Chemicals, Polymers

September 10, 2024

Platts proposes to launch European, Brazilian, US POM copolymer spot assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, proposes to launch weekly FOB USGC and CFR Brazil and DDP Northwest Europe (NWE) polyoxymethylene (POM) copolymer spot assessments, effective Oct. 30.

POM is also known as acetal copolymer.

Details of the proposed assessments are as follows:

Basis and locations FOB US Gulf Coast CFR Brazil DDP Northwest Europe
Standard spot cargo size Full container load Full container load Minimum 16mt
Product specification

Melt Flow Index: 9g/10min at 190 degrees Celsius/2.16kg

Natural (white) color

Melt Flow Index: 9g/10min at 190 degrees Celsius/2.16kg

Natural (white) color

Melt Flow Index: 9g/10min at 190 degrees Celsius/2.16kg

Natural (white) color
Laycan 3-30 days forward loading 20-40 days forward delivery 3-30 days forward delivery
UoM $/mt $/mt Eur/mt
Time stamp 13:30 Central Time 13:30 Central Time 16:30 London time

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

The proposed weekly assessments would be published on Wednesday and would follow the US, Brazil and London publishing calendars, respectively.

The new assessments would be published on PlattsConnect and in Polymerscan.

Please send any comments and questions to petchems@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com by Sept. 25.

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.