Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index
CEPCI (Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index) is available in each print issue of Chemical Engineering. The last page of each issue is devoted to Economic Indicators (CEPCI, Current Business Indicators, Consumer Price Index, and Current Trends, an overall look at how the CEPCI has changed in the recent months).
Chemical Engineering (magazine) is available on the 1st floor of Chester Fritz Library in the periodicals area, call number TN 1 .M45. (We do have Chemical Engineering online, however, the online version does not offer the CEPCI for free; the data requires an individual subscription.)
Are you a distance student? You may request this information through InterLibrary Loan (ILL).
Request:
- Chemical Engineering
- most recent available issue
- "Economic Indicators" (last page of issue)
Chemical Prices
For current chemical prices in small quantities, search for the chemical in the Sigma Aldrich's online catalog. For bulk pricing and historical data, refer to the resources below.
SciFinder
Use this library database to find chemical information, including chemical properties and reactions.
Note: If you haven't used SciFinder before, first you will need to register on campus. Once you are logged in:
- On the left select "Suppliers"
- Type in the name of a substance, such as calcium carbonate, and click on the microscope to search
- The search results will list prices and quantities for the substance from commercial suppliers.
Government Resources
- US Energy Information AdministrationProvides current, historical, and projected prices and other data related to coal, petroleum, natural gas, kerosene, propane, renewable fuels, electricity, and more.
- USGS National Minerals Information CenterThe Commodity Statistics and Information include price, production, and other data on metals, salts, fertilizers, oxides, elements, and more.
- USDA Agricultural PricesIncludes prices and data on corn, soybean, wheat, and other agricultural products.
- National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC)Provides average drug cost data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- BLS Producer Price IndexesThe Producer Price Index (PPI) measures price changes from the seller's perspective for manufacturing, mining, and some other sectors such as construction.
- FRED - Producer Price Indexes for Chemicals and Allied ProductsFor converting historical prices into current prices, use the Producer Price Index: Updated Price = Older Price x [(Cost Index at Newer Date) / (Cost Index at Older Date)]
Periodicals
- Chemical Pricing Database - Beta VersionDirects users to citations of trade journals with chemical pricing information, Chemical Week and ICIS Chemical Business. Print versions of Chemical Week are on the 1st floor of the library in the periodicals area. ICIS Chemical Business discontinued their print publication and we do not subscribe to their online publication (it is priced for industry, not academia).
- Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new windowProvides a wide variety of business full-text journals and magazines, including expanded access to Harvard Business Review’s (HBR) top 500 articles. Includes company information on over 1 million public and private companies with case studies, SWOT analysis, market research reports, and Standard and Poor’s Industry Surveys. Offers over 27,000 business videos from Academy of Management, HBR, Bloomberg and IGI Global.
- Oil & Gas JournalIncludes weekly oil and gas prices and production information in the statistics section, which is in the print version of the publication on the 1st floor of the library in the periodicals section. We also subscribe to the online version, which includes their industry surveys and special reports.
Other Resources
- Plastics Insight - Resin PricesProvides prices and other information for 22 resins.
- The Plastics ExchangeIncludes contract pricing for several plastics, HDPE, LDPE, and PP.
- UN ComtradeIncludes current and historical trade data. You can estimate annual price trends using trade value data (trade value/ weight = price/weight).
- International Medical Products Price GuideIncludes pharmaceutical prices from various suppliers over time.