16 Aug 2024 | 14:45 UTC

Platts proposes to launch weekly European carbon black spot assessments Oct 4

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, is proposing to launch weekly carbon black spot assessments for Northwest Europe, effective Oct. 4, 2024.

Details of the proposed assessments are as follows:

Assessment Carbon black N330 Carbon black N550
Basis and location DDP NWE DDP NWE
Cargo size Min Size 20 mt Min Size 20 mt
Laycan Delivery in 3-30 days forward from the date of publication Delivery in 3-30 days forward from the date of publication
UOM Eur/mt Eur/mt
Specifications Particle size 25-35 nm Particle size 40-60 nm

Pricing information for material with other specifications and terms may be normalized accordingly.

The proposed assessments would reflect spot values on a daily basis at 16:30 London time and would follow the London publishing calendar. A weekly commentary and rationale would be published on a Friday and would appear in Olefinscan and on Platts Connect.

Please send all comments, feedback, and questions to petchems@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com by Sept. 2.

For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments 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.