Technology Services

Technology Services helps clients reduce costs for assessing new technologies, complying with emissions regulations and selecting optimal project sites.

Our three main services provide detailed data and critical insight covering more than 2,000 chemical processes with annually updated production costs for over 1,300 processes, over 300 petrochemical carbon footprints and production cost curves for major chemicals of key interest to the industry. At IHS Chemical, we’re committed to helping clients advance the frontiers of innovation in chemistry and technology.

Technology Services consultants leverage their comparative advantage in gathering and transforming the data into valuable insights so that our clients can move forward with their most important business decisions. For example, evaluating biodiesel fuel processes, assessing their carbon footprint, and finding the most economical way to manufacture them; each involves a hefty outlay of time and resources. Our team can tackle this research so that you can make informed production decisions while adhering to your budget.

We deliver these solutions through three main services:

IHS Chemical Process Economics Program
(formerly SRI Consulting Process Economic Program)
Impartial, in-depth technical and economic evaluations of over 2000 commercial and emerging technologies for the chemical, polymer, refining and biotech industries
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IHS Chemical Carbon Footprint Initiative
(formerly SRI Consulting Carbon Footprint Initiative)
An online emissions database covering over 300 chemical processes as well as individual reports that offer deeper, product-specific analysis of emissions
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IHS Chemical Cost Curve Analysis
Detailed capital and production cost data for individual petrochemicals at the region, country and process levels
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Clients gain unparalleled assistance with Technology Services:

Independent and unbiased analyses, executed with IHS experts’ industry experience in process design, cost estimation and R&D planning
Process economics information derived from a consistent engineering methodology, enabling comparative assessments and updates through scale factors and cost-escalation indices
A problem-solving process economics partnership, combining IHS independent analysis with client-selected research topics
Access to the world’s largest online database of process economics information, providing annually updated capital and cost-of-production information for over 1,300 process technologies
Access to the carbon footprints of 300 chemical processes
Production and capital costs analysed on a plant-specific basis in cost curve models
Access to our consultants for basic support and questions regarding the analysis

Who uses the service?	How?
Producers of basic chemicals and intermediates, plastics and polymers, speciality and renewable chemicals	To inform planning, investment and production decisions
Raw materials and packaging purchasers and manufacturers (converters) or end users buying finished products	To make accurate purchasing decisions
Strategic planners and end users buying finished products	To determine the most cost-competitive raw materials
Financial analysts	To evaluate chemical companies or specific market segments
Engineering, construction, technology and service firms	To understand producer costs and needs

Deliverables for Technology Services vary by service:
- Regular subscriptions to the IHS Chemical Process Economics Program (PEP) include:
  - 10 PEP Reports
  - 15 PEP Reviews
  - Discounted pricing for the IHS Chemical PEP Yearbook
  - Voting rights for future years' research topics
  - IHS Chemical Plant Construction Cost Indices
  - Inquiry service and consultation*
- Subscription to the IHS Chemical Process Economics Program Yearbook includes:
  - Up-to-date production and economic data for over 1,300 process technologies to produce over 600 chemicals, polymers and refinery products
  - Access to an online database with ability to compare processes and download data
  - Regional economics for US Gulf Coast, Germany, Japan and China, with limited processes for Canada and Saudi Arabia
- Subscriptions to the IHS Chemical Carbon Footprint Yearbook (a former SRI Consulting product) include online access to:
  - Carbon emissions for over 300 chemical processes
  - Coverage that includes all primary petrochemicals and their process chains, plus bio-processes
  - A web-based calculation tool to allow customisation by fuel type and geographic location
  - An option for calculating emissions output (all by mass) entirely by main product, by major co-products or by high value products only for processes with appreciable by-products
- IHS Chemical Carbon Footprint Initiative individual reports include:
  - An electronic copy of the report as a PDF file
  - Viewing privileges for the report for one year from date of purchase using a provided user name and password
  - Global (company-wide) access available for a surcharge. Please contact us for additional information.
*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 two to three days. All enquiries remain strictly confidential.