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1. ICIS – Your information solution for the chemical,
energy and fertilizer markets

2. Mission Statement
“ To enable our customers to
make better informed trading
decisions by delivering trusted
pricing data, high value news and
analytics; utilizing technology to
shape services around their
workflow and to give them
competitive advantage ”
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3. Corporate Structure
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4. Global Presence, Local Expertise
• Over 8,500 companies using ICIS products
globally - virtually every major chemical company
uses ICIS
• Weekly contact with thousands of market
participants
• Over 3,200 price assessments in 300+ reports
covering 140 commodities
• 14,000 annual news stories
• 7,000 magazine subscribers
• 650+ global employees www.icis.com

5. Prices, News, Analysis, Consulting
Prices
Analysis News
Test Consulting
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6. Coverage along the entire value chain
Historical supply & 24 hour real-time
Price reports
demand database news
Forecast supply &
Dashboard
demand database
Market insight & Spot & contract
Plant capacities, outputs & shutdowns
analysis price assessments
Global consultancy Margin Reports Price alerts
News article
Bespoke strategic planning Price indices
archive
Single client Multi client Global market
reports reports coverage
Training &
conferences
25 years industry insight and data
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7. Price Assessments
ICIS provides independent and reliable pricing and market
intelligence for the global chemical, energy and fertilizer markets
Chemical Prices
• Market reports containing price assessments and market analysis for more than 120 commodities
• Dashboard for quick and easy online access to pricing data, new and analysis in one place
• Real time price alerts, analysis and market commentary on key chemicals that see daily changes
• Historical pricing data for a wide range of commodities
• Pricing intelligence for key markets including China
Energy Prices
• Price assessments with coverage of key energy markets including biodiesel, carbon-emissions, coal, crude oil,
electricity, ethanol, gas, LNG, LPG, naphtha, petroleum coke and renewable energy
• Information and in-depth analysis on price drivers and fluctuations
• Historical pricing data along with the latest news on developments and market conditions
• Daily information on production capacities, outputs and shutdowns
• Specific market insight for the China energy markets
Fertilizer Prices
• Key price assessments for fertilizer products
• Concise information and analysis of the global fertilizer industry
• Short term trends, price forecasts and supply and demand outlook
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8. 24 Hour Breaking News
ICIS news brings you breaking industry news as it happens - including market
moves, analysis, data and more. The service is reliable, authoritative and
always available when you need it
Chemical News
• Customize the news you receive to suit your needs
• Search quickly and accurately to find content relevant for you
• Access expert commentary and analysis on important stories
• Stay ahead of plant and productions news and updates on capacity, outputs and
shutdowns
• Analysis of the industry’s important issues in our weekly magazine, ICIS Chemical
Business
Energy News
• Energy news is covered in our daily and weekly energy market reports
Fertilizer News
• Fertilizer news is covered in our fertilizer market reports and is part of the ICIS news
service
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9. In-Depth Analysis
ICIS offers in-depth analysis of the chemical, energy and fertilizer markets
through our market reports, chemical magazine, annual reports and supply
and demand database
Chemical Analysis
• Annual studies, data analytics and margin analysis offer in-depth analysis
to reveal the strategic implications of market data and information
Energy Analysis
• Insight reports and annual studies offering detailed information on
demand, trade, supply and forecast trends
Fertilizer Analysis
• Our fertilizers reports and analysts offer in-depth analysis, trade flow
mapping, price forecast and bespoke presentations for the fertilizer
markets
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10. Independent Strategic Consulting
Your strategic partner for research and analysis, providing and
alternative view of chemical and energy markets
• Access to powerful tools, data and industry experts providing:
• Insight on the global energy and crude markets, oil refining,
petrochemicals, fertilizers, specialty polymers and fine chemicals
• China specific insight into the domestics iron and steel, non-
ferrous metals and paper and pulp markets
• Analysis of current and future market prices, margins and supply
and demand trends that could affect your business
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11. Thank You.

