Chemicals, Polymers
March 10, 2026
Platts proposes to launch weekly CFR Egypt and CFR West Africa PVC spot price assessments
Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, is proposing to launch new weekly spot assessments for polyvinyl chloride for the Egyptian and West African markets on a cost-and-freight basis, effective May 6.
The new assessments would provide transparency to African PVC markets and reflect growing import activity, while complementing Platts' existing suite of European and Turkish PVC assessments.
Details of the proposed assessments are as follows:
| Assessment | Ethylene-based PVC K67 | Ethylene-based PVC K67 |
| Basis and location | CFR Egypt, main ports | CFR West Africa, basis Apapa, Nigeria |
| Cargo size (standard basis) | 200 mt | 200 mt |
| Laycan | 15-45 days forward | 30-60 days forward |
| UOM | $/mt | $/mt |
| Specifications | Ethylene-based PVC with a K-value of 67 | Ethylene-based PVC with a K-value of 67 |
The proposed assessment would take into consideration price information gathered up to the close of the assessment process at 4:30 pm Wednesday London time, including firm bids and offers, trades and indicative values, as well as any other data deemed relevant to the assessment process.
The weekly assessment would appear in Polymerscan, on S&P Global Energy Core, and on fixed pages PCA 260 and PCA 239, and would be published on Wednesday, alongside a weekly commentary.
Please send all comments, feedback and questions to pricegroup@spglobal.com and pl_petchems_ln@spglobal.com by March 25.
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Platts will consider all comments received and make those not marked as confidential available upon request.