# October 2026

Released on October 5, 2026.

September 2026 data are now available. Available forecasts through March 2027.

## Intratec Primary Commodity Prices

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **US methyl acrylate import price now reflects shipments of normal commercial size.** Methyl Acrylate, import transaction price, cif, United States (`061366-1-13`) was revised for July 2026. Methyl Acrylate, export transaction price, fob, Belgium (netback from cif United States) (`741392-1-13`) was revised accordingly.

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **June 2026 values corrected for chemical import and export prices.** Pentaerythritol, import transaction price, cif, India (`60617-1-13`), Propylene Glycol, export transaction price, fob, United States (`10963-1-13`), Hexamethylenediamine, import transaction price, cif, China (`691382-1-11`), Acrylic Acid, export transaction price, fob, United States (`54316-1-13`), Methylene Chloride, export transaction price, fob, United States (`17763-1-11`) and Ethylene Dichloride, export transaction price, fob, United States (`78370-1-11`) were revised for June 2026.

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **Market prices revised for July and August 2026.** Market price assessments were revised for July and August 2026, including Isobutane, export spot price, fob, Conway (`6524112-1-11`) and the Northwest Europe domestic spot prices for Polypropylene (injection molding grade) (`1923643-1-2`), Polystyrene (high impact) (`2323645-1-2`) and HDPE (blow molding grade) (`1023636-1-2`).

## Intratec Energy Prices & Markets

[!badge variant="info" text="MAJOR IMPROVEMENT"] **Saudi Arabia energy balance now follows crude-oil use for power month by month, with history from January 2010.** Oil burned for power now tracks crude burn each month and is split between fuel oil and diesel by each year's share, and total electricity generation equals the sum of its sources. Saudi Arabia energy balance values, including Energy Market: Fuel Oil, Final Consumption, Saudi Arabia (`7133062-8-6`), were revised for January 2010 to April 2026.

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **Philippines energy balance revised.** Philippines energy balance values, including Energy Market: Fuel Oil, Final Consumption, Philippines (`2237731-8-4`), were revised for December 2024 to August 2025, December 2025 and January to April 2026.

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **Energy balance values revised.** Energy balance values were revised for Canada, Mexico, Singapore and Spain for September 2025; for Germany, Italy, Taiwan and the United States for December 2025; for Colombia for September to November 2025; and for South Korea for February 2025 to March 2026. Russia energy balance values, including Energy Market: Coal, Import, Russia (`3736292-8-5`) and Energy Market: Total Energy, Import, Russia (`3036278-8-5`), were revised for April 2026.

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **Energy statistics revised.** Energy Market: Electricity, Final Consumption, Sweden (`7733927-8-2`) and Finland (`9828243-8-2`) were revised for January 2010 to November 2025; Energy Market: Biofuels and waste, Production, Colombia (`0733558-8-1`) and Energy Market: Natural Gas, Import, Mexico (`1836483-8-1`) for January 2010 to November 2025; and Energy Market: Biofuels and waste, Electricity Generation, France (`4434788-8-2`) for January 2023 to April 2026.

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **Industrial energy prices for Norway and Finland, and Philippines fuel oil, revised.** Electricity, industrial sector, Norway, including generation, transmission, and distribution costs (power consumption of 70,000-150,000 MWh/year) (`011590-8-2`) was revised for January to July 2026 following the latest official quarterly statistics, and Metric: Average Energy Price, Norway (`2731913-8-2`) was revised accordingly for January to April 2026. Natural Gas, industrial sector, dpu, Finland, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes and levies (consumption of 1,000,000-4,000,000 GJ/year) (`692718-8-2`) and Fuel Oil (intermediate), import spot price, cif, Philippines (`202600-8-4`) were revised for August 2026.

## Intratec Industry Economics & Competitiveness

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **Euro-area short-term interest rates revised.** Metric: Short-Term Interest Rate for Germany (`7147574-9-1`), the Netherlands (`8447576-9-1`), Belgium (`2747575-9-1`), Finland (`3147577-9-1`), France (`9947578-9-1`), Spain (`1047580-9-1`) and Italy (`4647579-9-1`) were revised for January 2001 to April 2026.

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **Norway and Finland utility costs revised.** Following the revision of the Norway industrial electricity price, Norway utility cost assessments were revised for January to August 2026, including Chilled Water (5°C), cash cost (formula), Norway (`852099-7-2`), Nitrogen (99.7 vol%), cash cost (formula), Norway (`8323184-7-2`) and Oxygen (95 vol%), cash cost (formula), Norway (`7823217-7-2`). Following the revision of the Finland industrial natural gas price, Finland utility cost assessments were revised for August 2026, including Carbon Monoxide (99.9 wt%), cash cost (formula), Finland (`0523278-7-2`), Steam (9 bar), contract price (formula), exw, Finland (`821673-7-2`) and Hydrogen, cash cost (formula), Finland (`5323245-7-2`).

[!badge variant="warning" text="FIX"] **Location-factor components revised.** Material and freight components of the plant location factors were revised for June to August 2026, including Metric: Imported Material Freight And Insurance, Spain (`1240450-9-3`), Metric: Material Factor, Taiwan (`9820907-6-5`) and Metric: Material Factor, Belgium (`6320878-6-2`).

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