rail Freight Shanxi - Tangshan Yuan/mt MAvg MCCIN03 CCI Met Rail Freight Shanxi - Rizhao Yuan/mt MAvg MCCIO03 CCI Met Truck Freight Shanxi - Tangshan Yuan/mt MAvg

Platts regrets any inconvenience this local-China price series discontinuation may cause.

Please note, however, that this is in no way affects Platts coverage of the seaborne metallurgical coal markets. Subscribers can continue to reference such global benchmarks.

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