Convert Plant Capex from Other Countries to
Where the IC Index adjusts 's plant costs across time, a companion series converts peer-country plant costs into 's terms. 's report also includes a monthly Plant Location Factor (IL Factor) for each of the other 32 countries in the program. itself is the baseline, anchored at 1.00. Multiplying any peer-country plant construction cost by its IL Factor returns the equivalent cost in .
The figures on the right are a historical sample; up-to-date monthly values are delivered with an Industry Economics & Competitiveness subscription.
Beyond Construction Cost Indexes
The IC Index and the IL Factors are part of the Industry Economics & Competitiveness subscription — a monthly program benchmarking commodities manufacturing competitiveness across 33 countries, including .
33 Key Countries
Country-by-country monthly reports covering major industrial hubs — USA, China, Germany, Japan, Brazil, India, and more.
7 Industries Covered
Industry-specific rankings across olefins, aromatics, alcohols & organic acids, polymers, fertilizers, inorganic chemicals, and metals.
Reference Datasets
Country-level cost inputs for plant projects — labor costs, utility prices, construction indexes, and location factors.
Monthly Updates
Fresh data every month, always reflecting the most recent period available, with short-term forecasts on selected series.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the IC Index
's IC Index is a composite series — each monthly value reconciles the main cost drivers of industrial plant construction: labor, materials, logistics, and the business environment. Each component is weighted by its significance in overall construction costs, and the same methodology produces comparable indexes for all 33 countries covered, with a 6-month forecast alongside the historical record.
Use the IC Index for capital cost estimation, feasibility studies, and investment analysis. It applies to commodity manufacturing plants across the program's 7 covered industries — olefins, aromatics, alcohols & organic acids, polymers, fertilizers, inorganic chemicals, and metals.
About the IL Factors
's IL Factor table aggregates country-level differences in the main cost drivers of industrial plant construction: labor, materials, logistics, and the business environment. Each driver is weighted by its significance in overall construction costs, and the same methodology produces a comparable IL Factor table for every country in the program — each anchored to its own report country = 1.00.
Use the IL Factors for cross-country capital cost comparisons, location studies, and global sourcing decisions. Like the IC Index, they apply to commodity manufacturing plants across the same 7 covered industries.
