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By Scott Jenkins, Chemical Engineering magazine | March 30, 2022 The value of the 2021 Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), calculated as an average of the monthly values for the year, was higher than the annual value for 2020 by a large margin, as the CEPCI has risen each month since November 2020.

CEPCI Annual Average Value Rises Precipitously

The value of the 2021 Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), calculated as an average of the monthly values for the year, was higher than the annual value for 2020 by a large margin, as the CEPCI has risen each month since November 2020. The 2020…

2022 CEPCI updates: December (prelim.) and November (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for December 2022 (most recent available) fell compared to the previous month's value. ... The current CEPCI value now sits at 4.2% higher than the corresponding value from December 2021. Meanwhile, the Current Business Indicators show a small decrease in the CPI output …

2022 CEPCI updates: July (prelim.) and June (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for July 2022 (most recent available) fell slightly from the previous month's final value, which was downwardly revised by a small amount. The month-to-month decrease is the first in the overall CEPCI value since September 2020. The Equipment subindex, as well as the …

2022 CEPCI Updates: October (prelim.) and September (final)

Th e preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for October 2022 (most recent available) fell for the fourth consecutive month, following a long string of monthly increases between November 2020 and June 2022. For the October preliminary data, the decrease was driven by the Equipment and Buildings subindices, which both …

2021 CEPCI updates: April (prelim.) and March (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2021 (most recent available) continues the string of sizeable monthly increases. In April, large upticks were observed in the Equipment, Buildings and Construction Labor subindices, while the Engineering & Supervision subindex saw a slight rise.

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Since its introduction in 1963, the Chemical Engineering (CE) Plant Cost Index has been published in every issues of CE, to help CPI (chemical process industry) professionals adjust process-plant construction costs from one period to another. In this article, some revisions to the underlying methodology are introduced, to make this index more …

2022 CEPCI updates: May (prelim.) and April (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for May 2022 (most recent available) is once again higher than the previous month's value, continuing the string of monthly increases that has been observed since autumn 2020. In May of this year, increases occurred in the Equipment, Buildings and Construction Labor subindices, …

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2021 CEPCI updates: April (prelim.) and March (final) The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2021 (most recent available) continues the string of sizeable monthly increases. In April, large upticks were observed in the Equipment, Buildings and Construction Labor subindices, while the Engineering…

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2021 CEPCI Updates: October (prelim.) and September (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for October 2021 (the most recent available) is once again higher than the previous month, continuing the upward trajectory of the index that has been observed for the past year. In October, three of the four major subindices that make up the CEPCI saw upticks (Equipment, …

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2023 CEPCI updates: January (prelim.) and

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 …

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Question: Since the data from Table D.3 is for the year 1980, the first cost must be adjusted for inflation. The first cost estimated using Table D.3 is $840634. Using Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index values of 777.3 in 1980 and 2401.2 in 2021, estimate the first cost of the compressor in 2021.

2021 CEPCI Updates: December (prelim.) and November (final)

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 & …

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The value of the 2023 Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) decreased compared to the previous year's value, but remains substantially above the levels observed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual CEPCI value is calculated as an average of…

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2022 CEPCI updates: March (prelim.) and Feb. (final)

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 & …

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The value of the 2021 Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), calculated as an average of the monthly values for the year, was higher than the annual value for 2020 by a large margin, as the CEPCI has risen each…

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Chemical plant cost indexes Last updated January 31, 2023. Chemical plant cost indexes are dimensionless numbers employed to updating capital cost required to erect a chemical plant from a past date to a later time, following changes in the value of money due to inflation and deflation. Since, at any given time, the number of chemical …

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