Argus Ethylene
Contract and spot price assessments, market analysis and news for ethylene and derivatives across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Overview
Argus Ethylene is a global price reporting service providing spot and contract price assessments, market analysis and industry news for ethylene markets. Subscribers receive daily pricing coverage, weekly market analysis and insight into feedstock costs, trade flows, plant operations and demand drivers across major global regions.
At a glance
- Daily and weekly ethylene spot prices across three regions.
- Monthly contract prices for the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
- Feedstock pricing for ethane, propane, butane and naphtha.
- Support contract negotiations with independent price data.
- Identify trade flows and arbitrage using regional market analysis.
- Forward curves and cash margins published for US ethylene.
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Key features
Global price coverage
Argus Ethylene publishes contract and spot price assessments for North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, including daily, weekly and monthly assessments at key regional trading hubs.
Daily and weekly spot prices
Daily spot assessments cover Mont Belvieu EPC and Choctaw ethylene in the US and northeast Asia. Weekly spot prices cover the US Gulf coast, northwest Europe, Mediterranean and Asian markets.
Feedstock and margin data
Pricing for ethane, propane, butane and naphtha is published alongside ethylene cash margins, enabling direct comparison of production costs by feedstock across regions.
Forward curve assessments
Forward month and quarter price assessments for Mont Belvieu ethylene are published daily, covering three forward months and three forward calendar quarters, based on market discussion.
Market commentary and news
Expert regional commentary covers plant operating status, new plant start-ups, maintenance outages, trade flows, freight rates, production costs and economics, and wider supply and demand drivers. This is combined with industry news published in real time by Argus reporters.
Transparent methodology
Assessments are informed by producers, consumers and intermediaries, verified against minimum volume, delivery, timing and specification criteria defined in the published methodology.
How Argus assesses ethylene
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Survey and data gathering
Assessments draw on data from producers, consumers and intermediaries, gathered through proactive polling by Argus reporters across all credible market sources. -
Transaction-led assessments
Deals meeting minimum volume, delivery, timing and specification requirements are given priority in the price assessment process. -
Transaction verification
Reporters verify price, volume, specification and counterparty for all transactions, bids and offers submitted to the assessment process. -
Judgement in illiquid markets
When transaction data is insufficient, Argus applies structured judgement using bids, offers and recognised comparative market metrics to determine a representative price. -
Transparency and publication
Deal tables including price, basis and volume are published in the report, enabling subscribers to cross-check assessments against verified market data.
Who uses this service
Ethylene producers and consumers
- Benchmark contract negotiations using independent spot and contract price assessments.
- Monitor regional supply, demand and feedstock dynamics to support budget planning.
- Track weekly market movements to inform commercial management strategies.
Traders and distributors
- Identify arbitrage opportunities using global spot price data across three regions.
- Assess trade flows and capacity losses to evaluate cross-regional trading opportunities.
- Support price negotiations with transparent, methodology-based assessments.
Equity analysts
- Model listed companies with ethylene exposure using independent price data.
- Track plant outages and trade flows to inform equity research.
- Access real-time industry news to stay current on global market developments.