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Integrated Intelligence Across Chemicals, Energy, Polymers & Sustainability

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Comprehensive intelligence across five key research areas, delivered weekly to keep you informed and ahead of market movements.

Base Chemical Global Analysis

A comprehensive, data-rich weekly overview of global base chemical and polymer markets. Covers pricing, margin developments, feedstocks, olefins, methanol, chlor-vinyl, refining, and agriculture-related inputs.

Global Market Analysis

A timely readout on the most impactful developments shaping commodity supply chains, energy markets, downstream industry moves, and policy shifts—connecting global trends to actionable insights.

Polymer Global Analysis

Weekly coverage of plastic resin markets, with focused insights into PE, PP, PVC, and related materials. Tracks regional pricing, demand-supply balances, and macro/policy implications affecting polymers.

Sustainability & Hydrogen

A deep dive into clean energy, circular economy, and hydrogen developments. Tracks major project updates, investment flows, and technology shifts across sustainability-driven industries.

Sunday Executive Summary

A concise weekly briefing that ties it all together—highlighting the most important themes, shifts, and strategic insights across our research coverage.

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Sample Reports

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Same Market, Different Margin: Location Changes What the Customer Really Pays

August 27, 2026

General Thoughts: Elevated methanol and overseas energy costs selectively improve incumbent economics, but China’s trade shift and cautious renewable spending show pricing does not yet justify broad expansion.

Supply Chain/Commodities: North American methanol’s historically wide posted-to-spot gap highlights the value of term supply and logistics, even as contractual discounts keep

Cheap Gas, Hard Sell: North America’s Cost Edge Meets a Pickier Chemical Build Cycle

August 25, 2026

General Thoughts: US natural gas advantages support infrastructure growth, but chemical investment remains selective as projects face a higher bar to defend returns as global supply conditions normalize.

Supply Chain/Commodities: North America’s ammonia advantage is shifting toward a trade-flow reset as new capacity can reduce import dependence and make Canadian

Price Check: The Higher They Go, the Harder Gains Are to Hold

August 20, 2026

General Thoughts: Higher prices are lifting earnings across constrained markets, but persistent restructuring and responsive supply show that today’s gains still face a meaningful durability test.

Supply Chain/Commodities: Asian chemical prices remain supported by elevated feedstock prices and low operating rates, with regional restructuring likely to persist even if feedstock

The Price Behind the Price: Where Market Economics Are Being Set

August 18, 2026

General Thoughts: When input advantages fail to flow cleanly through the value chain, the constrained step retains more of the underlying economics instead of passing them downstream.

Supply Chain/Commodities: Compressed PGP premiums over RGP weaken splitter economics, while higher overseas feedstock costs and limited US supply growth leave domestic propylene

Polymer Price Expectation Service

– Independent, Forward-Looking Insight on Monthly Polymer Price Expectations

C-MACC’s new monthly service provides directional guidance on expected contract reference prices for key U.S. polymer chains: polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Built on deep industry experience and robust supply-demand analysis, the report offers a price expectation range and directional view—not post-settlement confirmation.

This service was developed in response to growing industry demand for greater transparency, competition, and credibility in price discovery. It combines fundamentals, trade flows, cost structures, and market sentiment to deliver a high-value alternative to traditional pricing services. Each report also includes variance analysis, comparing prior expectations to final settlements.

Sample Reports

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