Commodity Trading
Alkagesta joins the Platts EMEA naphtha physical Market on Close process
Approval to participate in the S&P Global Commodity Insights benchmark process follows an editorial review of the trading house's European naphtha activity.
Alkagesta has been approved to participate in the Platts Market on Close (MOC) assessment process for EMEA naphtha physical, the company said from Malta on 7 August 2026, following a review by Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights.
The MOC process is the industry-standard methodology used by Platts to assess benchmark commodity prices. Participation requires review and approval by Platts editorial, and all bids, offers and transactions submitted are subject to Platts editorial standards.
Platts considers information from credible and creditworthy market participants in its assessment processes, and says it will publish relevant information submitted by Alkagesta accordingly. S&P Global Commodity Insights confirmed the addition in a subscriber note published on 7 August 2026.
Naphtha is a key feedstock for petrochemicals production and a component of the wider petroleum products value chain in which Alkagesta trades across multiple geographies. The company describes inclusion in the EMEA naphtha physical MOC process as a reflection of the growing scale of its European naphtha trading activity.
This report summarises the company announcement and the linked Platts subscriber note; both are available in full at the sources below.
Source attribution
This report was written by the Global Freight editorial desk based on material published by Alkagesta. It is an original summary and analysis, not a reproduction of the source text. Figures and claims are limited to those present in the source material.
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