New York (Platts)--9Mar2010/319 pm EST/2019 GMT
Sales of European chlorinated solvents have been declining each year since
2004 as most production have been refocused to Asia, according to industry
body ECSA. 

As a result, and following an internal review, Platts will discontinue the
assessments of European trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and methylene
chloride markets, with the final assessments for these three products made on
April 13, 2010. 

The affected assessments are basis FOB Rotterdam in $/mt and FD NWE in Eur/mt,
currently published on Platts Petrochemical Alert page 391 and the weekly
Platts Solventswire. 

Please send further comments to Shahrin Ismaiyatim, Global Editorial Director
for Platts Petrochemicals either via email: shahrin@platts.com (with cc to 
pricegroup@platts.com) or telephone: +44-20 7176 6264, by March 15, 2010.