Chemicals, Refined Products, Aromatics

September 25, 2024

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

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has decided to amend factors, used for conversion between $/mt and cents/gallon for US benzene and MTBE, effective Oct. 1.

The amended values are as follows:

Affected codes Effective Oct. 1
MTBE AAWLB00, MTNYB00 354.1654
Benzene AAIBM01, AAIBM02, AAIBM03 299.2094

The amendment 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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