Chemicals Methanol and Acetyls

Global Acetyls

Chemical Market Advisory Service: Global Acetyls (formerly CMAI Global Acetyls Market Advisory Service) delivers monthly price reporting for acetic acid, vinyl acetate, ethyl acetate and acetic anhydride in North America, Western Europe and Asia.

Clients receive an integrated analysis of the global acetyl supply chain, from upstream feedstocks to downstream end-use markets.

In recent years, global acetic acid capacity growth has outstripped demand, leading to a significant decline in global operating rates. However, acetic acid demand continues to grow at a rapid pace in fast-growing economies, such as China. Understanding the behavior of the individual regions, within the larger context of the global market, is critical for anticipating the industry’s future supply and demand, trade, production cost and pricing dynamics. Chemical Market Advisory Service: Global Acetyls delivers comprehensive monthly reports containing price forecasts and other market intelligence for acetic acid, vinyl acetate and their upstream and downstream sectors in three world regions: North America, West Europe and Asia Pacific.

Products covered:

Acetic acid
Vinyl acetate
Ethylene acetate
Acetic anhydride
Feedstocks: methanol, natural gas and carbon monoxide, ethylene

Deliverables

Subscribers to Chemical Market Advisory Service: Global Acetyls receive:

Monthly Market Analysis

Emailed monthly
Forecast and historical pricing
Commentary on significant events such as operational and trade changes
Rotating analytics and market coverage on special topics each month
Cash margin analysis
Regional production economics
Current and near-term supply and demand conditions
Analysis of events affecting future markets
Market update for products covered
Convenient, easy-to-read tables on trade, supply and demand, inventories and operating rates

Chemical Economy & Energy Overview Report

The Chemical Economy & Energy Overview Report (formerly CMAI Economy & Energy Overview Report):
- Emailed at month’s end
- Monthly global economic updates
- Quarterly regional economic updates
- Valuable crude oil and natural gas data
Access to Chemical consultants who will provide consulting, explanation and basic support in order to understand the analysis
A user name and password for unlimited downloads of historical reports in PDF format.
Unlimited access to our proprietary price and production economics database:
- Monthly price forecast and cash margin data updated weekly
- Historical data archives
Data from our extensive database upon request

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