Ethylene Europe

The ICIS European ethylene report is a benchmark report, which means that the prices that we publish are referenced widely in industry contracts.

We cover the contract market on a monthly basis and we quote prices on a free delivered (FD) northwest European-basis (NWE).  

This is an industry agreed price, which means that key producers and key consumers exchange price ideas and negotiate to find a settlement in the last week of every month.

We also cover the spot market on the pipeline sector on a FD-basis and the deep-sea cost, insurance & freight (CIF) coastal sector.

Our prices are accurate and timely because we speak to people in the industry from a broad spectrum of producers, consumers and traders.

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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 Ethylene, 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.