Platts proposes to add CFR Brazil petcoke assessment

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, proposes to launch a CFR Brazil petroleum coke price assessment, effective Aug. 19.

The new assessment is intended to provide more transparency on the market for US-origin petcoke delivered to Brazil.

Brazil finished 2025 as the third-largest market for US petcoke exports, according to S&P Global Commodities at Sea data, bringing in 3.53 million metric tons. It also stands third behind India and China in the first half of 2026, with 1.57 million mt imported.

Platts previously proposed the assessments in a note available here, but is now proposing to launch at a later date.

The specifications of the proposed price assessment are as follows:

This proposal also includes a monthly and quarterly average for the assessment.

Cargoes of other grades, qualities and location origins may be normalized for assessment purposes. If a holiday falls on a Wednesday, the assessment would be conducted on the previous non-holiday weekday.

Full details of Platts' petcoke assessments can be found in the Global Coal Specifications Guide, available here. Please send all feedback, comments, and questions to coal@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com by July 17, 2026.

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