How can old plant construction cost data be updated to the present cost? Historical costs of chemical process plants can be updated by using Intratec’s Plant Construction Index (IC Index). The IC Index reconciles prices trends of fundamental components of a chemical plant construction such as labor, material and energy, providing meaningful historical and forecast data for users. It is a handy tool for a series of purposes, like procurement budgeting, capital project estimation and feasibility assessments. By visiting www.intratec.us and making a free quick registration, you can access our construction cost-escalation index.

1. Adjusts Process
Plant Construction
Costs from One
Period to Another,
Across a 15 year
Time Span
Update Your Investment Estimates with Intratec’s Plant Construction Index
How can old plant construction cost data be updated to the present cost? Historical costs of
chemical process plants can be updated by using Intratec’s Plant Construction Index (IC Index).
The IC Index reconciles prices trends of fundamental components of a chemical plant construction
such as labor, material and energy, providing meaningful historical and forecast data for users. It is
a handy tool for a series of purposes, like procurement budgeting, capital project estimation and
feasibility assessments.
By visiting www.intratec.us and making a free quick registration, you can access our construction
cost-escalation index. It is the only index available in the market that presents forecast and and
historical data.
Chemical Plant Construction Index
Intratec chemical plant Location Factors (IL Factors)
At www.intratec.us you can access Intratec’s Location Factors. Using these factors, you can convert
the base project fixed investment from USA to another country of your interest (e.g. China, Germany,
Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Brazil).
Convert the base
project investment
from USA to
another country

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Established in 2002, Intratec is
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leading advisory firm,
recognized for excellence in the
evaluation of chemical markets
& the economics of industrial
process.
At www.intratec.us, you can also access:
Labor Cost Index: Measures quarterly changes in average construction labor costs per
hour worked, across an 8 year time span.
Steel Price Index: Measures quarterly changes in average steel price, across an 8 year
time span.
Gross Domestic Products: Compares historical GDP figures presented by different
countries, in US dollars.
Inflation Index: Assesses inflation figures in many countries, in pas years.
Process Industries Capacity Utilization: Learn the average capacity utilization rate of
major process industry groups in the US, including oil, coal, chemicals, plastics and
rubber.
Get FULL ACCESS to Chemical Industry Indexes
By making a quick registration at www.intratec.us, you promptly have full online
access to Intratec’s Chemical Industry Indexes.
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2008
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2008
Q3
2008
Q4
2008
Q1
2009
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2009
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2009
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2009
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Location Factor Indexes (USA = 1)
Country
Brazil
Saudi Arabia
USA
China
Japan
Singapore
Germany