Platts to maintain European MTBE specs

Platts, on August 27, 2010, published a subscriber note seeking industry feedback following a request from a number of participants to review the specification of European MTBE with regards to water content.

Following bilateral discussions with participants, Platts will retain the current specifications, reflecting MTBE with a minimum purity of 98%, a maximum water content of 1,000 ppm and a maximum methanol content of 1.5% of the total weight.

Please contact Ilana Djelal at +44-20 7176 6292, or e-mail ilana_djelal@platts.com with a copy to petchem@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com, should you have further queries.