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Fact: Platts sheds light on commodity markets by:

• Publishing an independent assessment of where spot market prices stand between buyers and sellers each day, using a transparent methodology that is published on our website

• Objectively reporting data Platts collects and publishing that data for market participants to see and test value in real time

• Explaining the data collected during each trading period and how it factored into that day’s assessment

• Providing additional clarity by publishing named, fully transparent data via the Market on Close assessment process

Fact: Platts price assessment methodologies are time tested, designed to exclude anomalous data and highlight repeatable spot value on any given day.