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13. Chemicals
ICIS brings you the most respected pricing service for more than 120
commodities, together with the latest news and expert analysis
• Prices
• Benchmarked price assessments and analysis collected from market
participants by our global network of reporters
• News
• 24 hour breaking news services covering the global events likely to affect price,
demand or supply of products
• Analysis
• Annual studies, data analytics and margin analysis offer in-depth analysis to
reveal the strategic implications of market data and information
• Consulting
• Independent consulting and advisory services that bring tailored insight and
analysis to support strategic planning
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14. Chemical Prices
ICIS brings you the most respected pricing service for more than 120
commodities, together with the latest news and expert analysis
• Market Reports for more than 120 global commodities containing price assessments and
market analysis
• Daily, weekly and monthly reports produced by our teams of locally based reports covering regional
markets. The reports contain price assessments and insight into factors driving prices in those
markets
• Price alerts – real-time prices and market commentary
• Real-time pricing and analysis on key chemicals that see daily changes in price. The alerts give the
latest price movements as the happen across global and regional markets and include breaking news
on manufacturing plants
• Price alerts follow these chemicals
• Historical price data
• Our historical price data enables you to build and model trends to give you a view of where prices
might be heading
• Pricing intelligence for domestic markets, including China
• Along side our global and regional reports, ICIS China provides price assessments and market
intelligence for the chemicals market in China.
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15. Chemical News
Our global network of reporters brings you breaking news from around
the world, keeping you informed of factors likely to affect the price,
demand or supply of products or raw materials. ICIS news offers:
• Breaking news for the global chemical industry
• Global coverage, 24 hours a day
• Plant and production news and updates on capacity, outputs and
shutdowns
• Tailored alerts and one of the largest searchable business archives
• Commentary and insight from leading industry editors
• Analysis of the industry’s important issues in our weekly magazine,
ICIS Chemical Business
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16. Chemical Analysis
Our team of experts around the world provides in-depth analysis for
key chemical markets, giving you the detail behind the prices and the
ability to build a forward view
ICIS can now supply you with in-depth information to support planning and research projects
and the development of market strategies
• Annual studies
• In-depth studies offering information on global, regional, and country demand, trade, supply and
forecast trends for major petrochemicals and feedstocks
• Key areas covered include: Petrochemical, Petrochemical Feedstocks, Plastics, Polyolefins, Polyvinyl
Chloride, Styrenics, Vinyls, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Plasticizers, Propylene Oxide, Phthalates
and Elastomers
• Data analytics
• Proprietary software and online tools give users access to databases containing a wealth of supply,
demand, import and export data and company and plant statistics on over 100 petrochemicals and
refinery products
• Margin analysis
• Weekly reports assessing producer cash costs and cash margins by modeling raw materials and
manufacturing costs, co-product credits and product yields across the business from feedstocks
• Margin reports are available for Ethylene, Polyethylene, Polystyrene and Styrene
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17. Chemical Consulting
Your strategic partner for research and analysis, providing an
alternative view of the global chemical and energy markets
ICIS consulting provides customized, expert research analysis and strategic consulting
services for petrochemicals, specialty polymers and fine chemicals from a fully separated
ICIS team
• Our consultants guide executives of multination companies through every phase of
their operation including:
• Market research – supply and demand analysis and forecasts, price forecasts,
competitive landscape analysis, industrial value chain studies and scenario planning
• Market Entry Studies – market assessments, feasibility analyses, new-entry scenario
modeling and a road map to new entry
• Manufacturing economics, including technology assessments and cost benchmarking
analyses
• Merger and Acquisition – target screening and identification, preliminary and full-scale
due diligence and deal structuring
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18. Energy
Price assessments, indices, news and analysis for the oil, gas,
liquefied natural gas, carbon and coal sectors
• Prices
• The latest energy prices for domestic, regional and global markets accessible in our
daily, weekly, monthly and annual reports
• Historical pricing data
• News
• Key news and authoritative market commentary on developments within the energy
markets
• Analysis
• Annual studies, data analysis databases and in-depth analysis on key price drivers
and trends
• Consulting
• Independent team of consultants help you understand and interpret how historical,
current and future market prices, margins and supply and demand trends in global
energy, crude, oil refining and related markets
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19. Energy Prices, News and Analysis
Independent and robust pricing information and news for the global
energy markets
• Latest wholesale price assessments for energy commodities including biodiesel,
