Commodities and Industries Covered

Which industries are covered by this product?

Primary Commodity Prices covers 7 industries:

1. Olefins & Derivatives
2. Polymers
3. Aromatics & Derivatives
4. Alcohols & Organic Acids
5. Inorganic Chemicals
6. Fertilizers & Gases
7. Metals & Mining

Subscriptions are sold per industry. When you subscribe, you select the industry or industries relevant to your work and gain access to all commodities within those industries. You can start with one industry and add more at any time without restarting your subscription.

How are commodities organized in this product?

Commodities in Primary Commodity Prices are grouped into 7 industries, each covering a set of chemically or commercially related substances. For example, the Polymers industry includes thermoplastics, rubbers, and fibers such as HDPE, Polypropylene, PVC, PET, and Natural Rubber. The Metals & Mining industry groups base metals, ferrous products, and battery materials such as Copper, Aluminum, Iron Ore, Lithium Carbonate, and Nickel.

Each industry-commodity combination has one or more price assessments in different locations worldwide. Subscriptions are structured so that selecting an industry gives you access to all commodities within it — it is not possible to subscribe to individual commodities in isolation.

The full list of assessments, including every commodity covered, the available data series, and the corresponding locations, is documented in the Primary Commodity Prices assessments guide, available as a PDF on the Intratec website.

Are polymer and plastic prices included?

Polymers is one of the 7 industries covered by Primary Commodity Prices. This industry tracks prices for plastics, rubbers, and fibers — both fossil-based and bio-based polymers.

Commodities in this industry include thermoplastics such as HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, PVC, PET, and Polycarbonate; engineering polymers such as Nylon, Nylon 66, and Polyoxymethylene; rubbers such as Natural Rubber, Styrene Butadiene Rubber, Butadiene Rubber, and EPDM Rubber; and specialty materials such as Epoxy Resins, Silicone, and Polylactic Acid, among more than 50 total commodities in this category.

A subscription to the Polymers industry gives you access to all commodities and locations within that industry, updated monthly.

Does the product cover metals and mining prices?

Metals & Mining is one of the 7 industries covered by Primary Commodity Prices. This industry tracks prices for base metals, precious metals, ferrous products, and battery-related materials.

Commodities include Aluminum Metal, Aluminum Alloy, Copper, Nickel, Zinc (Electro Zinc Coated Coil), Lead Metal, Tin, and Cobalt Metal; precious metals such as Palladium, Platinum, and Silver; battery materials including Lithium Carbonate, Lithium Hydroxide, and Nickel Sulfate; steel products such as Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Coil, Cold Rolled Stainless Steel Coil, Reinforcement Bar, and Wire Rod; and raw materials such as Iron Ore and Ferrous Scrap, totalling approximately 40 commodities in this category.

A subscription to the Metals & Mining industry gives you access to all commodities and locations within that industry, updated monthly.

Are fertilizer and gas prices available?

Fertilizers & Gases is one of the 7 industries covered by Primary Commodity Prices. This industry tracks prices for nitrogen-, phosphorus-, and potassium-based fertilizers, as well as industrial gases and their derivatives.

Commodities include nitrogen fertilizers such as Urea, Ammonium Nitrate, Urea Ammonium Nitrate, and Calcium Ammonium Nitrate; phosphate fertilizers such as Diammonium Phosphate (DAP), Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP), Superphosphate, and Triple Superphosphate; potassium-based products including Potassium Chloride and Potassium Sulfate; key industrial chemicals such as Ammonia, Phosphoric Acid, Sulfuric Acid, and Nitric Acid; and gases including Nitrogen Gas, Oxygen, and Argon, totalling more than 35 commodities in this category.

A subscription to the Fertilizers & Gases industry gives you access to all commodities and locations within that industry, updated monthly.

Can I add more industries after I subscribe?

Yes. You can add industries to an active Primary Commodity Prices subscription at any time. When you add an industry mid-cycle, the charge is prorated: you pay the difference between the updated subscription cost and the amount already paid for the remaining months of the current billing period. Once payment is confirmed, access to the new industry is granted immediately. This means there is no need to cancel and re-subscribe — expansion is handled entirely within your existing account.

To add an industry, log in at intratec.us, go to Subscriptions in the left menu, locate your subscription, click Upgrade Plan, choose the additional industries, and complete the purchase.

Where can I check which commodities are included?

The complete list of price assessments — organized by industry, commodity, and location — is available in the Primary Commodity Prices assessments guide, which can be downloaded as a PDF from the Intratec website. This document shows every commodity covered, the available data series, and all the locations for which prices are published.

You can also browse individual commodity preview pages on intratec.us, each of which displays a one-year price history at no cost. This lets you verify coverage and explore data quality before subscribing.

For a structured overview of all 7 industries and the commodities they include, the product page at intratec.us/products/primary-commodity-prices lists the full scope of coverage.