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What Are European Recycled LDPE Price Assessments?
What Are European Recycled LDPE Price Assessments?
Platts Recycled LDPE assessments complement our existing virgin LDPE assessments in Northwest Europe, providing market participants with a more complete view of the LDPE market and enabling them to compare market fundamentals and pricing.
Platts assesses recycled LDPE black, grey and translucent pellets derived from post-consumer waste with a melt flow index between 0.3 and 1.2 grams/10 minutes tested at 190 degrees Celsius/2.16kg, suitable for consumer packaging applications in Northwest Europe.
Prices are assessed daily for delivered duty paid material in EUR/mt.
Price assessments are complemented by a weekly commentary and rationale, which explains how the price assessment is reached and delves into the market fundamentals observed throughout the week.
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How We Assess European Recycled LDPE Prices
How We Assess European Recycled LDPE Prices
Platts assessments are based on market information, including, but not limited to, firm bids and offers, and trades reported to the editor up to the close of business (4.30 pm London time) on each day.
All the information used to inform the assessment is published transparently on Platts platforms as "heards". An assessment rationale is published explaining what the assessments are and how they have been reached.
A weekly market commentary accompanies the price assessments and rationale, which highlights the most important trends that have affected the markets that week and provides insight into what the market expects over the coming weeks.
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Weekly Market Commentary
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Weekly Assessment Rationale