SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts proposes to reduce MTBE maximum accepted water content to 500 ppm

S&P Global Platts proposes to reduce the European MTBE maximum accepted water content to 500 ppm, from the current 1,000 ppm.

The proposed change follows feedback that the bulk of MTBE produced and traded within Europe conforms to a maximum limit of 500 ppm water content.

This would affect Platts daily assessments for MTBE FOB ARA, MTBE FOB ARA factor and MTBE FOB ARA (cents/gal), under the symbols PHALA00, PHALA02, AAWLE00.

Please send any feedback or questions to petchems@spglobal.com and pricemethodology@spglobal.com by January 7, 2019.

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 upon request.