Chemical Pricing & Sources : Chemical Pricing & Sources

Information on finding current and historical chemical pricing data, industry analyses and reports, and chemical vendors.

Chemical Pricing & Sources

Current Chemical Prices

These databases list current chemical pricing information, as well as a wealth of information on chemical properties, production and industry analysis.

Note: When searaching for chemical prices you may need to know the Chemical Abstract Number (CAS) number for that chemical.

eMolecules (Reaxys)
Allows for searching by chemical structure, chemical name or CAS number.
SciFinder Scholar (ChemCats)
You need to create a personal account with SciFinder Web to access this database. It allows for structure, name or CAS number searching.
ICIS Chemical Business
Data available for many substances from 2006 through the present.
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries
Contains data on minerals from the 1990s through the present, including industry surveys.

Historic Chemical Prices

ICIS Historical Chemical Prices
The Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) has news articles and some chemical pricing information available on their site for free. The Petrochemical Index (IPEX) is housed here.
Chemical Market Reporter
Data available for many substances from 1998 through 2006.
ICIS Chemical Business
Data available for many substances from 2006 through the present.

Chemical Vendors and Suppliers

These databases link to suppliers for specific chemicals, and supplier websites may or may not offer pricing information.

ChemSpider
Contains a wealth of chemical data searchable by structure, name or CAS number. Includes vendor information.
ChemExper Chemical Directory
Vendor information directory searchable by structure, name or CAS number.
American Elements
Data on engineered and manufactured materials, browsable by element.
ThomasNet
Directory of vendors and suppliers for chemicals, many in bulk quantities

Chemical Information

These databases contain articles about the chemical industry that may reference sources and prices.

SciFinder Scholar
Note: To use off campus, users must connect using WiscVPN.
Chemical & Engineering News
ICIS Chemical Business
Data available for many substances from 2006 through the present.