Platts to launch Chicago ethanol swaps October 3

Platts will launch Chicago ethanol swap assessments for the first two calendar months on October 3, 2011.

The Chicago ethanol swap will be settled on the calendar month average of the Platts ITT Argo spot Chicago ethanol terminal assessments. The Chicago ethanol swap will trade in lots of 1,000 barrels.

This assessment will appear on PGA 597, in the Platts Oilgram Price Report, the Refiner, and the US Marketscan. Please provide feedback or submit questions to americas_products@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com.