Chemical Plant Location Factors
Convert Investment Estimates from U.S.A. To Your Country How can you estimate the capital cost of your project in multiple locations worldwide? With
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Intratec’s chemical plant Location Factors (IL Factors), you can easily convert the base project cost
project cost from
from USA to another country of your interest (e.g. Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Saudi Arabia,
USA to another
Brazil).
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Intratec Location Factors are calculated based on high volumes of local data of different locations, relating to productivity, labor costs, steel and energy prices, equipment import needs, freight, taxes and duties on imported and domestic materials and regional business environment, among others. It is a useful tool for a range of studies, such as investment analysis, multi-regional economic assessments and global relocation studies. By visiting www.intratec.us and making a free quick registration, you can access Intratec’s chemical plant location factors. 1.4
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1.35 1.3
Brazil
1.25
Saudi
1.2
Arabia USA
1.15
China
1.1
Japan
1.05
Singapore
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Location Factor Indexes (USA = 1)
Intratec chemical plant Construction Index (IC Index) At www.intratec.us you can access our IC Index. Using this index, you can convert capital costs from one period to another, and ultimately update historical costs of chemical process plants. The IC Index reconciles cost 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 and feasibility assessments.
Adjust Process Plant Construction Costs from One Period to Another
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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