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For more than 40 years, our experts have enabled thousands of clients to make transformative decisions in the global markets through an integrated approach to data analytics and market foresight. As part of OPIS, a Dow Jones company, we understand how fundamental integrity and accuracy are in market coverage, and our customers rely on it. Our experts possess unmatched industry experience - empowering you with the market foresight you can rely on to make decisions.

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[caption id="attachment_30014" align="alignleft" width="500"] Click to expand image © 2025 OPIS, LLC[/caption] The latest US tariffs are poised to disrupt global trade, driving up costs and intensifying supply chain pressures across the chemical industry. With blanket tariffs as high as 25% and retaliatory measures in motion, companies mu...

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Chlor-alkali and vinyls markets play a critical role in global industrial applications, and this year is shaping up to be one of transformation, influenced by economic shifts, energy prices, and geopolitical developments. While North America and Asia anticipate growth, Europe faces ongoing challenges due to high costs and inflation. The industry...

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Expert Perspectives

The profitability of the chemicals industry is impacted by various factors, such as market volatility, regulatory pressures, geopolitical risks, supply-chain disruption, and evolving end-user demand. Our extensive expertise guides a wide range of stakeholders, including chemical producers, governments, financial institutions, and technology prov...

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Services

Market Advisory Service

Short-term Outlook - Pricing data for 150+ commodity chemicals across 30+ services. Our market insights support price discovery, forecasting, trade flow assessments, supply and demand trends, and key petrochemical developments.

World Analysis

Long-term Outlook - Covers capacity, supply and demand, trade, pricing, and production economics for 150+ chemicals across 40 services, with a market outlook through 2050.

Circular Plastics Service

An essential resource for immediate insights into recycling and plastics transactions, combined with a comprehensive long-term analysis of the shift to a circular economy, carbon impact, and investment trends amid evolving policies.

Energy and Feedstocks

Short and long-term comprehensive, customized energy market outlooks for the chemical sector, analyzing oil, gas, and gasoline impacts on downstream industries.

Consulting & Advisory

200+ chemical experts deliver deep insights into 200 core chemicals, customizing projects with expertise across the entire value chain.

Cost Curves

Compare production costs with competitors to guide strategy and investments. Use our Cost Curves to analyze price dynamics, profitability, margins, and supplier cost structures.

Who We Help

We collaborate with entities of various sizes and structures.

The individuals we partner with may include analysts, strategic planners, business managers, procurement professionals, chemical producers, chemical distributors, or traders—essentially, individuals at different stages of company’s growth and investment.
Your requirements differ, and so do your budgets. Some may require comprehensive support for all their data and technology needs, while others may have more specific, niche requirements. Our clientele spans across diverse sectors, accommodating a wide range of needs and preferences.

Strategic Planner

  • Deliver a credible business strategy
  • Validate investment plans
  • Identify market opportunities and risks
  • Access the competitive landscape
  • Business planning and investment evaluation
  • Make capital decisions and develop growth plans using forecasted price, supply, and demand evolution

Business Manager

  • Build value-based commercial strategies
  • Develop realistic targets and budgets
  • Identify growth opportunities

Procurement

  • Cost efficiency in sourcing chemical raw materials
  • Negotiate effective supply contracts
  • Optimize supplier portfolios
  • Make informed buying decisions
  • Optimize inventory management
  • Optimize transaction decisions with weekly real-time prices and monthly forecasts

Producer

  • Operate facilities for maximum value
  • Closely monitor market dynamics across the chemical space in this intertwined industry
  • Plan for new investments or expansions with confidence guided by data and insight
  • Get a strategic industry outlook covering all major forecast trends and potential impact
  • Understand feedstock price movements and long-term market trends
  • Track short-term changes in price, cost and margin across the chemical chain

Distributor/Trader

  • Settle contract prices with knowledge of historical and forecast price movements
  • Validate prices with our unbiased end of month price reporting
  • Track price movements and trade flows to spot arbitrage opportunities
  • Utilize comprehensive country by country trade flow movements

Analyst

  • Execute M&A transactions with credible data
  • Understand industry cost drivers and producer competitiveness
  • Evaluate the success of projects and business units
  • Provide accurate and confident evaluations of investment feasibility
  • Understand the best method to deploy capital
  • Analyze a company’s fiscal performance
  • Assess margin forecasts vs historical performance
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