carbon-emissions, coal, crude oil, electricity, ethanol, gas, jet kerosene, LNG, LPG,
naphtha, petroleum coke and renewable energy
• Information on price drivers and fluctuations
• Analytical graphs and charts, reviewing the latest price trends
• Second-to-none historical pricing data
• The latest news on developments and market conditions
• Daily information on production capacities, outputs and shutdowns
• Cross-commodity news plus a focus on regional markets
• Quick and accurately search relevant content
• Unrivaled coverage of China markets
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20. Energy News
Daily news stories, analysis and commentary on price drives and
developments are included in our energy market price reports
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21. Energy Analysis
In-depth analysis, market data and commentary on market
movements and price drivers
• Annual reviews including the World Energy and Refining Report,
analyzing market conditions and providing a future outlook
• Data analytics and statistics for supply, demand, import, export,
company and plant information for refinery products used to model
future trends
• Historical price and short and long term supply and demand data
• Expert analysis, providing you a look behind the scenes on price
drivers and market movements
• Authoritative commentary on energy market developments
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22. Energy Consulting
Your strategic partner for research and analysis, providing an
alternative view of the global chemical and energy markets
ICIS consulting provides customized, expert research analysis and strategic consulting
services for energy and crude markets and oil refining from a fully separated ICIS team
• Our consultants guide executives of multination companies through every phase of
their operation including:
• Market research – supply and demand analysis and forecasts, price forecasts,
competitive landscape analysis, industrial value chain studies and scenario planning
• Market Entry Studies – market assessments, feasibility analyses, new-entry scenario
modeling and a road map to new entry
• Manufacturing economics, including technology assessments and cost benchmarking
analyses
• Merger and Acquisition – target screening and identification, preliminary and full-scale
due diligence and deal structuring
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23. Fertilizers
Key price assessments, news and analysis for fertilizer products to help
you make the right business decisions and maximize revenue and profits
• Prices
• Our reports give concise information and analysis of the global fertilizer industry,
short-term trends and key price quotes for the following fertilizer products
• News
• Breaking news affecting the supply, demand and prices of key fertilizers
• Analysis
• Our fertilizers reports and analysts offer in-depth analysis, trade flow mapping,
price forecast and bespoke presentations for the fertilizers markets
• Consulting
• Independent team of consultants to help you understand and interpret the
meaning behind the prices, news and analysis for the fertilizer markets
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24. Fertilizer Prices, News and Analysis
Key price assessments for all fertilizer products to help you make the
right business decisions and maximize revenue and profits
• ICIS produces price assessments, news and analysis for key fertilizer commodities
including: Nitrogen, Phosphates, Ammonia, Potash, Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid
Alongside our weekly price report coverage ICIS offers in-depth views into various fertilizer
markets through the following reports:
• The Market is a weekly report in English or Spanish providing key price assessments for all
fertilizer commodities, as well as accurate market information and news and analysis of
short term trends
• The Outlook reports give you a monthly rolling price forecast for the year ahead together
with an analysis of the supply/demand outlook. ICIS produces monthly outlook reports
individually focusing on the Urea, Ammonia, DAP and MAP markets..
• ICIS Pentasul reports offer in-depth coverage of the sulphur and sulphuric acid markets.
These reports are published weekly or monthly and offer North American or global
coverage
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25. Fertilizer News
Together with the coverage of key news stories affecting prices in
fertilizer price reports, our global network of reporters offers 24-hour
global coverage of key news stories affecting the fertilizer markets
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26. Fertilizer Analysis
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• Monthly rolling price forecast for the year ahead together with an
analysis of the supply/demand outlook
• Monthly reports individually focusing on the Urea, Ammonia, DAP and
MAP markets
• Historical price data
• Short term trends and trading activity
• 12 month rolling price forecasts
• Individually tailored sulfur/sulfuric acid presentations
• Trade flow mapping
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27. Fertilizer Consulting
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28. ICIS publishes pricing information for the following products:
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29. ICIS dashboard
ICIS dashboard gives you quick and easy online access to our benchmark pricing
data, news and analysis in one place. The dashboard is configurable by you and
updates the information displayed dependent on your preferences
• View pricing data, related news and analysis on
one screen
• Build trends using the price history tool to view
where prices are heading
• Download and export data to Excel
• Keep up to speed with market updates
• Stay ahead of the market with price alerts and
