Chemical Market Advisory Service: Global Tire Type Indices from IHS Markit delivers a monthly index for historical and current tire raw material costs, segmented by synthetic rubber, natural rubber, carbon black, fiber, steel cord, silica and other chemicals.
Complement this service with Chemical Market Advisory Service: Global C4 Olefins & Elastomers to access short- and medium-term forecasts and market insights into key tire raw material price and cost trends.
Recent years have seen increased volatility in tire raw material costs due to trends in world oil, petrochemical and natural rubber markets. Against this background of rapid change and uncertainty, Chemical Market Advisory Service: Global Tire Type Indices equips tire producers and consumers with the relevant data they need to conduct transparent transactions and increase efficiency. Each month, clients receive a series of indices demonstrating historical and current tire raw material trends for each major region of the world.
With Chemical Market Advisory Service: Global Tire Type Indices, clients benefit from the extensive chemical knowledge of the petrochemical and rubber industries as well as consultants' access to leading references in Europe, the United States and Asia for feedstock prices. Through continual, personal contact with these sources, consultants do the work of gathering, systematizing and translating the data into valuable insights and forecasting advice.
Products covered:
- Crude oil
- Synthetic rubber (polybutadiene rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, halobutyl rubber)
- Natural rubber
- Fibers (polyester and nylon industrial filament)
- Silica
- Carbon black
- Steel cords
- Other tire chemicals
