— 2021 CEPCI updates: January (prelim.) and December 2020 (final) The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for January 2021 (the most …

 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for December 2021 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month, extending the increases observed throughout 2021. For December 2021, increases in the Equipment and Buildings subindices more than offset reductions in the Construction Labor and Engineering & …

 — Th e preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for October 2023 (most recent available) is lower than the previous month's value, continuing a trend of lower monthly values that has been observed since May 2023. To arrive at the overall CEPCI decline for October 2023, decreases in the Equipment and Buildings subindices …

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 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for January 2023 (most recent available) declined from the previous month's value, continuing a series of seven consecutive monthly decreases in the CEPCI overall value. In addition, the final value for December 2022 was downwardly revised from its preliminary value in a larger-than …

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 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2020 (the most recent available) increased compared to the previous month's value, with the values of the four major subindices (Equipment; Construction Labor; Buildings; and Engineering & Supervision) comprising the CEPCI all seeing small increases. The …

 — The chemical engineering plant cost index correlates well with macroeconomic factors. ... switching between the high and low oil price scenarios resulted in fairly minor changes to the interest rates up to 2020 when compared with the effect of GDP growth, ... A method for forecasting the CE plant cost index. Chem. Eng., 7 (1975), …

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles the following statistics pertaining to cost estimating: 1. Inflation and prices – consumer and producer prices 2. Labor compensation – wages and benefits 3. Productivity 4. International prices and labor comparisons The Producer Price indices and the Labor Compen…

 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2022 (most recent available) edged higher than the previous month's value, continuing the upward trend of the last 18 months, although at a slower pace. In June, small upticks were observed in the Equipment, Construction Labor and Engineering & Supervision …

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Calculations using the Zevnik-Buchanan graphs and equations are valid for the year 1996. To convert these 1996 figures to future estimated plant costs, the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Indices (CE Plant Cost Index), from 1980 onward, have been included in Annex 2: both as a graph for easy extrapolation, and as a table.

 — Chemical Engineering magazine publishes the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index, which is widely used to quickly evaluate equipment and plant costs for the chemical and process industries. As …

Jun '24 Prelim. May '24 Final: Jun '23 Final: CE INDEX : 798.8: 800.2: 803.3: Equipment : 1,004.0: 1,005.6: 1,013.1: Heat Exchangers and Tanks : 798.7: 801.8: 835.5

2020 annual CEPCI average value. Since its introduction in 1963, the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) has served as an important tool for chemical-process-industry (CPI) professionals when adjusting process plant construction costs from one time period to another. The CEPCI consists of a composite…

 — Chemical Engineering, a trade magazine for chemical engineers, contains the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) and other economic indicators.The …

The Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) has served as an important tool for chemical process industries (CPI) professionals for cost estimations since 1963. As you likely know, the data used to generate the CEPCI …

 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2022 (the most recent available) rose compared to the previous month. However, the final CEPCI value for February 2022 was revised downwardly from its initial value. In March, all four of the major subindices (Equipment, Construction Labor, Buildings and Engineering & …

T. he Chemical Engineering P l a n t Cost Index (CEPCI) is an estab- lished institution. Since its intro- duction in 1963 [ 1], it has been published in each and every issue of C E.For more than 37 years, chemical- process-industry (CPI) professionals — engineers, managers, and technicians — have used the CEPCI to adjust process plant construction …

 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2023 (most recent available) is slightly higher than the February values. All four subindices (Equipment, Buildings, Construction Labor, and Engineering & Supervision) rose slightly from the previous month.…

 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for October 2020 (the most recent data available) increased compared to the previous month's value, after the final September value was downwardly revised. The October increase continues a period of up-and-down fluctuations in the CEPCI values.

 — The value of the 2023 Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) decreased compared to the previous year's value, but remains substantially above the …

 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for July 2020 (the most recent available) increased compared to the previous month's value, reversing a three-month period of decline. a similar decline prior to July. Three of the four major subindices — Equipment, Buildings and Construction Labor — rose in July, offsetting a …

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for September 2022 (most recent available) fell for the third consecutive month, following after a long string of increases between November 2020 and June 2022.

 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for December 2020 (the most recent available) shows a pronounced increase from the previous month's value. The current increase is the third consecutive monthly increase, although the November value was downwardly revised from its own preliminary version.

March 20, 2020 | By Scott Jenkins The average annual value for the 2019 Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) was higher than the corresponding value for the previous year CEPCI. The final value edged higher for the year despite a generally downward trend in the monthly CEPCI values throughout 2019. ... CE Plant Cost Index. …

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The Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) is a widely used tool for comparing plant construction costs in the chemical process industries (CPI) between different time …

 — The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for July 2024 (most recent available) was slightly lower, but almost unchanged, compared to the previous month's value. The final value for June 2024 was downwardly revised by a small margin.…

 — CEPCI (Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index) is available in each print issue of Chemical Engineering.The last page of each issue is devoted to Economic …