Platts discontinues US OX domestic contract price assessment

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has discontinued the monthly Orthoxylene contract price on a FOB USGC basis, effective Nov. 14, in light of a lack of contract market transparency and assessment's limited relevance.

The term contract price assessment was published in Europe and Americas Petrochemicalscan, Platts Connect and Platts Market Center, as well as in the Price Point database under the following symbol:

The last transaction price assessment was databased on April 1, 2025.

Platts continues to report on industry developments in the form of news while also collecting and publishing heards with any price information pertaining to the contract price negotiations that might be relevant to market participants.

Platts continues to publish the FOB US Gulf weekly spot assessment in Europe and Americas Petrochemicalscan, Platts Connect and Platts Market Center, as well as in the Price Point database under the following symbol:

This discontinuation was first proposed Aug. 15 in a subscriber note available here, and then confirmed on Sept. 5 in a subscriber note found here.

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