Europe chemicals, biofuels barge MOC dates for Christmas, New Year holidays 2024

Please note that effective Dec. 20, Dec. 23 and Dec. 24, 2024, Platts will publish bids, offers and trades in its Market on Close assessment process for chemicals and biofuels barges that load seven to 15 days forward, not the usual three to 15/five to 15 days forward range.

The full detail for each day can be seen below:

On Dec. 20, MOC dates will be Dec. 27-Jan. 4 (FE dates: Dec. 27-31; MW dates: Dec. 29-Jan. 02; BE dates: Dec. 31-Jan. 4).

On Dec. 23, MOC dates will be Dec. 30-Jan. 7 (FE dates: Dec. 30-Jan. 3; MW dates: Jan. 1-5; BE dates: Jan. 3-7).

On Dec. 24, MOC dates will be Dec. 31-Jan. 8 (FE dates: Dec. 31-Jan. 4; MW dates: Jan. 2-6; BE dates: Jan. 4-8).

In addition, on Dec. 27, Platts will publish bids, offers and trades in its Market on Close assessment process for chemicals and biofuels barges that load six to 15 days forward, not the usual three to 15/five to 15 days forward range.

The full detail for Dec. 27 can be seen below:

On Dec. 27, MOC dates will be Jan. 2-11 (FE dates: Jan. 2-6; MW dates: Jan. 4-8; BE dates: Jan. 7-11).

Meanwhile, on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31, Platts will publish bids, offers and trades in its Market on Close assessment process for chemicals and biofuels barges that load four to 15 and six to 15 days forward, respectively, not the usual three to 15/five to 15 days forward range.

The full detail for each day can be seen below:

On Dec. 30, MOC dates will be Jan. 3-14 (FE dates: Jan. 3-7; MW dates: Jan. 5-9; BE dates: Jan. 10-14).

On Dec. 31, MOC dates will be Jan. 6-15 (FE dates: Jan. 6-10; MW dates: Jan. 8-12; BE dates: Jan. 11-15).

On Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, all European chemicals and biofuels assessments will be basis 12:30 pm London time, with all cutoffs and timings commensurate with a close at that time.

Please note that on Dec. 25 and Dec. 26, as well as Jan. 1, no European chemicals or biofuels assessments will be published out of London, in line with the Pricing Holiday Schedule.

For a full list of services affected, please consult: https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/our-methodology/holiday.

Please send any comments or questions to petchems@spglobal.com and mrts_biofuelsandfeedstocks@spglobal.com, with a copy to pricegroup@spglobal.com.