Chemicals, Aromatics
August 13, 2025
Platts proposes to launch weekly orthoxylene FOB China assessment
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, proposes to launch weekly spot assessments for orthoxylene FOB China in light of increasing export volumes from China amid growing capacity, effective Oct. 17.
The proposed assessment would reflect spot market information up to the close of the assessment window at 4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT) on Friday. It would be published in $/mt and follow the Singapore publishing schedule.
The proposed assessments would reflect the product with the following parameters:
| Cargo size | 2,000-3,000 mt |
| Quality specifications | Minimum purity of 98%; maximum nonaromatic content of 0.3% |
| Timing | Loading 20-40 days forward from the date of publication |
| Location basis | FOB China: Dalian, Nanjing, Jingjiang, Yangpu and Gulei. Loading from other Chinese ports may be normalized to the par ports for the assessment. |
| Credit terms | L/C 30 days |
Pricing information for material with other specifications and terms may be normalized to the proposed standard.
The proposed assessments would be published alongside Platts' existing OX assessments in Asian Petrochemicalscan and Platts database and on Platts Connect.
Please send all comments, feedback and questions to petchems@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com by Sept. 5.
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.