Platts to launch daily FOB SEA recycled polypropylene spot assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will launch two new daily FOB Southeast Asia recycled polypropylene spot assessments, effective Jan. 4, 2027.

The new assessments will complement Platts' existing coverage of recycled polymers markets in Asia.

Details of the new assessments are as follows:

Assessment	Recycled polypropylene natural pellet FOB Southeast Asia	Recycled polypropylene black pellet FOB Southeast Asia
Basis location	Malaysia (Port Klang), Thailand (Bangkok), Indonesia (Jakarta), Singapore, the Philippines (Batangas) and Vietnam (Cat Lai)
Cargo size	20-30 mt
Laycan	Loading 10-30 days forward from the day of publication
Currency/UoM	US Dollar/mt
Payment terms	TT in advance
Quality	PCR, MFI 10-15, injection grade, consumer end-use, without certification

Pricing information deviating from the standard specifications may be normalized and considered for assessment purposes.

Platts first proposed these assessments in a subscriber note published Oct. 5, available here: Platts proposes new FOB Southeast Asia Recycled Polypropylene price assessment | S&P Global

The daily assessments will take into consideration price information gathered up to the close of the assessment process at 4:30 pm Singapore time and will follow the Singapore publishing schedule.

A daily rationale and a weekly commentary published every Thursday, as well as a weekly average price published every Wednesday, will be published for the new FOB SEA R-PP assessments.

The new assessment will be published in Polymerscan, Asian Petrochemicalscan, Platts Sustainable Polymerscan, PCA 409, Platts database, and on S&P Global Energy Core.

Please send all feedback, comments, and questions to petchems@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.

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