Platts amends CFR West Africa polyolefins laycans May 6

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has amended the laycan dates for all CFR West Africa polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) assessments to 30-60 days forward from the day of publication, effective May 6.

The changes were first proposed in a subscriber note published March 18, available here, and confirmed in a subscriber note published April 8, available here .

The revision to the laycan specifications reflects the observation of further delivery periods for spot transactions due to a change in trade flows, longer transit times, and higher import volumes of PP from China.

The following assessments have been affected:

The weekly assessments continue to be published on Wednesday, alongside weekly commentaries and rationales, which appear in Polymerscan and on S&P Global Energy Core.

Platts currently publishes the African polyethylene and polypropylene assessment on page 239 of the Platts Petrochemical Alert. All assessments will continue to appear on pages PCA0239, PCA0787 and PCA0788 (for PE grades) and PCA0239, PCA0538 and PCA0539 (for PP grades).

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