Changes will be rolling out in Specialty Price Trends, on December 7th, related to calculation method, data coverage and product rebrand.
Key changes in the subscriptions are summarized below:
- Specialty Price Trends will become COMMODITY PRICE INDEXES
- The world regions were redivided and some were renamed. The new regions are the following: Americas, West Europe, Central & North Europe, East Europe & North Asia, Southeast Asia & Oceania and Africa & Middle East
- Active subscribers of industry “Petrochemicals” will have access to “Olefins & Derivatives”, "Aromatics & Derivatives” and “Alcohols & Organic Acids”
- Industries “Inorganics” and “Polymers & Recyclables” will be renamed to “Inorganic Chemicals”and “Polymers”, respectively.
The main differences can be seen in the table:
Access Now | Access After |
"Petrochemicals" | “Olefins & Derivatives” "Aromatics & Derivatives" “Alcohols & Organic Acids” "Fertilizers & Gases” |
"Polymers & Recyclables" | "Polymers" |
"Inorganics" | "Inorganic Chemicals" |
"Fertilizers & Gases" | "Fertilizers & Gases" |
"Metals & Mining" | “Metals & Mining” |
- Historical data of price indexes will be recalculated as the methodology was completely reviewed.
You can find detailed descriptions of improvements and changes in the link below: