ARGUS Pine Chemicals

Argus Pine Chemicals gives you in-depth global and regional pricing insight, including trade analysis, in a single, concise and integrated report.

You get access to pricing, global industry news and analysis of key economic drivers on a monthly basis. The service covers pine oleoresin, gum rosin, gum turpentine, rosin esters and C5 hydrocarbon resins in China. For the Americas it covers tall oil fatty acid (TOFA), crude tall oil (CTO), C18:1 oleic acids, Brazil gum rosin and gum turpentine. You’ll also get up to date trade flow coverage.

Argus covers the entire energy and commodities supply chain, feeding insight from its biofuels, agriculture and energy teams into its coverage of pine chemicals to provide you with a full picture.

Key benefits

• Strong global coverage in a single report: Get a consistent global perspective of supply and demand that affects your bottom line
• Concise analysis: Understand causes for recent market developments through easy-to-read charts, tables and expert insight
• Linkages to key feedstocks: Don’t just focus on pine chemicals, but see how alternative feedstocks such soybean oil play a role in your business
• Establish a fair and representative market price for contract negotiations and shore up contracts to avoid renegotiation/default
• Maintain security of supply
• Improve operational control and reduce costs
• Evaluate arbitrages and risks
• Assess whether alternative strategies offer greater margins
• Search for alternate sources of material or product substitutions
• Confirm news about the market, supply, participants and dynamics
• Monitor trade flows, shippers, ports and volume with a 5-day lag using our ground-breaking Trade Monitor bill of lading analysis (add-on)
• Expertise you can trust: Rely on experienced and respected Argus experts to help you stay competitive in the global pine chemicals market.

Key features

• Monthly coverage of global pine chemicals markets
• Global and regional pricing insight
• Contract and spot prices for China, Americas, Europe and Brazil
• Extensive feedstock analysis
• Trade, legislative and market trend analysis
• Information on oleochemical plants located around the world

Global markets covered

• Pine oleoresin
• Gum rosin and gum turpentine
• Rosin esters
• C5 hydrocarbon resins
• Tall oil fatty acid (TOFA)
• Crude tall oil (CTO)
• C18:1 oleic acids

Customers that benefit

• Commercial Managers: optimise brand awareness and business value with a go-to-market strategy using in-depth insight to better evaluate product pricing, margins, feedstock and delivery costs
• Analysts: get an in-depth global and regional view on pricing insight including trade analysis
• Procurement: reduce your costs, ensure security of supply, and confidently forecast short- and long-term price trends
• Traders: identify arbitrage and trade opportunities with regional analysis, independent price data, expert market insight and a complete view across the pine chemicals supply chain