feedstock analysis
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30. ICIS Chemical Business
Weekly analysis of the industry’s important issues
• Analytical round-up of the latest developments
• In-depth analysis of key developments each week
• Insight into strategic implications of short-term
market moves
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31. ICIS China
Get insight into Chinese commodity markets
Recognized domestically and internationally as a leading source of
China's commodity market information, ICIS China brings you pricing,
market commentary, news and analysis, written by our locally based
team of expert analysts. ICIS China reports are written in English and
cover the following Chinese commodity markets:
• Chemicals
• Weekly Price Assessments, Monthly Data Reports, Monthly Industry
Studies, Annual Data Reports and Annual Industry Studies
• Energy
• Weekly, monthly and annual reports covering the China energy markets
• Paper & Pulp
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32. ICIS China – Chemease Chemical Reports
Weekly price assessments - key information on market dynamics including
supply/demand, imports/exports, plant closures and production outages
• China Isocyanates Bi-weekly
• Recovered Paper Weekly
• Pulp Market Weekly
• HDPE China Price Monitor
• LDPE + LLDPE China Price Monitor
• PP China Price Monitor
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33. ICIS China – Chemease Chemical Reports
Monthly Market Reports - In-depth monthly reports and analysis of market movements, based on the
change in balance of supply/demand, import and export activities, the impact of cost variances, market
sentiment, upstream and downstream market analysis and identification of the drivers for price movement
• Acetic Acid Monthly • China Polyolefin Downstream
• Benzene Monthly Monthly
• Chlor-alkali Monthly • China PP Monthly
• China CPL Purchase Monitor • PVC Monthly
• Cracker Operating Schedule • Styrene Monthly
Monthly • Sulphur Monthly
• Ethylene Monthly • Toluene Monthly
• Methanol Monthly • Xylene Monthly
• Operating Schedule • China Rubber Express
• China PE Monthly • China Rubber Express Market
• PET Monthly Briefing
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34. ICIS China – Chemease Chemical Reports
Monthly Industry Studies - data reports, produced monthly, provide a
detailed record of production output volumes and operation rates, domestic
and import prices, new project and current plant status and import volume
• ABS/PS Data Monthly • Oxo-Alcohol Data Monthly
• Acetone Data Monthly • Phenol Data Monthly
• Calcium Carbide Data • Polyurethanes Data Monthly
Monthly • Pulp & Paper Data Monthly
• China ACN Monthly • PVC Data Monthly
• CPL Data Monthly • PVC Data Monthly
• DOP Data Monthly • PX-PTA Data Monthly
• Fertilizer Data Monthly
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35. ICIS China – Chemease Chemical Reports
Annual Reports - an in-depth understanding of the market features for that
year, analysis on the market price, supply and demand, structural changes,
market trends and identification of key driving forces
• China ABS Market • China Plasticizer
• China Acetic Acid • China Polypropylene
• China Acetone • China Pulp and Paper Executive
• China Acrylonitrile Summary and Forecasts
• China Base Oils/Lubes • China Recovered Paper Market
• China Benzene Market • China Rubber (SBR and BR)
• China Caprolactam • China Styrene
• China Polyethylene • China Sulfur
• China PET • China Toluene
• China Phenol • China Urea
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36. ICIS China – Chemease Chemical Reports
Annual Industry Studies - Annual or biennial industry studies are reports with
mid- to long-term forecasts focusing on production capacity, imports/exports,
market demand and a long-term price prediction
• China PE Market Study 2005- 2015 • China Benzene and Styrene Monomer Value Chain
• Competitiveness Analysis of China PE Producers Outlook 2010 – 2012
• China Coating Grade LDPE Industry Study • China Olefin and Derivative Industry Study 2011
• China Pipe Grade PE Resin Producers Competitiveness • China PVC Producers Competitiveness Analysis
Analysis • PVC in China 2011- 2015
• China Agricultural Film Industry Study • Focusing on Consumption of Plastic Pipe Market in
• Chain XPE Cable Compound Industry Study China to 2013
• Focusing on Consumption of Plastic Pipe Market in • China Butadiene Industry Chain Study 2011, China
China to 2013 Caustic Soda 2010 – 2014
• China Olefin and Derivative Industry Study 2011 • China MX-PX-PTA Value Chain Study 2008- 2014
• China BOPP Industry Study 2011 • China BPA Study 2005- 2015
• China Methanol Analysis: Overview and Outlook 2007 – • Sulphur in China 2011- 2015
2015 • China Urea Producers Competitiveness Analysis 2011
• Economic Efficiency Analysis of Coal-based Methanol • China Pulp Mill X-file 2011
and New Energy Products • China Pulp and Paper Executive Summary and
• China Styrene Monomer Purchasing Modes by Forecasts 2011- 2012
Downstream Sector
• Chinese Styrene Monomer Competitiveness Analysis
2011
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37. Chemical Price Reports
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38. Chemical Price Alerts
Price Alerts – real-time pricing and analysis on key chemicals
We offer price alerts tracking for the following chemicals
• Benzene • Naphtha
• Toluene • Methanol
• Paraxylene • MTBE
• Orthoxylene • Ethylene
• Styrene • Propylene
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39. Historical Price Data
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40. Chemical Margin Report
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41. ICIS Analysis - ATEC Database
A balanced global online supply and demand database supporting strategic
planning and research in the global petrochemical, energy and refining business
