Platts to change CFR North Africa polystyrene timing specifications

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will revise the timing specifications for CFR North Africa general purpose and high impact polystyrene spot assessments to 15-45 days delivered forward from the day of publication, effective Nov. 18.

The change will better reflect current market practices across North African polymer markets and align the delivery period specification for North African polystyrene assessments with other Platts North African polymer assessments.

The change was first proposed on Sept. 30 in a subscriber note that can be found here: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/pricing-benchmarks/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/092926-platts-proposes-to-change-cfr-north-africa-polystyrene-timing-specifications.

The following assessments will be affected:

Product	Incoterm	Symbol	Monthly average symbol	Current delivery timing	New delivery timing
GPPS	CFR North Africa	AAVWM00	AAVWM03	3-30 days forward	15-45 days forward
HIPS	CFR North Africa	AAVWN00	AAVWN03	3-30 days forward	15-45 days forward

These assessments are published on Wednesdays, alongside weekly commentaries and rationales which appear in Polymerscan and on S&P Global Energy Core. Platts also publishes the North African polystyrene assessments on page 239 of the Platts Petrochemical Alert.

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