Asia Light Olefins

Chemical Market Advisory Service: Asia Light Olefins from IHS Markit (formerly CMAI Asian Light Olefins Market Advisory Service) covers the world's fastest-growing region for light olefins.

Customers receive the most current weekly and monthly price and supply and demand data, along with key forecasts for ethylene, propylene, their primary derivatives and feedstocks. Drawing upon our North American and European/Middle Eastern units for additional insights, this service provides a truly integrated view of the global light olefins market with a focus on Asia.

Managed by consultants in our Asia offices, Chemical Market Advisory Service: Asia Light Olefins tracks the latest developments in the world's fastest-growing region for light olefins. You receive weekly market updates along with monthly commentary on our forecasts for prices, supply and demand, trade flows and production costs.

In addition to quarterly supply and demand balances and operating schedules, the monthly analysis features a "Focus" section—delivering our consultants' insights about timely, important topics in the Asian olefins sector.

Products covered:

Crude oil, natural gas, naphtha, LPG, other feedstocks
Propylene and propylene derivatives (polypropylene, propylene oxide, acrylonitrile, cumene/phenol, oxo-alcohols, acrylic acid)
Ethylene and ethylene derivatives (polyethylene, ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, EDC/VCM/PVC, styrene, alpha olefins, vinyl acetate monomer)

Deliverables

Subscribers to Chemical Market Advisory Service: Asia Light Olefins receive:

Weekly Market Snapshot

Emailed each Friday
Review of market prices, production cash costs and margins (for naphtha, LPG, gasoil feedstocks)
Supply issues
Operating schedules
Key derivative demand and affordability
International markets review

Monthly Market Analysis

Emailed near the 10th of each month
"Focus" section with chemical insights into a key industry topic
Graphs and commentary on:
- Monthly and annual price forecasts
- Feedstock and production cost forecasts
- Supply and demand balances
- Trade projections
Prices and price forecasts
New olefins project status reports
Operating schedules for steam crackers and on-purpose propylene units
Quarterly supply and demand balances
Trade of olefins and derivatives

The 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 and forecasts
- Quarterly regional economic updates
- Valuable crude oil and natural gas data and price forecasts
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 PDF files
Unlimited access to our proprietary price and production economics database:
- Monthly price forecast and cash margin data updated weekly
- Historical data archives
Data and graphics from our extensive database upon request

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