09 Dec 2020 | 09:46 UTC — Singapore

Platts proposes to launch weekly average prices for Asia thermal coal assessments on Jan. 29

S&P Global Platts is proposing to launch weekly averages for Asia thermal coal price assessments from Jan. 29, 2021.

The publishing of weekly averages will offer the market a direct comparison across Platts global suite of daily and weekly thermal coal price assessments, and weekly price fluctuations.

Platts will publish the four FOB Kalimantan assessments in Coal Trader International, and continue to observe market demand and consult feedback to publish the other Asia thermal coal assessments as the market develops.

The proposed weekly averages of the following daily Asia thermal coal assessments, in $/mt, and their associated price database codes are as follow:

Assessments
Symbols (Daily)
Symbols (Weekly)
Platts NEAT 5,750 NAR 15-60 day
JKTCA00
JKTCA04
Platts SEAT 4,200 GAR 15-60 day
CSEAA00
CSEAA04
CFR Pakistan 5,750 NAR 30-60 day
TPKCA00
TPKCA04
CFR Bangladesh 5,000 GAR 30-60 day
TCBAN00
TCBAN04
FOB Kalimantan 4,200 GAR 7-45 day
CSBKI00
CWBKI04
FOB Kalimantan 3,800 GAR 7-45 day
CSCKJ00
CWCKJ04
FOB Kalimantan 5,900 GAR 90 day
CSAKH00
CWAKH04
FOB Kalimantan 5,000 GAR 90 day
CSAKI00
CWAKI04
FOB Newcastle 20% Ash 5,500 NAR 7-45 day
AAVUW00
AWVUW04
FOB Newcastle 23% Ash 5,500 NAR 7-45 day
AAVVB00
AAVVB04
CFR India West 5,500 NAR 30-60 day
CIWCI00
CIWCI04
CFR India West 5,000 GAR 30-60 day
TCAKP00
TCAKP04
CFR India West 4,200 GAR 30-60 day
TCAKT00
TCAKT04
CFR India East 5,500 NAR 30-60 day
CIECI00
CIECI04
CFR India East 5,000 GAR 30-60 day
TCAKJ00
TCAKJ04
CFR India East 4,200 GAR 30-60 day
TCAKU00
TCAKU04
PCC 6 CFR South China 3,800 NAR 30-60 day
PCCPQ00
PCCPQ04
PCC 7 CFR South China 4,700 NAR 30-60 day
PCCPP00
PCCPP04
PCC 8 CFR South China 5,500 NAR 15-60 day
PCCSC00
PCCSC04

The weekly average thermal coal prices will be published in GCI0412 and in Coal Trader International.

Please send all comments or questions to coal@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com by Dec. 22, 2020.

For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing.

Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available to the public upon request.