Chemicals, Olefins

September 02, 2024

Platts to launch weekly European carbon black spot assessments Oct 4

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will launch weekly carbon black spot assessments for Northwest Europe, effective Oct. 4.

Details of the assessments are as follows:

Assessment Carbon black N330 Carbon black N550
Basis and location DDP NWE DDP NWE
Cargo size Min size 20 mt Min size 20 mt
Laycan Delivery in 3-30 days forward Delivery in 3-30 days forward
UOM Eur/mt Eur/mt
Specifications Particle size 25-35 nm Particle size 40-60 nm

Pricing information for material with other specifications and terms may be normalized accordingly.

The assessments will reflect the latest information sourced from the market up to the close of the assessment process at 16:30 London time on Fridays and will follow the London publishing calendar. A weekly commentary and rationale 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 they are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make those not marked as confidential available upon request.