Chemicals, Polymers
September 03, 2025
Platts launches new black HDPE PE100 spot assessments
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched weekly spot price assessments for pressure rating 100, black color high-density polyethylene, known as HDPE PE100, for the Turkish, Egyptian and European markets, effective Sept. 3.
The new assessments provide transparency to the HDPE PE100 markets, while complementing Platts existing suite of HDPE assessments.
Details of the assessments are as follows:
| Assessment | HDPE PE100 Black | HDPE PE100 Black | HDPE PE100 Black |
| Basis and location | CFR Turkey | CFR Egypt | DDP NWE |
| Symbols | HDPEB04 | HDPEC04 | HDPEA04 |
| Monthly average | HDPEB03 | HDPEC03 | HDPEA03 |
| Cargo size | Min Size: 100 mt Max Size: 500 mt | Min Size: 100 mt Max Size: 500 mt | Min Size: 25 mt Max Size: 100 mt |
| Laycan | Delivery 3-30 days forward from the date of publication | Delivery 3-30 days forward from the date of publication | Delivery 3-30 days forward from the date of publication |
| UOM | $/mt | $/mt | Eur/mt |
| Specifications | Melt flow rate of 0.2-9.0 g/10 min Density of 947-959 g/cm 3 Officially certified as PE100 for pipe applications | Melt flow rate of 0.2-9.0 g/10 min Density of 947-959 g/cm 3 Officially certified as PE100 for pipe applications | Melt flow rate of 0.2-9.0 g/10 min Density of 947-959 g/cm 3 Officially certified as PE100 for pipe applications |
| Payment Terms | As per industry standard | 60 days net payment terms | As per industry standard |
Pricing information for material with other specifications and terms may be normalized accordingly.
The assessments reflect spot values on a weekly basis at 4:30 pm London time and follow the London publishing calendar.
Existing weekly commentaries and rationales for European, Turkish and African polyethylene have been expanded to include HDPE PE100 and continue to appear in Polymerscan as well as on Platts Petrochemical Alert pages:
Europe - PCA523 and PCA547.
Africa – PCA787 and PCA 788.
Turkey – PCA789 and PCA790.
The assessments were first proposed in the subscriber note: Platts proposes new PE100 spot assessments in Europe, Turkey, Egypt.
A decision to launch the new assessments was then published on July 30: Platts to launch three new weekly HDPE PE100 black color spot assessments Sept. 3.
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