SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to discontinue carbon-adjusted CIF ARA, physical-linked UK Dark Spreads & Heat Rate assessments

Following industry consultation, S&P Global Platts has decided to discontinue the daily carbon-adjusted CIF ARA, UK Dark Spread (35% efficiency) using the CIF ARA 15-60 day forward physical price and Heat Rate assessments that are currently published in Coal Trader International and in Platts Market Data category CI. The daily carbon-adjusted CIF ARA assessment is also published on Global Coal Alert page 410. The last date of publication for these daily assessments will be December 9, 2016. The affected codes are: Carbon adjusted CIF ARA: CSCCC00 Dark Spread (35% efficiency) using the CIF ARA 15-60 day forward physical price in $/MWh: CDUDA00 Dark Spread (35% efficiency) using the CIF ARA 15-60 day forward physical price in Eur/MWh: CDUDC00 Clean Spread (35% efficiency) using the CIF ARA 15-60 day forward physical price in $/MWh: CDUCA00 Clean Spread (35% efficiency) using the CIF ARA 15-60 day forward physical price in Eur/MWh: CDUCC00 Gas, UK in Btu/kWh: CDHRA00 Gas, UK %: CDHRC00 Gas, Germany in Btu/kWh: CDHRB00 Gas, Germany %: CDHRD00 Please address any questions or comments to coal@platts.com and pricemethodology@platts.com.