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Chemical Profiles in ICIS Chemical Business, 2006-17

This is a list of Chemical Profiles published in issues of ICIS Chemical Business since it succeeded Chemical Market Reporter in 2006. (Profiles published in digital-only issues prior to 2017 are not listed here.)

Print issues from 2007-2016 are available in PCL Stacks.  Some full text of the profiles can be found in Factiva; ABI/INFORM (until 2020); or Business Source Complete (without graphics).  The magazine is no longer published in print, and the library does not subscribe to the costly digital version.

Each one-page Profile includes sections on uses, supply/demand, price, production technology, and market outlook. Tables may include production capacity, market share, and average price over time. A profile covers the US, European, or Asian market.

Last issue covered: September 29, 2017

Chemical Issue Date
(MM/DD/YY)
Acetic acid 3/2/15 (US)
1/6/14 (EUR)
4/29/13 (Asia)
1/28/13 (US)
1/30/12 (EUR)
7/18/11
5/31/10
4/27/09
7/23/07
Acetic anhydride 4/9/07
Acetone 5/23/16 (ME/IND)
1/25/16 (EUR)
9/28/15 (Asia)
3/24/14 (Asia)
3/10/14 (EUR)
1/6/14 (US)
6/10/13 (Asia)
12/3/12 (EUR)
1/2/12 (US)
9/13/10 (EUR)
1/11/10 (US)
11/26/07
Acrylamide 7/21/08
Acrylic acid 3/23/15 (US)
2/3/14 (EUR)
3/4/13 (Asia)
2/18/13 (US)
2/13/12 (EUR)
2/21/11 (US)
6/14/10
8/4/08
Acrylonitrile 1/13/17 (US)
2/15/16 (EUR)
11/16/15 (US)
6/30/14 (US)
2/17/14 (EUR)
5/27/13 (US)
2/27/12 (EUR)
9/5/11 (US)
2/2/09
8/18/08
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins 12/19/16 (Asia)
1/11/16 (US)
1/13/14 (EUR)
1/21/13 (US)
12/10/12 (Asia)
10/1/12 (EUR)
5/30/11
12/13/10 (EUR)
11/9/09
9/15/08
9/25/06
Adipic acid 3/31/17 (EUR)
4/22/13 (Asia)
1/28/13 (EUR)
2/28/11
7/9/07
Alcohol ethoxylates 2/24/14 (Asia)
Alkyl benzene (LAB) 6/2/17 (Asia)
6/1/09
8/20/07
Alpha olefins 2/18/08
Ammonia 10/27/08
Ammonium nitrate 6/15/09
Ammonium phosphates 3/16/09
Aniline 1/7/08
5/28/07
Base oils 2/3/17 (ME)
12/12/16 (EUR)
10/5/15 (Asia)
9/8/14 (Asia)
Benzene 12/12/16 (US)
3/7/16 (EUR)
2/15/16 (Asia)
6/8/15 (US)
4/13/15 (Asia)
3/3/14 (Asia)
2/24/14 (EUR)
9/9/13 (EUR)
2/25/13 (US)
10/15/12 (EUR)
5/7/12 (Asia)
10/17/11
1/18/10 (EUR)
2/16/09
Benzoic acid 6/2/08
Biodiesel 6/18/12 (US)
6/8/09 (US)
Bisphenol A (BPA) 2/3/17 (EUR)
2/22/16 (Asia)
5/25/15 (EUR)
10/20/14 (Asia)
2/11/13 (Asia)
6/27/11
5/9/11
10/13/08
1/14/08
Butadiene 1/27/17 (US)
3/21/16 (Asia)
6/8/15 (EUR)
6/23/14 (Asia)
6/2/13 (US)
2/25/13 (EUR)
1/16/12 (US)
1/2/12 (Asia)
10/11/10 (EUR)
11/23/09
9/1/08
1,4-Butanediol 1/25/16 (Asia)
6/15/15 (EUR)
1/27/14 (US)
3/4/13 (EUR)
8/27/12 (Asia)
2/20/12 (US)
9/26/11
3/2/09
1/26/09 (EUR)
n-Butanol 3/30/15 (US)
9/23/13 (US)
3/18/13 (EUR)
3/9/09 (EUR)
Butene-1 2/12/07
n-Butyl acetate 3/24/17 (Asia)
5/25/15 (Asia)
1/27/14 (EUR)
4/8/13 (Asia)
3/18/13 (US)
3/19/12 (EUR)
4/6/09
1/29/07
Butyl rubber 11/3/08
Calcium chloride 6/16/08
Caprolactam 3/9/15 (Asia)
2/16/15 (EUR)
8/12/13 (Asia)
3/25/13 (EUR)
6/4/12 (Asia)
11/22/10 (EUR)
5/12/08
10/16/06
Carbon black 2/9/09
Carbon disulfide 9/8/08
Carboxymethyl cellulose 10/20/08
Caustic soda see Sodium hydroxide
Chlorine 3/26/12 (EUR)
3/7/11
3/22/10
Chloroform 4/16/07
Cumene 8/15/11
10/6/08
Cyclohexane 3/17/17 (EUR)
1/26/15 (EUR)
6/3/13 (EUR)
10/10/11
12/6/10
8/3/09 (EUR)
5/14/07
Dicyclopentadiene 7/16/07
Diethylene glycol 11/19/07
Epichlorohydrin 4/18/16 (EUR)
Epoxy resins 4/14/17 (Asia)
3/31/17 (US)
4/18/16 (EUR)
4/21/14 (EUR)
7/15/13 (Asia)
1/23/12 (US)
7/13/09
Ethanol 6/2/17 (Lat Am)
5/11/15 (US)
3/24/14 (Asia)
4/8/13 (US)
10/3/11 (US)
5/25/09
Ethanolamines 5/16/16 (EUR)
5/2/16 (Asia)
1/12/15 (Asia)
9/23/13 (Asia)
4/23/12 (EUR)
5/21/07
Ethyl acetate 4/14/17 (Asia)
5/23/16 (ME/IND)
3/9/15 (EUR)
2/17/14 (US)
9/30/13 (EUR)
5/27/13 (Asia)
2/13/12 (US)
10/24/11 (EUR)
5/24/10 (US)
4/14/08
Ethylbenzene 3/15/10
4/23/07
Ethylene 5/16/16 (Asia)
2/1/16 (US)
1/26/15 (Asia)
3/3/14 (US)
11/11/13 (Asia)
5/13/13 (EUR)
3/5/12 (US)
1/30/12 (Asia)
1/10/11 (EUR)
10/26/09
6/9/08
Ethylene dichloride 6/6/16 (EUR)
10/26/15 (Asia)
10/19/09
9/14/09
9/18/06
Ethylene glycol 1/27/17 (EUR)
6/30/17 (US)
9/19/16 (Asia)
6/29/15 (US)
9/8/14 (EUR)
3/10/14 (US)
3/11/13 (US)
1/14/13 (EUR)
3/19/12 (Asia)
2/14/11 (EUR)
7/28/08
7/2/07 (US)

