Butanediol Asia

ICIS publishes a weekly report for Butanediol, BDO, in Asia providing a CFR China main port spot price assessment for material traded in bulk and drums. Information on Chinese domestic business traded on a delivered basis is also included in the report. This helps subscribers keep on top of what’s happening in the key China market. We track scheduled and unscheduled production outages and downstream demand drivers to ensure the prevailing demand and supply conditions are clearly communicated to customers. Coverage of monthly contract discussions between key manufacturers and buyers in Taiwan and Korea gives subscribers the most comprehensive view of the prevailing market sentiment. Information in the report is based upon close contact with a wide range of producers, traders, distributors and end users, and ensuring that the information is both timely and impartial. Our in depth coverage of the market has led to ICIS published prices becoming a benchmark for spot transactions as well as a componant in contract settlements in Asia.

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ICIS price assessments are based on information gathered from a wide cross-section of the market, comprising consumers, producers, traders and distributors from more than 250 reporters world-wide.  Confirmed deals, verified by both buyer and seller, provide the foundation of our price assessments.

Our in-depth market knowledge drives our specialist focus, as we recognise the importance of individual market dynamics and not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Over 25 years of reporting on key chemicals markets, including Butanediol, has brought global recognition of our methodology as being unbiased, authoritative and rigorous in preserving our editorial integrity.  Our global network of reporters in Houston, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Mumbai, Perth and Moscow ensures unrivalled coverage of established and emerging markets.