• Petroleum and petrochemical database – supply and demand database
• Access market analysis dating from 1978 and current country statistics, which include production by
technology and manufacturing routes as well as imports, exports and demand. Updated quarterly,
forecast are available for supply and demand up to 2030
• Capacity database
• Enabling detailed research on current and planned plants and projects, the database provides
historical capacity information dating back to 1978 and future projections until 2030
• Trade database
• Global trade flow balances with access to historical data from 200 and projected trends to 2030
• Commodity Prices
• Chart and review historical, current and projected prices as part of your price modeling analysis
• Company data
• Research current and previous company structures and ownership to support your competitive
position , benchmarking analysis and support acquisition strategies
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42. ICIS Analysis - Annual Studies
In-depth studies offering detailed information on global, regional and country, demand,
trade, supply and forecast trends for major petrochemicals and feedstocks
• The World Petrochemical • World Styrenics
Industry • World Vinyls
• The World Petrochemical • World Polypropylene
Feedstocks • World Polyethylene
• The World Energy & Refining • World Plasticizer
• World Plastics • World Propylene Oxide
• World Polyolefins • World Elastomers
• World Polyvinyl Chloride • China Annual Industry Studies
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43. Energy Report List
Report Name Commodity Frequency Region Key Features
European Spot Gas Gas Daily Europe • A wide range of price assessments and indices for the European wholesale
Market gas market
• Daily news stories, analysis and commentary on developments and price
drives
European Gas Market Gas Bi-monthly Europe • Fortnightly, in-depth analysis on developments
• 18-month forward curve for long-term contracts
LNG Markets Daily LNG Global • 5 regional indices for spot LNG
• Spot price assessments for 21 cargo-receiving destinations
• FOB assessments, shipping information, news
Global LNG Markets LNG Global • In-depth analysis, news and commentary on long-term trends in the industry
• A detailed list of spot FOB and DES trades
• Proprietary prices, market commentary, news round-up
Industrial & Commercial Gas/Power UK • Daily price assessments and indices for the UK gas and power markets
Energy Snapshot • Market commentary and analysis on factors driving prices
China Gas Market Gas China • China natural gas retail prices
• Information on supply and demand plus information on the domestic LNG
market
European Daily Electricity Electricity Europe • Daily OTC price assessments and indices for Europe's developed and
Markets emerging power markets
• Cross border spreads, forward curves, news, commentary
European Clean Energy Renewable Europe • Clean power price assessments for the UK and Nordic countries
Markets • Pricing information for ROCS and LECs, market commentary, fundamentals
data
Coal Swaps Daily Coal Global • Price assessments on forward contracts for CIF ARA, FOB RB and FOB
Newcastle
• German and UK dark spreads, monthly physical indices
World Crude Report Crude Oil Global • Price assessments and market information for 7 global regions
• Market commentary solely focused on trading and issues affecting prices
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European Carbon Carbon Europe • Price assessments for the European carbon market
Markets • Market commentary on price drivers

44. ICIS China – C1 Energy Reports
ICIS China C1Energy English Language Reports include:
• China Oil Market Report • Refining Industry 2011
• China LPG & Gas Report • Research on LPG production capacity in ME
• China Gas Market Weekly • White Oil Industry chain investigation
• China LPG Market Weekly • China rubber processing study
• China Bitumen Market Weekly • China oil industry in 12th five year plan
• China Bunker Market Weekly • China natural gas downstream demand research
• China Petroleum Market Weekly • China unconventional natural gas research
• China MTBE Market Weekly • China Bitumen Market
• China Base Oil News & Data • China Bunker Market
• China Base Oil Market Weekly • China MTBE Market
• China Petroleum Coke Market Weekly • China LPG Market
• China Oil & Gas Fundamental Data Monthly • China natural gas market
• China Mixed Aromatics Market Weekly • China petroleum market
• China Teapot Refinery Monthly • China solvent oil market
• China Refinery Data Monthly • China minor/teapot refinery review
• China Coal Market Research • China mixed aromatics market
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45. Fertilizer Reports
Fertilizer Industry Prices, News, Analysis and Consulting
ICIS Fertilizer Price Reports The Outlook
• Ammonia –Asia, Europe, US • Ammonia
• Diammonium Phosphate – US • Nitrogen/Urea
• Phosphate Fertilizers – Europe • Phosphates
• Sulphur – China, Global ICIS PentaSul
• Sulphuric Acid – Asia • World Sulphuric Acid Weekly
• Urea – China, Europe, US • North America Sulphur Service
The Market • World Monthly Review - Sulphur
• Nitrogen, Phosphates, Ammonia,
Sulphur and Potash coverage
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46. Fertilizer Price Reports
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47. The Market
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48. The Outlook
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49. Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid Reports
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50. Fertilizer Trade Flow Mapping
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52. Prices, News, Analysis, Consulting
Prices
Analysis News
Test Consulting
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