SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts proposes discontinuation of certain weekly 90-day assessments

S&P Global Platts is proposing to discontinue its weekly CIF Japan 6,080 NAR, CIF Korea West 6,080 NAR, FOB Gladstone 6,500 GAR, FOB Qinhuangdao 6,200 GAR and FOB Poland Baltic 90-day assessments as these have either been superseded by daily assessments or seen limited trading. The assessments are published on Global Coal Alert page 430 (weekly) and 450 (monthly and quarterly averages), in Coal Trader International, and in Platts Market Data category CI. Platts intends to end publication of these assessments on January 27, 2017. The affected codes are: CIF Japan 6,080 NAR 90-day weekly price in $/mt: CSAGD00 CIF Japan 6,080 NAR 90-day weekly price in EUR/mt: CSEUG00 CIF Japan 6,080 NAR 90-day monthly average in $/mt: CSAGD03 CIF Japan 6,080 NAR 90-day quarterly average in $/mt: CSAGD04 CIF Korea West 6,080 NAR 90-day weekly price in $/mt: CSAGE00 CIF Korea West 6,080 NAR 90-day weekly price in EUR/mt: CSEUI00 CIF Korea West 6,080 NAR 90-day monthly average in $/mt: CSAGE03 CIF Korea West 6,080 NAR 90-day quarterly average in $/mt: CSAGE04 FOB Gladstone 6,500 GAR 90-day weekly price in $/mt: CSAKE00 FOB Gladstone 6,500 GAR 90-day weekly price in EUR/mt: CSEUM00 FOB Gladstone 6,500 GAR 90-day monthly average in $/mt: CSAKE03 FOB Gladstone 6,500 GAR 90-day quarterly average in $/mt: CSAKE04 FOB Qinhuangdao 6,200 GAR 90-day weekly price in $/mt: CSAGH00 FOB Qinhuangdao 6,200 GAR 90-day weekly price in EUR/mt: CSEUH00 FOB Qinhuangdao 6,200 GAR 90-day monthly average in $/mt: CSAGH03 FOB Qinhuangdao 6,200 GAR 90-day quarterly average in $/mt: CSAGH04 FOB Poland Baltic 6,000 NAR 90-day weekly price in $/mt: CSAKB00 FOB Poland Baltic 6,000 NAR 90-day weekly price in EUR/mt: CSEUK00 FOB Poland Baltic 6,000 NAR 90-day monthly average in $/mt: CSAKB03 FOB Poland Baltic 6,000 NAR 90-day quarterly average in $/mt: CSAKB04

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