Chemicals, Solvents & Intermediates, Olefins, Polymers

December 20, 2024

Platts launches new weekly US Gulf Coast carbon black spot assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched new weekly US Gulf Coast carbon black spot assessments, effective Dec. 20, 2024.

The new assessments were originally proposed in a subscriber note published on Oct. 28 and available here, with a subsequent decision note published on Nov. 20 and available here.

Details of the assessments are as follows:

Assessment Carbon black N330 Carbon black N550
Symbol CABDC04 CABDD04
Basis and location Ex-works USGC Ex-works USGC
Cargo size Minimum Size 20 mt (44,000 lb) Minimum Size 20 mt (44,000 lb)
Transportation Truck Truck
Laycan Loading in 3-30 days forward from the date of publication Loading in 3-30 days forward from the date of publication
UOM Cents/lb Cents/lb
Specifications Particle size 25-35 nm, ASTM D-1765 Particle size 40-60 nm, ASTM D-1765

All market information reported to Platts may be considered and would be published in real time, including firm bids and offers, trades and indicative values, as well as any other data deemed relevant to the assessment process.

Pricing information for material with other specifications and terms may be normalized to the standard.

The assessments will reflect spot prices at 1:30 pm US CT every Friday and will follow the US publication schedule.

A weekly commentary will be published on Fridays and will appear in Olefinscan and on Platts Connect.

Please send all comments, feedback, and questions to petchems@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.

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.