Chemicals Market Insights
All the elements. All in one place.
Overview
Our best-in-class chemical market insights cover everything from feedstocks, building blocks, base chemicals, their derivatives, specialty chemicals, and end-use markets.
- Spot and seize opportunities in the dynamic and complex chemical markets with our extensive intelligence of robust chemicals pricing, real-time news, market commentary heards, as well as chemical freights.
- Gain a competitive edge with comprehensive market analysis, price forecasting, and insights into success factors, regulations, and industry structure, enabling you to navigate short- and long-term trends and seize future opportunities.
- Leverage our global chemical asset database and company profiles to benchmark your performance, identify threats, and seize strategic opportunities.
- Stay ahead with detailed evaluations of emerging technologies, OpEx and CapEx analysis, and operational cost improvements, driving innovation in your chemical processes.
Commodity & Intermediate Chemicals
- Olefins & Derivatives
- Aromatics & Derivatives
- Plastics & Polymers
- Syngas & Derivatives
- Inorganics & Derivatives
- Feedstocks
- Solvents
- Intermediates
- Recycled plastics polymers
- Chemicals freight
Specialty Chemicals
- Resins & Coatings
- Renewables & Nutrition
- Intermediates, Fibers & Films
- Polymers & Elastomers
- Industrial Gases & Fertilizers
- Solvents & Surfactants
- Inorganics & Minerals
Key Features
Product Features
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Long-Term Supply & Demand
Bi-annually updated in-depth analysis of long-term trends in supply and demand, including capacity, production, imports, exports, net trade and more, for chemicals in 95 countries. Insights into factors influencing long-term market dynamics, such as economic growth, regulatory changes and consumer trends. Mitigate risk by robust supply and demand information, which assists managing inventory levels, production planning, and logistics.
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Short- & Long-Term Price Forecasts
Accurate and timely price forecasts based on Platts price assessments to help users anticipate price movements and make informed decisions. Understand the expected price trends in different chemical markets to optimize the pricing models, negotiate contracts, and remain competitive. Price forecasts are based on Platts price assessments so you can seamlessly access price history, today’s price, and our outlook.
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Cost & Margins
Assess the cost and margin positions of operating chemical plants according to geography, capacity, time, technology, feedstock, operating rate and integration level.
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Price Assessments & Benchmarks
Accurate price assessments of over 70 chemicals markets for all global regions, accompanied by market commentary, rationales, and heards and real-time news.
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Expert Insights
Expert analysis and commentaries on market trends, emerging challenges and opportunities which allows to gain insights into individual market dynamics, trends and drivers.
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Asset Information
Detailed information on chemical manufacturing and processing facilities, including production capacities, technology used, and geographical locations.
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Trade Data & Trade Flows
Comprehensive data on global trade flows of chemical products, including import and export volumes.
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Plant Outages: Plant Outages
Real-time information on plant outages and disruptions allows to be alert in the event of any force majeure, react on time and minimize damaging costs.
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Process Technology
Our analysis contains over 2,100 chemical production processes.
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Customizable Visual Interface
- Gain visibility across multiple chemical markets at the same time via connected intelligence. We link commodity chemicals to specialty chemicals and end use markets providing a picture of the entire chemicals value chain.
- Simplify your workflows with pre-canned workspaces to get you started.
- Enable faster decision making.
- Access multiple data points for any given chemical: supply, demand, price benchmarks, trade data, costs, margins, and news.
- Create a customized view to suit your needs.
Who S&P Global Helps
Sales & Marketing
- Identify the right selling opportunities
- Negotiate contracts with confidence
- Optimize your customer and product portfolio
- Reduce risk in trading decisions
Strategic Planners
- Deliver a credible business strategy
- Validate investment plans
- Identify market opportunities and risks
- Assess the competitive landscape
Procurement
- Source chemical raw materials
- Optimize supplier portfolio
- Make informed buying decisions
- Negotiate effective supply contracts
Business Development / Management
- Determine realistic targets and budgets
- Identify growth opportunities
- Maximize price setting
- Build value-based commercial strategies
Financial Analysis
- Complete accurate and timely competitor analysis
- Evaluate success of projects and business units
- Provide accurate and confident evaluations of future investments
- Understand the best method to deploy capital
Trading
- Identify profitable trading opportunities
- Managing trading risk
- Access to short-term forecasts
- Develop point of view on short-term market movements
Engineering
- Benchmark chemical processes and capital costs
- Select process technology for new plants
- Balance carbon emissions and ROI
- Reduce the risk of your capital investment plans
Data & Distribution
Get the edge in today’s global markets with our Essential Intelligence® delivered through the providers and platforms which suit you.
API Solutions
Cloud
Data Feed
Desktop & Mobile
Why Choose Us?
Connected Intelligence
Seamlessly connect our Chemicals insights with S&P Global’s coverage of Crude Oil, Refined Products, NGLs, economic indicators and trade. We also have link commodity chemicals to specialty chemicals and end use markets providing a picture of the entire chemicals value chain. Because of S&P Global’s extensive coverage of commodities and markets you can be confident in the assumptions behind our Chemicals insights and ensure a consistent, integrated outlook across your entire business.
Integrated with Benchmarks
Price forecasts are based on Platts price assessments so you can seamlessly access price history, today’s price, and our outlook
All-in-One Platform
Simplify workflows with all the benefits of a modern digital service and a single-screen view of chemicals research, insights, prices, and news for faster decision-making.
Your Data, Your Way
Flexibility to customize our data and insight to fit your workflow. Download data for further analysis and power your organization by consuming our API.
Comprehensive Insights
Explore dynamics, trends and drivers across a wide spectrum of chemical markets.
Access to Industry Experts:
Globally distributed experts across the chemicals markets, able to provide you with expert critical analysis
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