China Chlor-Alkali & PVC

The emergence of China as the world’s largest producer of chlor-alkali/vinyls, and its use of an acetylene process to make VCM, have had a profound effect on the industry’s regional and global supply and demand balances. Investors face key issues, such as the availability of coal and lime and access to competitive power and salt. Within this rapidly evolving landscape, IHS Chemical Market Advisory Service: China Chlor-Alkali & PVC provides stakeholders the objective, accurate data they need to make sound business decisions.

Each month, clients receive a report and supplemental—available in English or Chinese—containing historical and forecasted prices and deep analysis of market fundamentals for China’s chlorine, caustic soda and vinyls markets and their related upstream and downstream sectors. Clients may choose to enhance this service with our weekly price reports for the Asian chlor-alkali and vinyls sectors.

Products covered:

• Chlorine
• Caustic soda
• Coke
• Calcium carbide
• Salt
• Vinyls
• Chlorine derivatives
• Alumina
• Pulp and paper

Subscribers to IHS Chemical Market Advisory Service: China Chlor-Alkali & PVC receive:

• Monthly Market Analysis
  • Monthly Summary
    • Emailed third Wednesday of each month
    • Extensive market information for standard chlor-alkali product categories including chlorine, caustic soda and associated draw materials, such as coke, calcium carbide and salt
    • Downstream-use analysis for vinyls, chlorine derivatives and the alumina and pulp and paper industries
    • Historical, current and forecasted prices for caustic soda, chlorine and vinyls
    • Near-term/long-term forecast for chlor-alkali and PVC economics
    • Near-term supply and demand trends and trade
      
  • Monthly Data Supplement
    • Emailed first working day of each month
    • Extensive China and overall global market data for caustic and PVC markets
    • Operating schedules for China caustic and PVC
    • Near-term supply and demand analysis
      
  • The IHS Chemical Economy & Energy Overview Report (formerly CMAI Economy & Energy Overview Report):
    • Emailed at month’s end
    • Monthly global economic updates
    • Quarterly regional economic updates
    • Valuable crude oil and natural gas data
  • Access to IHS Chemical consultants who will provide a reasonable amount of consulting, explanation and basic support in order to understand the analysis
  • A user name and password for unlimited internet downloads
  • Unlimited access to our proprietary price and production economic database:
    • Monthly price forecast and cash margin data updated weekly
    • Historical data archives
  • Data from our extensive database upon request
    
• IHS Chemical Market Advisory Service: Regional Vinyl or Chlor-Alkali Weekly - Clients may also subscribe, for an additional fee, to two of our regionally focused price reports:
  • Vinyl Asia
  • Chlor-Alkali Asia
• Weekly price and price points
• Discussions around current market
• Coverage of the entire product chain
• Electronic delivery

To learn more about China Chlor-Alkali & PVC, please download:

• Product Brochure