Chemicals, Solvents & Intermediates, Polymers

December 13, 2024

Platts chemicals 2024 year-end publishing schedule

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, would like to remind its subscribers of its chemicals 2024 year-end publishing schedule.

Publications:

  • The last Solventswire for 2024 will be published on Dec. 17, while the publication will resume on Jan. 7, 2025.
  • The last Polymerscan and Sustainable Polymerscan will be published Dec. 18, while the publications will resume on Jan. 8, 2025.
  • The last Fiber Marketscan will be published Dec. 19, while the publication will resume on Jan. 9, 2025.
  • The last Asia Petrochemicalscan, Europe and Americas Petrochemicalscan and Olefinscan publications for 2024 will be published on Dec. 20, while the publications will resume on Jan. 10, 2025.
  • Daily assessments and weekly averages for Asia, Americas and Europe, published on Platts Petrochemical Alert during the 2024 year-end period, will be included in the first publications of 2025.

Global weekly assessments:

  • Final weekly solvents assessments, commentaries and rationales will be on Dec. 17, 2024.
  • Final weekly polymer assessments, commentaries and rationales will be on Dec. 18, 2024.
  • Final weekly intermediates assessments, commentaries and rationales will be on Dec. 19, 2024.
  • Final weekly olefins, aromatics and freight assessments will be on Dec. 20, 2024.
  • All weekly assessments, rationales and commentaries will resume from Jan. 6, 2025, in line with the typical publication schedule.

Global daily assessments:

  • No commentaries will be published globally from Dec. 26-31, 2024, while rationales will be published. Daily commentaries will resume on Jan. 2, 2025.
  • Daily assessments and rationales will continue to be published as usual over the 2024 year-end period via Platts Petrochemical Alert Service and Platts Connect, except for the following dates:

Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024 (Publishing day before Christmas Day)

  • Asia assessments and Market on Close process will be basis 12:30 pm Singapore time (0430 GMT).
  • Europe assessments and Market on Close process will be basis 12:30 pm London time (1230 GMT).
  • Americas assessments and Market on Close process will be basis 12:30 pm Central time (1830 GMT).
  • No weekly commentaries will be published globally.

Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 (Christmas Day)

  • No Platts services or publications worldwide.

Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 (Boxing Day)

  • No Europe chemical assessments.

Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 (Publishing day before New Year's Day)

  • Asia assessments and Market on Close process will be basis 12:30 pm Singapore time.
  • Europe assessments and Market on Close process will be basis 12:30 pm London time.
  • Americas assessments and Market on Close process will be basis 1:30 pm Central time.
  • No daily and weekly commentaries will be published globally.

Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 (New Year's Day)

  • No Platts services or publications worldwide.

For full details of the Platts publishing schedule and services affected, go to www.platts.com/HolidayHome.

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