Platts Petchems & Bio-products year-end 2011 publishing schedule

Tuesday, December 20 The final Solventswire for the year to be published on this day.

Wednesday, December 21 The final Polymerscan for the year to be published on this day. Daily polymer assessments will continue and be published on the Platts Petrochemical Alert service (PCA). See info for December 28.

Thursday, December 22 Final intermediates assessments and commentaries for the year to be published on this day.

Friday, December 23 Asian assessments and pricing window will be basis 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Singapore time. European assessments and pricing window will be basis 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. London time. Americas petrochemical assessment processes will close at 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

The final European & Americas Petrochemicalscan and Olefinscan for the year to be on this day. See info for December 30.

Monday, December 26 (Christmas Day off in lieu - Global) No Platts services or publications worldwide.

Tuesday, December 27 (Boxing Day off in lieu - UK) No daily European aromatics, gasoline components, polymers and olefins assessments. Weekly acrylonitrile assessments suspended. Weekly Solventswire suspended. The final Solventswire for the year published on December 20.

Wednesday, December 28 Weekly polymers prices, commentaries and Polymerscan suspended. The final Polymerscan for the year published on December 21. The weekly averages of daily polymer assessments ending December 28 will be published in the first Polymerscan report on January 4, 2012. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA.

Thursday, December 29 Intermediates weekly commentaries and price assessments suspended. Final intermediates assessments and commentaries for the year published on December 22.

Friday, December 30 Asian assessments and pricing window will be basis 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Singapore time. European assessments and pricing window will be basis 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. London time. Americas petrochemical assessment processes will close at 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

The European & Americas Petrochemicalscan, aromatics weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments suspended. Olefinscan, olefins weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments suspended. The final European & Americas Petrochemicalscan and Olefinscan for the year published on December 23. The weekly averages of daily Europe and US aromatics, gasoline components and US cumene assessments ending December 30, will be published in the first Europe & Americas Petrochemicalscan report on January 6, 2012. The weekly averages of Asia, Europe and US olefins assessments and Asia natural rubber assessments ending December 30, will be published in the first Olefinscan report on January 6, 2012. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA.

The Asian Petrochemicalscan (APS) including weekly Asian aromatics and gasoline components (benzene, toluene, solvent MX, isomer MX, OX, PX, styrene, methanol, MTBE, ethanol) will be published this day. The HDPE film CFR Far East, LDPE CFR Far East, LLDPE CFR Far East, PP raffia/injection CFR Far East, polymer weekly averages (CFR FE Asia) and polymer weekly averages (Middle East) will reflect the close of December 30.

The Asian ethylene CFR SE Asia & CFR NE Asia, Asian propylene FOB Korea, Asian MEG CFR China & China Domestic, Asian PTA CFR China & China Domestic will reflect the close of December 30.

All other weekly polymer and olefins assessments that have been suspended will be indicated as "NA" in the APS on December 30.

Monday, January 2, 2012 - New Year's Day (Global) No Platts services or publications worldwide.