 
Ethylene oxide 9/22/17 (EUR)
8/31/15 (EUR)
3/17/14 (US)
4/15/13 (EUR)
3/12/12 (US)
1/24/11
8/2/10
6/23/08
6/11/07
Ethylene-propylene rubber (EP) 2/29/2007
Ethylene vinyl acetate 6/13/16 (Asia)
2-Ethylhexanol 9/26/16 (US)
10/26/15 (US)
4/21/14 (US)
1/7/13 (US)
1/23/12 (Asia)
1/16/12 (EUR)
7/20/09
Fatty acids 6/27/16 (EUR)
6/6/16 (Asia)
3/7/16 (US)
4/14/14 (Asia)
5/26/14 (EUR)
3/31/14 (US)
8/31/09 (US)
Fatty alcohols 7/20/15 (Asia)
Formaldehyde 3/31/08
4/30/07
Glycerin 3/26/12 (US)
2/25/08
Hydrochloric acid 6/22/09
Hydrogen peroxide 12/4/06
Isobutanol 9/2/13 (US)
Isopropanol 7/20/17 (Asia)
5/23/16 (ME/IND)
3/21/16 (US)
6/9/14 (EUR)
4/14/14 (US)
12/17/12 (Asia)
9/17/12 (EUR)
4/2/12 (US)
3/1/10 (US)
11/2/09 (EUR)
10/22/07

