Chemicals, Refined Products, Aromatics

September 17, 2024

Platts proposes to amend US MTBE and benzene conversion factors effective Oct 1

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, proposes to amend factors used for conversion between $/mt and cents/gallon for US benzene and MTBE, effective Oct. 1. The proposed values are as follows:

Affected codes

Proposed values effective October 1

MTBE

AAWLB00, MTNYB00

354.1654

Benzene

AAIBM01, AAIBM02, AAIBM03

299.2094

The proposal follows the conversion factor changes implemented earlier in the year https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/052124-platts-proposes-to-amend-mtbe-benzene-and-toluene-conversion-factors-effective-june-3.

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