July 07, 2025
Platts to launch weekly FOB Vietnam cement and clinker price assessments, 7 August 2025.
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will launch weekly price assessments for FOB Vietnam cement, clinker as of Aug. 7, 2025.
With Vietnam one of the leading exporters of cement and clinker globally, the new assessments will enhance Platts coverage of cement and clinker in the region.
This decision follows a proposal note published June 18.
Detailed specifications for the assessments are as follows:
| Specification | Details |
| Assessment Name | Cement FOB Vietnam |
| Quality | ASTM Type I |
| Quantity | 20,000-30,000 mt, Bulk Cement |
| Basis and location | FOB Cam Pha, Vietnam |
| Loading | 15-30 days forward |
| Unit of assessment | $/mt ? |
| Frequency | Weekly, every Thursday |
| Timestamp | 1630 Penang close, following the Penang publishing calendar |
| Specification | Details |
| Assessment Name | Clinker FOB Vietnam |
| Quality | OPC Grey Clinker |
| Quantity | 45,000-55,000 mt |
| Basis and location | FOB Cam Pha, Vietnam |
| Loading | 15-30 days forward |
| Unit of assessment | $/mt |
| Frequency | Weekly, every Thursday |
| Timestamp | 1630 Penang close, following the Penang publishing calendar |
Any information received regarding different locations, cargo sizes and timing may be considered and normalized, where necessary, to align with the standard specifications listed above.
The above prices would appear in Platts Cement Weekly, Coal Trader, Coal Trader International, Steel Price Report and also on Platts Connect.
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