 
Maleic anhydride 6/23/17 (Asia)
3/28/16 (US)
5/12/14 (US)
2/11/13 (Asia)
4/23/12 (US)
1/9/12 (EUR)
8/30/10
2/15/10
9/17/07
Melamine 4/30/12 (US)
10/12/09
12/1/08
Methanol 9/19/16 (EUR)
4/11/16 (US)
9/7/15 (Asia)
8/18/14 (Asia)
5/5/14 (US)
5/20/13 (Asia)
6/25/12 (EUR)
5/21/12 (US)
2/27/12 (Asia)
3/29/10 (US)
1/16/09
Methyl chloride 3/19/07
Methyl di-p-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) 9/15/17 (Asia)
3/10/17 (US)
7/20/15 (US)
7/21/14 (EUR)
5/5/14 (Asia)
9/30/13 (US)
5/21/12 (EUR)
3/12/12 (Asia)
4/11/11 (US)
7/19/10 (EUR)
7/27/09
2/4/08
Methyl ethyl ketone 6/16/17 (US)
7/15/13 (US)
6/24/13 (EUR)
3/21/11 (EUR)
6/7/10 (US)
9/3/07
9/4/06
Methyl isobutyl ketone 6/23/17 (EUR)
11/16/15 (Asia)
10/14/13 (Asia)
8/26/13 (US)
8/24/09 (US)
Methyl methacrylate 10/3/16 (EUR)
9/5/16 (Asia)
11/25/13 (Asia)
7/30/12 (Asia)
5/28/12 (US)
9/12/11
4/19/10 (US)
12/15/08
1/15/07
Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE) 8/11/17 (Asia)
1/11/16 (EUR)
6/23/14 (US)
1/21/13 (Asia)
1/7/13 (EUR)
6/11/12 (US)
5/3/10 (US)
6/29/09 (EUR)
Methylene chloride 4/2/07
Nitric acid 5/19/08
Nitrile rubber 12/8/08
Nonylphenol 6/25/07
Nylon 10/17/16 (Asia)
3/28/16 (EUR)
9/29/14 (EUR)
1/13/14 (Asia)
7/16/12 (US)
4/2/12 (Asia)
9/28/09 (US)
11/13/06 (N66)
10/30/06
1-octene 8/6/07
Oxo-alcohols 3/17/17 (Asia)
3/10/17 (US) 11/9/15 (EUR)
3/23/15 (Asia)
Paraffin wax 12/14/09
Pentaerythritol 11/12/07
Perchloroethylene 4/25/11
8/25/08
Phenol 7/4/16 (Asia)
6/13/16 (US)
10/27/14 (Asia)
8/18/14 (US)
2/18/13 (Asia)
9/17/12 (US)
7/30/12 (EUR)
9/27/10
1/25/10 (US)
11/17/08
10/29/07
Phosgene 1/8/07
Phthalic anhydride 12/19/16 (EUR)
11/10/14 (EUR)
12/2/13 (Asia)
11/12/12/(US)
9/24/12 (US)
7/2/12 (EUR)
11/1/10 (US)
2/8/10 (EUR)
Plasticizers 9/26/16 (Asia)
7/4/16 (US)
11/24/14 (EUR)
11/10/14 (Asia)
Polyacetal 6/9/17 (EUR)
1/5/15 (EUR)
11/25/13 (EUR)
9/21/09
Polybutadiene rubber 3/5/07
Polybutenes 2/19/07
Polycarbonate 6/16/17 (EUR)
6/15/15 (Asia)
9/22/14 (US)
8/12/13 (EUR)
10/15/12 (US)
5/28/12 (Asia)
5/23/11 (EUR)
6/21/10 (US)
5/18/09
5/5/08
Polyester fiber 12/8/14 (Asia)
1/22/07
Polyether polyols 10/29/12 (EUR)
Polyethylene (HDPE) 8/18/17 (LatAm)
6/27/16 (Asia)
10/5/15 (US)
12/8/14 (EUR)
5/26/14 (Asia)
7/29/13 (US)
1/9/12 (Asia)
8/29/11
9/29/08
11/6/06 (US)
Polyethylene (LDPE) 7/25/16 (EUR)
4/13/15 (US)
7/17/13 (US)
10/1/12 (Asia)
8/1/11
10/9/06 (US)
Polyethylene (LLDPE)

6/30/17 (EUR)

