April 2025

March 2025 data are now available. Available forecasts through until September 2025. Subscribers to the Advanced plan are already able to access data using an Excel Add-in or API!

Advanced subscribers shall use the Intratec Data API or the Intratec Excel Add-In to access the data needed directly from Excel (see instructions).

Find below the main improvements and updates made during this release.

Intratec Primary Commodity Prices

Price Assessments Replaced

HDPE (US Gulf): Started coverage of domestic spot prices (dpu); retired export spot prices (fob) for blow molding HDPE.
LLDPE (US Gulf): Started coverage of domestic spot prices (dpu) for film grade LLDPE; retired export spot prices (fob) for butene film grade LLDPE.

Discontinued Price Coverages

Methanol (US): Spot price coverage discontinued.
Polypropylene (US): Spot price coverage discontinued.

Intratec Energy Price References

Newly Added Price Assessments

Philippines: Household LPG, Light Fuel Oil (Retail)
Belgium: Biodiesel
Indonesia: Biodiesel
Brazil: Gasoline Premium, Biodiesel FAME B100 (Wholesale)
India: Light Fuel Oil (Household)
China: Biodiesel
Japan: Light Fuel Oil (Wholesale), Heavy Fuel Oil (Industrial)
Colombia: Jet Kerosene, Biodiesel FAME B100 (Wholesale)
South Korea: Light Fuel Oil (Retail)
Germany: Biodiesel
Mexico: Premium and Regular Gasoline (Retail)
France: Household Natural Gas
Netherlands: FAME and HVO Biodiesel
Norway: Biodiesel
United States: Biodiesel B99 and Biodiesel HVO B100
Taiwan: Thermal Coal (CIF), Coking Coal (CIF), Industrial Natural Gas, Household LPG
Turkey: Light Fuel Oil (Wholesale)
Singapore: Regular, Premium, Mid-grade Gasoline (Retail), Household LPG, Biodiesel UCOME
Poland: Household Natural Gas, LPG (Retail), Light Fuel Oil (Retail)
Sweden: Household Natural Gas
Russia: LPG

Discontinued Price Coverages

France: Heavy Fuel Oil (Retail)

Reviewed Data

Mexico: Retail Diesel prices from Sep-2023 to Jan-2025 were reviewed.

Intratec Industry Economics Worldwide

Plant Location Factors

New data were released. No changes were made to the calculation models.

Plant Construction Cost Indexes

New data were released. No changes were made to the calculation models.

Industrial Utilities Prices and Costs

New data were released. No changes were made to the calculation models.