Platts to launch FOB US Gulf Sulfur price assessment

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will launch a weekly FOB US Gulf Sulfur price assessment, effective April 2, 2026.

The assessment will capture spot market activity in the US Gulf and complement Platts' existing coverage of the US sulfur market.

The assessment will have the following specifications:

Assessment Name: Solid Sulfur FOB US Gulf

Quality: Elemental sulfur (solid/granular) in bulk

Quantity: 35,000-40,000 mt

Basis and location: FOB US Gulf

Timing: Loading four to seven weeks forward from the date of publication

Frequency: Weekly

Unit of assessment: $/mt

The assessment would consider market information reported to Platts and published as heards throughout the day, including firm bids and offers, trades, and indicative values, as well as any other data deemed relevant to the assessment process.

The assessment will be published on Thursday as a single "close" value with a 16:30 São Paulo timestamp and follow the São Paulo publishing calendar. If Thursday is a non-publishing day, then the assessment will be published on the previous working day.

The assessment will appear in Energy Core effective April 2, in the Sulphur Market Report and on the fixed page FE0361, effective May 7.

Platts originally proposed to launch the FOB US Gulf Sulfur price assessment on March 4 in a subscriber note available here.

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