7/25/16 (Asia)
8/31/15 (US)
2/2/15 (Asia)
6/30/14 (EUR)
11/11/13 (US)
8/26/13 (Asia)
6/11/12 (EUR)
3/23/09 (EUR)
10/23/06
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 11/28/16 (Asia)
6/29/15 (EUR)
11/24/14 (US)
10/20/14 (EUR)
8/27/12 (US)
4/16/12 (Asia)
3/5/12 (EUR)
10/18/10 (US)
3/8/10
2/11/08
Polymethyl methacrylate 9/28/15 (EUR)
5/12/14 (Asia)
11/26/12 (EUR)
9/10/2012 (Asia)
1/12/09
Polyols 7/28/17 (EUR)
10/6/14 (US)
Polypropylene 8/11/17 (EUR)
8/15/16 (US)
9/7/15 (EUR)
10/6/14 (Asia)
9/2/13 (EUR)
11/19/12 (Asia)
7/2/12 (US)
6/6/11
7/12/10 (US)
7/14/08
Polystyrene 9/1/17 (EUR)
9/5/16 (US)
11/9/15 (Asia)
9/21/15 (EUR)
10/27/14 (US)
12/17/12 (EUR)
9/24/12 (US)
6/18/12 (Asia)
11/15/10 (US)
2/22/10 (EUR)
7/7/08
Polystyrene, expandable (EPS) 10/7/13 (Asia)
6/10/13 (EUR)
5/13/13 (US)
12/5/11 (US)
10/25/10 (EUR)
Polyvinyl alcohol 3/26/07
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 9/29/17 (EUR)
11/28/16 (US)
11/21/16 (Asia)
3/30/15 (EUR)
1/12/15 (US)
1/5/15 (Asia)
11/18/13 (US)
5/20/13 (EUR)
10/29/12 (Asia)
9/19/11 (US)
5/10/10 (EUR)
5/11/09
9/11/06
Propionic acid 3/30/09
10/1/07
Propylene 10/24/16 (US)
5/11/15 (Asia)
11/18/13 (EUR)
11/19/12 (US)
4/30/12 (Asia)
11/7/11 (EUR)
8/16/10 (US)
12/7/09
(mono)Propylene glycol 10/24/16 (EUR)
5/2/16 (US)
12/15/14 (Asia)
9/22/14 (EUR)
6/9/14 (US)
4/22/13 (EUR)
10/22/12 (US)
6/25/12 (Asia)
12/12/11 (EUR)
10/5/09
9/24/07
Propylene oxide 10/7/13 (EUR)
11/26/12 (Asia)
11/21/11 (EUR)
3/28/11
9/7/09 (EUR)
7/30/07
Soda ash 9/1/17 (US)
1/13/17 (EUR)
1/19/09
Sodium bicarbonate 3/12/07
Sodium chlorate 12/18/06
Sodium hydroxide 3/24/17 (US)
4/11/16 (Asia)
4/20/15 (US)
9/29/14 (Asia)
3/17/14 (EUR)
4/15/13 (US)
4/16/12 (EUR)
6/13/11 (US)
4/5/10 (EUR)
4/13/09
Sodium silicate 3/24/08
Sodium sulfate 9/10/07
Sodium sulfite 3/10/08
Sodium tripolyphosphate 10/8/07
Sorbitol 12/17/07
Styrene 10/3/16 (US)
8/15/16 (EUR)
2/16/15 (Asia)
12/15/14 (US)
2/3/14 (Asia)
10/21/13 (EUR)
12/3/12 (US)
2/20/12 (Asia)
6/20/11
9/6/10 (US)
2/23/09
5/7/07
Styrene acrylonitrile 2/1/16 (Asia)
3/2/15 (EUR)
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) 10/31/16 (EUR)
2/22/16 (US)
2/23/15 (Asia)
10/28/13 (EUR)
3/11/13 (Asia)
2/7/11
11/8/10 (EUR)
3/17/08
Sulfur dioxide 11/20/06
Terephthalic acid (PTA) and DMT 9/8/17 (EUR)
3/31/14 (EUR)
1/14/13 (Asia)
6/4/12 (EUR)
5/16/11
5/4/09 (EUR)
11/5/07
Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate (TKPP) 9/22/08
Titanium dioxide 9/22/17 (US)
10/14/13 (US)
3/25/13 (Asia)
9/10/12 (EUR)
1/3/11 (US)
1/4/10 (EUR)
10/15/07
Toluene 10/17/16 (US)
10/28/13 (Asia)
9/9/13 (EUR)
12/10/12 (US)
7/16/12 (Asia)
4/18/11 (EUR)
9/20/10 (US)
3/3/08
Toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) 9/15/17 (US)
8/18/17 (Asia)
10/19/15 (Asia)
5/4/15 (EUR)
2/2/15 (US)
12/2/13 (US)
11/12/12 (Asia)
8/13/12 (EUR)
11/14/11 (US)
8/9/10 (EUR)
8/17/09
4/7/08
1/21/08
Triethylene glycol 1/28/08
Urea 11/10/08 (EUR)
Vinyl acetate 9/29/17 (Asia)
11/21/16 (EUR)
4/20/15 (EUR)
2/23/15 (US)
10/21/13 (US)
7/29/13 (EUR)
4/4/11 (EUR)
10/4/10 (US)
5/26/08
Vinyl chloride

7/20/17 (Asia)

6/17/13 (Asia)
4/29/13 (US)
1/17/11
4/26/10
10/2/06
o-Xylene 9/8/17 (Asia)
7/28/17 (US)
9/21/15 (US)
7/1/13 (Asia)
6/24/13 (US)
5/2/12 (EUR)
6/28/10
4/28/08
6/4/07
p-Xylene 10/31/16 (Asia)
5/23/16 (US)
10/19/15 (EUR)
7/21/14 (US)
7/1/13 (EUR)
10/22/12 (Asia)
8/13/12 (US)
7/4/11
4/20/09 (EUR)
6/18/07 (US)

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