SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts proposes to discontinue several chemical freight assessments

Platts proposes to discontinue Rotterdam-Brazil easy chemicals freight rate assessments and gas freight assessments for VCM on Europe-Turkey and US-Turkey routes due to a lack of liquidity.

Platts intends to end publication of these assessments from December 22, 2016.

Affected symbols: Rotterdam-Brazil, 1,000-2,000 mt AARIW00 Rotterdam-Brazil, 5,000 mt AARIY00 VCM: Europe-Turkey, 1,500 mt AAXPB00 VCM: US-Turkey, 1,500 mt AAXPD00

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