The preliminary value for the June 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) once again increased compared to the previous month’s value, continuing a string of monthly increases since the beginning of 2018. All four of the major…
The preliminary value for the May 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) once again increased substantially compared to the previous month’s value, continuing a string of monthly increases since the beginning of 2018. The rise seems to…
The preliminary value for the April 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) jumped compared to the previous month’s value, continuing a string of monthly increases since the beginning of the year. And for the third consecutive month,…
The preliminary value for the March 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value, continuing a string of monthly increases since the beginning of the year. And for the second consecutive month,…
The preliminary value for the February 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value. All four of the subindices (Equipment, Buildings, Construction Labor and Engineering & Supervision) moved higher for February, pushing…
Changes in the availability of source data for the CE Plant Cost Index periodically necessitate updates to how the index is calculated The Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) is a widely used tool for comparing plant construction costs in…
The preliminary value for the January 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value. The Equipment, Buildings, and Engineering & Supervision subindices were all higher for January, pushing the overall monthly CEPCI…
The preliminary value for the December CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) decreased compared to the previous month’s value for the second consecutive month. Decreases in the Equipment and Buildings subindices for December 2017 offset small increases in…
The preliminary value for the November CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) decreased compared to the previous month’s value, reversing an upward trend over the past four months. In addition, the final value for the October CEPCI was…
The preliminary value for the October CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value for the fifth consecutive month. Increases in October for the Equipment and Buildings subindexes offset small decreases in the…