Argus Ethylene
Contract and spot price assessments, market analysis and news for ethylene and derivatives across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Overview
Además de las evaluaciones estándar para indexación, el servicio incluye datos adicionales de precios regionales de Argus Ferrous Markets y Argus Non-Ferrous Markets. Los suscriptores también obtienen acceso a herramientas avanzadas en la plataforma Argus Metals, como la Calculadora de Aleaciones Argus para calcular el valor de la chatarra y alertas de precios personalizables.
El informe Argus US Ferrous Scrap está disponible para quienes buscan una visión concisa y enfocada de los precios de liquidación regionales en EE. UU., respaldando la liquidación de contratos y la indexación con las evaluaciones de promedio ponderado para busheling y chatarra triturada en el sur de EE. UU., además de las nuevas especificaciones de chatarra ferrosa en México para #1 busheling, Mixto, Pesado y P&S.
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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.