Several 2025 year-end reports and data releases paint a nuanced picture of the global chemical process industries (CPI) as we head into 2026. The complex picture reflects the diversity of industry sectors comprising the CPI, and the wide range of…
A federal government shutdown in the U.S. from October 1 to November 12, 2025 disrupted the release of producer price index (PPI) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), so the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) is behind schedule.…
Editor's Note: Because no new producer price index (PPI) data were published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) during the government shutdown that was in effect from October 1, 2025 until Nov. 12, 2025, it was not possible to…
Editor's note: The Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) update scheduled for October 21, using the latest available data from July and August 2025, has been partially disrupted by the current government shutdown in the U.S., which began on Oct.…
Since its introduction in 1963, the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) has been tracking changes to construction costs for chemical manufacturing and related process facilities. The data from which the CEPCI is calculated come from a carefully selected and…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) for July 2025 (most recent available) rose by a significant amount compared to the previous month’s value. The July 2025 value is the highest since September 2022. The uptick in…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2025 (most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value. The rise was driven by higher producer prices for steel and copper mill products, among others. For…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for May 2025 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value. The May value is the highest in the past two years. The jump in the May CEPCI…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2025 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for March 2025 was downwardly revised. The uptick in the April CEPCI was…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2025 (most recent available) was higher than the previous month’s value. The current value returned to near its value from the start of the year, after a small…