Chemical Prices & Currency
It is very difficult to find current accurate prices for chemicals. There is a very good chance that you won't find the prices to the chemicals you need. You may just have to make the most of historical pricing or get very creative in contacting suppliers to get quotes.
Current pricing information is available for those in industry but are too expensive for us to maintain subscriptions. The following is some resources that we do have access to that you can make use to find pricing information.
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook by ISBN: 9780071422949Publication Date: 2007-11-13Chapter 9 covers process economics, including capital cost estimation and operating expenses.
Journals & Trade Magazines with Pricing Information
- ICIS Chemical Businessinclude uses, supply/demand, prices, technology, and outlook.
- ICIS Indicative Chemical Prices A-Z (2008)Prices for selected chemicals on this list were updated in 2008. It could be used as a ballpark guide to historical prices.
- Chemical WeekCall Number: Per. TP1 .C37
Weekly sections: CW Price Report (pricing for 20 commodities) and Product Focus. In Print, we have current issues but we only have access to electronic version of this up to 2012. - Chemical EngineeringMonthly section: Economic Indicators. Includes Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index, Current Business Indicators, Chemical Process Industry Output Index.
Other Resources to Search for Prices
- SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
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SciFinder-n is your source for authoritatively identifying a chemical substance and its related chemical structures, chemical names, regulatory information, and properties, including CAS Registry Numbers®, reaction schemes, step-by-step experimental procedures, detailed conditions, and product yields.
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- Texas A&M Chemical Pricing Database (beta)This database (beta version) contains citations to chemical pricing from the following trade journals:
Chemical Week (2015-present): Basic Chemicals & Plastics section.
ICIS Chemical Business (2015-present): Chemical Profiles and Price and Market Trends (In progress) sections.
Industry Chemical Catalogues
Please note that laboratory chemical prices do not scale to bulk chemical pricing. That is, you cannot just multiply by scale and expect to get realistic pricing for 1 metric tonne.
- Chemical Industry Supplier RegistryChemical Register is a compilation of chemical suppliers enabling buyers to easily source manufacturers for price and capacity of commodity and specialty chemicals by name or CAS registry number. Site includes free magazines, jobs, news and events
Sources
Hubbard, D. (n.d.). Guides. Chemical Engineering. Chemical Prices. Retrieved August 7, 2015, from http://guides.library.tamu.edu/content.php?pid=216817&sid=1802700
Powell, J. (n.d.). LibGuides: CHEME 4620: Chemical Process Design (Spring 2015): Chemical <br>Prices. Retrieved August 7, 2015, from http://guides.library.cornell.edu/c.php?g=30870&p=198498
Thomson, K. (n.d.). IS Guides. Chemical Engineering. Prices & Costs. Retrieved August 7, 2015, from http://isguides.hw.ac.uk/chemeng/prices
Vogel, T. (n.d.). LibGuides: Chemical Engineering Research Guide: Chemical Prices. Retrieved August 7, 2015, from http://ucsd.libguides.com/chemeng/prices
Carver, J., & Kirkwood, P. (n.d.). Untangling the Chemical Information Pricing Web. Presented at the ACS Division of Chemical Information. Retrieved from http://acscinf.org/docs/meetings/235nm/presentations/235nm14.pdf