Process Economics Program

Since 1963, the Process Economics Program (PEP) has evaluated over 2000 process technologies used to make more than 600 chemical, polymer, refining and biotech products.

View the full list of reports and reviews:

• PEP Reports
• PEP Reviews

Designed as a partnership with our clients, PEP addresses multi-client research needs with objective data and analyses. Clients vote on a list of suggested topics to ensure the research agenda reflects their interests.

Clients receive PEP results in three forms:

• IHS Chemical PEP Reports (formerly SRI Consulting PEP Reports)—Thorough analysis of client-selected topics concerning innovative materials, processes, technologies and products
• IHS Chemical PEP Reviews (formerly SRI Consulting PEP Reviews)—Critical examination of the latest developments, from process technologies to industry restructurings
• IHS Chemical PEP Yearbook (formerly SRI Consulting PEP Yearbook)—World’s largest online process economics database, containing data on more than 1300 process technologies used to produce over 600 chemicals

In addition:

• PEP subscribers gain access to IHS Chemical Plant Construction Cost Indices (formerly SRI Consulting’s Plant Construction Cost Indices)—semi-annual updates to plant equipment and construction indices detailing escalation factors for each major class of equipment, labor and engineering costs in the US, Germany and Japan

Benefits:

IHS Chemical Process Economics Program enables you to:

• Save company time and resources by obtaining information from a single source that is unrivaled in coverage, comprehensiveness and quality of data
• Rest assured that you are relying upon independent, unbiased analyses, drawing on our experience in process design, cost estimation and R&D planning
• Obtain data and analysis vital to strategic decision making
• Suggest research topics that align with your firm’s interests (regular clients only)
• Conduct comparative assessments and updates using scale factors and cost-escalation indices
• Access extensive databases and personal contacts within the global chemical industry
• Leverage the world’s largest online process economics database
• Use our inquiry service to find answers quickly to specific immediate questions

Clients receive PEP results via three deliverables:

• Significant technological developments with potential commercial implications
• Key products/processes for which technologies are rapidly changing
• Subscriber-selected topics
• Coverage includes:
  • Industry status
  • Patent and literature review
  • Process review
  • Process flow diagrams
  • Major equipment lists
  • Raw material and utility requirements
  • Capital and operating cost estimates
• Delivered in electronic format; available in print format for an additional fee

IHS Chemical PEP Reviews:

• Hot issues: from process technology to industry restructuring
• Techno-economic analysis
• Intellectual property analysis
• Delivered in electronic format; available in print format for an additional fee
• View the list of all PEP Reviews

IHS Chemical PEP Yearbook:

• World’s largest online process economics database
• Annually updated
• Data on more than 1300 process technologies used to produce over 600 chemicals
• Three capacity levels plus user-defined ability to change specific capacities
• Available in standard or metric units

In addition:

• PEP subscribers receive free access to IHS Chemical Plant Construction Cost Indices—an online database detailing escalation factors for each major class of equipment, labor and engineering costs in the US, Germany and Japan

PEP Introductory Offer (New clients only):

• Choice of six reports and six reviews
• IHS Chemical PEP Yearbook
• IHS Chemical Plant Construction Cost Indices
• Inquiry service and consultation*

Regular Subscription Details:

• 10 Reports
• 15 Reviews
• Discounted pricing for the IHS Chemical PEP Yearbook
• Voting rights for future year’s research topics
• IHS Chemical Plant Construction Cost Indices
• Inquiry service and consultation*

*Limited consultation available to clients on recent developments in previously evaluated chemical processes, as well as additional details about processes and cost estimates covered in IHS Chemical PEP Reports. Most responses provided within 2 to 3 days. All inquiries remain strictly confidential.

IHS Chemical PEP Yearbook

• Features:
  • Up-to-date production and economic data for over 1300 process technologies to produce over 600 chemicals, polymers and refinery products
  • Three capacity levels plus a user-defined ability to change specific capacities, allowing for quick scaling analysis
  • Regions covered: US Gulf Coast, Germany, Japan and China, with limited processes for Canada and Saudi Arabia
• Services and Downloads:
  • View Yearbook (Subscribers Only)
  • Processes Covered
  • Sample Page

IHS Chemical Plant Construction Cost Indices

• Features:
  • Plant equipment and construction cost-escalation indices and location factors, updated semiannually, for US, Germany and Japan
  • Escalation factors for each major class of equipment, labor and engineering costs
  • Available only with an annual subscription to PEP
  • Continually published for the last 40 years
• Services:
  • View Cost Index (Subscribers Only)

IHS is permitted by SRI International to continue using the SRI Consulting name and trademarks on relevant historical reports published prior to April 1, 2012.