- Market Overview
- Strategic Analysis
- Key Features
Market Overview
Duration: Short-term – 2-year price forecast and market outlook
North America Aromatics provides a comprehensive view of world markets for aromatics and derivatives and in-depth analysis on economic concerns, trade, and operational issues impacting the industry.
Comprehensive monthly market price, supply, demand, and trade data and analysis for:
- Benzene
- Cumene/Phenol
- Cyclohexane
- Mixed Xylenes
- Paraxylene
- Phthalic Anhydride
- Pygas
- Orthoxylene
- Styrene/Polystyrene
- Terephthalic Acid
- Toluene
Strategic Analysis
Duration: Short-term – 2-year price forecast and market outlook
The Acrylates and SAP service provides clients with a comprehensive, yet focused view of the global markets for Glacial and Crude Acrylic Acid, N-Butyl Acrylate, 2-EthylHexyl Acrylate, Ethyl Acrylate, Methyl Acrylate, Methyl methacrylate, Super Absorbent Polymer. The report includes cash cost, pricing, and margin data for all covered products and regions, as well as global feedstocks commentary (Crude Oil, Naphtha and LPG, Propylene, acetone, and caustic soda). Supply/demand balances, trade flows, and forecasts are also provided.
The breadth and depth of our coverage ensure that our clients are in the best position possible to make the most of the regional and global markets. We provide a global view that spans the whole value chain in one report, while competitors cover only some segments of the chain.
Value Chain
Key Features
Duration: Short-term – 2-year price forecast and market outlook
PRICES COVERED
Contract and spot price summary with a brief review of current market conditions.
- Benzene
- Orthoxylene
- Toluene
- Cumene/Phenol
- Paraxylene
- Cyclohexane
- Styrene
- Mixed Xylenes
- Terephthalic Acid (PTA)
NORTH AMERICA AROMATICS DAILY MARKET SNAPSHOT
An additional service that is provided to you as a client of the North America Aromatics service subscriber is the North America Aromatics Daily. This daily report postings provide an alternate posting index to the traditional Aromatics Market Weekly month-end, spot posting that averages the weekly ranges published in the Aromatics Weekly Report. The Aromatics Daily also includes U.S. Gulf Coast price postings for benzene, toluene and mixed xylenes (actual or notional), plus the closing prices for some basic U.S. energy markers and calculations of key alternative values and extraction indices. Also included for each product is a running monthly spot average price for the current month.
Publication Timing: Daily except on major market holidays
GLOBAL WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT
Clients receive a weekly email containing a comprehensive market overview, along with a summary of contract and spot prices across the U.S., West Europe, and Asia/Pacific regions.
Publication Timing: Friday with adjustments for holidays
GLOBAL MONTHLY MARKET REPORT
This report provides a comprehensive commentary on significant aromatic products. It includes an assessment and analysis of notable shifts in pricing, market dynamics, trading activities, operational updates/rates, as well as supply/demand and import/export trends. Furthermore, the review is broadened to cover specific details for each product area, encompassing an evaluation of current North American market conditions, operational news, market analysis, and price forecasts.
Publication Timing: 4th Wednesday of the month with adjustments for holidays, major industry events and other calendar issues.
DATA SUPPLEMENT
This report provides operating schedules, quarterly supply/demand balances and production economics.
Publication Timing: 3rd Tuesday of the month with adjustments for holidays, major industry events and other calendar issues.
ACCESS TO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
Personal telephone and/or email discussions, and meetings on the subject matter covered in the monthly report.
SUPPLY & DEMAND
Short-term production news updates, production statistics, plant-by-plant operating schedules, and long-term structural supply changes. End-use analysis across the diverse range of end-use sectors plus macro industry trend analysis.
Region
- United States
Chemical
- Benzene
- Cumene/Phenol
- Cyclohexane
- Mixed Xylenes
- Orthoxylene
- Paraxylene
- Pygas
- Polystyrene
- Styrene
- Terephthalic Acid
- Toluene
TRADE
Trade statistics, global trade analysis, freight estimates, tariffs, and sanction tracking.
OPERATING SCHEDULE
Region
- United States
Chemical
- Benzene
- Cumene
- Cyclohexane
- Mixed Xylenes
- Paraxylene
- Phenol
- Styrene / Polystyrene
- Toluene