Phenol Asia

The ICIS Asian phenol report provides cost & freight (CFR) China, southeast Asia (SE Asia) and India assessments that are closely followed by market players.

Confirmed deals and buy-sell ideas that support our assessments are provided in full in the report.

We have coverage of upstream benzene and propylene prices and downstream markets to give our readers an overall sense of the phenol market.

ICIS also tracks the operating status of plants in Asia, which shows the supply-side of the market. 

Understanding the CFR China spot bunker is complex because of a huge variety of anti-dumping duties that have been levied by the Chinese government.

In order to provide greater clarity for our subscribers, ICIS provides a normalised CFR China quote based on the seasonal percent of the anti-dumping duty and a 5.5% import duty. This has been welcomed by our subscribers as a valuable alternative to the existing benchmark CFR China quote.

Information from producers, traders and buyers of phenol is gathered, analysed and cross-checked to ensure it is accurate and can be used as an impartial and accepted reference for business.

The ICIS report is the dominant weekly benchmark for the Asian phenol industry. It is considered an indispensable and reliable source of information essential for daily business needs.

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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 Phenol, 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.