The Argus Polyethylene Transaction Index (PTI) covers indexes for LDPE, LLDPE and HDPE. Based on contract prices reported from the market, our PTI is:
Published on the first working day of the month
Free from editorial bias
Resistant to non-market adjustments
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- Published on the first working day of the month: This avoids issuing credit notices or additional invoices.
- Based on the previous month’s market trends and prices: The Argus PTI Index price assessment is less volatile and more representative of individual resins.
- Avoids non-market adjustments: Our methodology has been developed in partnership with the market and avoids any discounts or other factors agreed historically within the market.
- Access to specialists: This supplement is part of the Argus Global Polyethylene service, where our experts know your markets and deliver weekly polyethylene contracts and spot benchmarks, global industry news and analysis of key economic drivers.
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