Chemicals, Solvents & Intermediates

November 28, 2024

Platts changes CFR South Asia weekly acetic acid assessment payment terms, delivery laycan

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has changed the weekly CFR South Asia acetic acid assessment to reflect cargoes delivered 30-45 days forward from the day of the assessment and with the credit terms of up to L/C 90 days, effective Nov. 28, in line with market feedback received.

The change was first proposed in a subscriber note published Oct. 8 and the decision note can be found here.

Platts will normalize any market data deviating from the Platts standard terms based on market feedback.

The changes affect the price assessments under the following code:

Description

Code

MAvg

Acetic Acid CFR South Asia Weekly

AAWVZ00

AAWVZ03

The affected assessments are published in the Asian Petrochemicalscan and on Platts Petrochemical Alert Pages: PC0174, PC0458 and PC0460.

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