SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts global petchems year-end publishing schedule

Platts will not assess Asian, European or US weekly petchems prices from December 22 through January 5. All daily European, Asian and US prices will continue to be assessed, including PE, PP, C2, C3, C4, methanol, benzene, paraxylene, styrene, MTBE, ETBE and toluene, except on December 25, December 26 and January 1, when there will be no assessments. Specific dates: Tuesday, December 16: The final Solventswire for the year will be published. The final ACN weekly commentaries and price assessments for the year will be published. Wednesday, December 17: The final Polymerscan for the year will be published. Daily polymer assessments will continue and be published on the Platts Petrochemical Alert service (PCA). Thursday, December 18: Final intermediates weekly assessments and commentaries for the year will be published. Friday, December 19: The final European & Americas Petrochemicalscan and Olefinscan for the year will be published. The final PTA and SBR weekly commentaries and price assessments for the year will be published. Daily aromatics, gasoline components, olefins, polymers, intermediates and natural rubber assessments will continue to be published on PCA. Wednesday, December 24: Asian assessments and pricing window will be from 12 pm Singapore time to 12:30 pm. European assessments and pricing window will be from 12 pm London time to 12:30 pm. Americas petrochemical assessment processes will be from 1 pm Eastern Time to 1:30 pm. Weekly polymers prices, commentaries and Polymerscan are suspended. The weekly averages of daily polymer assessments for the week ending December 26 will be published in the first Polymerscan report of 2015 on January 7. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA. Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day): No Platts services or publications worldwide. No European daily aromatics, gasoline components, polymers, olefins and intermediate assessments. Friday, December 26 (Boxing Day holiday in UK): No Platts publications worldwide for petrochemicals. The European & Americas Petrochemicalscan, aromatics weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments are suspended. Olefinscan, olefins weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments are suspended. The weekly averages of daily Europe and US aromatics, gasoline components and US cumene assessments for the week ending December 26 will be published in the first European & Americas Petrochemicalscan report of 2015 on January 9. The weekly averages of Asia, Europe and US olefins assessments for the week ending December 26 will be published in the first Olefinscan report of 2015 on January 9. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA. All weekly assessments and commentaries are suspended.

Also on December 26, the Asian Petrochemicalscan (APS) will be suspended. Daily Asian aromatics and gasoline components (benzene, toluene, isomer MX, PX, styrene, methanol, MTBE) will not be assessed.

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 on December 24. The weekly averages of Asian ethylene CFR SE Asia and CFR NE Asia, Asian propylene FOB Korea and propylene CFR China, Asian butadiene FOB Korea, CFR China and China domestic, Asian MEG CFR China and China domestic, Asian PTA CFR China and China domestic will reflect the close on December 24. Wednesday, December 31 (New Year's Eve): Asian Market on Close assessment process will be from 12 pm Singapore time to 12:30 pm. European MOC assessment process will be from 12 pm London time to 12:30 pm. Americas petrochemical assessment process will be from 1 pm Eastern Time to 1:30 pm. Thursday, January 1, 2015 (New Year's Day): No Platts services or publications worldwide. Friday, January 2, 2015: Asian Market on Close assessment process will be from 12 pm Singapore time to 12:30 pm. European MOC assessment process will be from 12 pm London time to 12:30 pm. Americas petrochemical assessment process will be from 1 pm Eastern Time to 1:30 pm.

The European & Americas Petrochemicalscan, aromatics weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments are suspended. Olefinscan, olefins weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments are suspended. The weekly averages of daily Europe and US aromatics, gasoline components and US cumene assessments for the week ending January 2 will be published in the first Europe & Americas Petrochemicalscan report of 2015 on January 9.

The weekly averages of Asia, Europe and US olefins assessments for the week ending January 2 will reflect January 2 and be published in the first Olefinscan report of 2015 on January 9. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA. All weekly assessments and commentaries are suspended. Weekly assessments that have been suspended will be indicated as "NA" on PCA on January 2.

Also on January 2, 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 on January 2. All weekly assessments and weekly commentaries are suspended. The Asian Petrochemicalscan (APS) will be published. It will contain daily Asian olefins, polymers, intermediates, aromatics and gasoline components (benzene, toluene, isomer MX, PX, styrene, methanol, MTBE). Weekly petrochemicals prices and weekly commentaries will not be published. Daily aromatics, gasoline components, olefins, polymers, intermediates and natural rubber assessments will continue to be published on PCA. Weekly assessments that have been suspended will be indicated as "NA" in the APS on January 2.

Also on January 2, 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 on January 2. The weekly averages of Asian ethylene CFR SE Asia and CFR NE Asia, Asian propylene FOB Korea, and propylene CFR China, Asian butadiene FOB Korea, CFR China and China domestic, Asian MEG CFR China and China domestic, Asian PTA CFR China and China domestic will reflect the close on January 2.

All other weekly polymer, olefins and PTA assessments that have been suspended will be indicated as "NA" in the APS on January 2. For full details of the Platts publishing schedule and services affected, go to www.platts.com/HolidayHome. For queries or comments, please contact petchems@platts.com with a cc to pricegroup@platts.com.