Subscriber note: Platts petchems, biofuels year-end publishing schedule

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 The final Solventswire for the year to be published on this day.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 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 26.

Thursday, December 20, 2012 Final intermediates weekly assessments and commentaries for the year to be published on this day.

Friday, December 21, 2012 The final European & Americas Petrochemicalscan and Olefinscan for the year to be published on this day. Asian Petrochemicalscan will be published as usual.

Daily aromatics, gasoline components and biofuels, olefins, intermediates, and natural rubber assessments will continue and will be published on the Platts Petrochemical Alert (PCA), Platts Biofuels Alert (PBF) and the Biofuelscan. See info for December 28.

Monday, December 24, 2012 Asian assessments and pricing window will be from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Singapore time. European assessments and pricing window will be from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. London time. Americas petrochemical assessment processes will be from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012 (Christmas Day off - Global) No Platts services or publications worldwide.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012 (Boxing Day off - UK) No European daily aromatics, gasoline components, biofuels, polymers and olefins assessments.

Weekly polymers prices, commentaries and Polymerscan suspended. The final Polymerscan for the year published on December 19. The weekly averages of daily polymer assessments ending December 26 will be published in the first Polymerscan report on January 2, 2013. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA.

Thursday, December 27, 2012 Intermediates weekly commentaries and price assessments suspended. Final intermediates weekly assessments and commentaries for the year published on December 20.

Friday, December 28, 2012 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 21.

The weekly averages of daily Europe and US aromatics, gasoline components, biofuels and US cumene assessments ending December 28 will be published in the first Europe & Americas Petrochemicalscan report on January 4, 2012.

The weekly averages of Asia, Europe and US olefins assessments and Asia natural rubber assessments ending December 28, will be published in the first Olefinscan report on January 4, 2012. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA.

The Asian Petrochemicalscan (APS), including weekly Asian aromatics, gasoline components and biofuels (benzene, toluene, solvent MX, isomer MX, OX, PX, styrene, methanol, MTBE, ethanol, biodiesel) will be published this day.

The polymers weekly averages (CFR FE Asia) for HDPE film, LDPE, LLDPE, PP raffia, PP injection and the polymers weekly averages (FOB Middle East) will reflect the close of December 26.

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 28.

All other weekly polymer and olefins assessments that have been suspended will be indicated as "NA" in the APS on December 28.

Monday, December 31, 2012 (New Year's eve) Asian assessments and pricing window will be from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Singapore time. European assessments and pricing window will be from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. London time. Americas petrochemical assessment processes will be from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - New Year's Day (Global) No Platts services or publications worldwide.

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