SUBSCRIBER NOTE UPDATE: Platts global petchems year-end publishing schedule

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 The final Solventswire for the year to be published on this day. The final ACN weekly commentaries and price assessments for the year to be published on this day. Wednesday, December 18, 2013 The final Polymerscan for the year to be published on this day. Daily polymer assessments will continue and be published on the Platts Petrochemical Alert service (PCA). Thursday, December 19, 2013 Final intermediates weekly assessments and commentaries for the year to be published on this day. Friday, December 20, 2013 The final European & Americas Petrochemicalscan, and Olefinscan for the year to be published on this day. The final PTA and SBR weekly commentaries and price assessments for the year to be published on this day.

Daily aromatics, gasoline components, olefins, polymers, intermediates and natural rubber assessments will continue to be published on PCA. Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Asian assessments and pricing window will be from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm Singapore time. European assessments and pricing window will be from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm London time. Americas petrochemical assessment processes will be from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm Eastern Time.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013 (Christmas Day off - Global) No Platts services or publications worldwide. Weekly polymers prices, commentaries and Polymerscan suspended. The weekly averages of daily polymer assessments ending December 27 will be published in the first Polymerscan report on January 8, 2014. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA. Thursday, December 26, 2013 (Boxing Day off - UK) No European daily aromatics, gasoline components, polymers and olefins assessments. Intermediates weekly commentaries and price assessments are suspended. Friday, December 27, 2013 The European & Americas Petrochemicalscan, aromatics weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments suspended. Olefinscan, olefins weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments suspended. The weekly averages of daily Europe and US aromatics, gasoline components and US cumene assessments ending December 27 will be published in the first Europe & Americas Petrochemicalscan report on January 10, 2014. The weekly averages of Asia, Europe and US olefins assessments ending December 27 will reflect December 27 and will be published in the first Olefinscan report on January 10, 2014. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA.

All weekly assessments and commentaries suspended.

The Asian Petrochemicalscan (APS) will be published on this day. It will contain daily Asian aromatics and gasoline components (benzene, toluene, isomer MX, PX, styrene, methanol, MTBE). Weekly aromatics prices and weekly commentaries will not be published. Weekly aromatics assessments that have been suspended will be indicated as "NA" in the APS on December 27. The polymers weekly averages (CFR FE Asia) for HDPE film, LDPE, LLDPE, PP raffia, PP injection and the polymers weekly averages (FOB Middle East) will reflect the close of December 27. The weekly averages of Asian ethylene CFR SE Asia & CFR NE Asia, Asian propylene FOB Korea & propylene CFR China, Asian butadiene FOB Korea, & CFR China & China domestic, Asian MEG CFR China & China Domestic, Asian PTA CFR China & China Domestic will reflect the close of December 27. All other weekly polymer, olefins and PTA assessments that have been suspended will be indicated as "NA" in the APS on December 27. Tuesday, December 31, 2013 (New Year's Eve) Asian assessments and pricing window will be from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm Singapore time. European assessments and pricing window will be from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm London time. Americas petrochemical assessment processes will be from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm Eastern Time. Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - New Year's Day (Global) No Platts services or publications worldwide. Thursday, January 2, 2014 Intermediates weekly commentaries and price assessments are suspended. Friday, January 3, 2014 The European & Americas Petrochemicalscan, aromatics weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments suspended. Olefinscan, olefins weekly commentaries and weekly price assessments suspended. The weekly averages of daily Europe and US aromatics, gasoline components and US cumene assessments ending January 3 will be published in the first Europe & Americas Petrochemicalscan report on January 10, 2014. The weekly averages of Asia, Europe and US olefins assessments ending January 3 will reflect January 3, will be published in the first Olefinscan report on January 10, 2014. These weekly averages will also be published on PCA.

All weekly assessments and commentaries suspended.

The Asian Petrochemicalscan (APS) will be published on this day. It will contain daily Asian aromatics and gasoline components (benzene, toluene, isomer MX, PX, styrene, methanol, MTBE). Weekly aromatics prices and weekly commentaries will not be published. Weekly aromatics assessments that have been suspended will be indicated as "NA" in the APS on January 3.

The polymers weekly averages (CFR FE Asia) for HDPE film, LDPE, LLDPE, PP raffia, PP injection and the polymers weekly averages (FOB Middle East) will reflect the close of January 3. The weekly averages of Asian ethylene CFR SE Asia & CFR NE Asia, Asian propylene FOB Korea, & propylene CFR China, Asian butadiene FOB Korea, & CFR China & China domestic, Asian MEG CFR China & China Domestic, Asian PTA CFR China & China Domestic will reflect the close of January 3.

All other weekly polymer, olefins and PTA assessments that have been suspended will be indicated as "NA" in the APS on January 3. For full details of Platts' publishing schedule and services affected, refer to http://www.platts.com/HolidayHome. For queries or comments, please contact petchems@platts.com with a cc to pricegroup@platts.com.