ABOUT

We are polymer and chemical trade information specialists helping the world’s leading companies leverage global trade insights to improve their businesses.

Improve your business with our trade insights

More accurate market analysis

Directly measure the import component of demand in any market, region, and globally

Clearer competitor assessments

See trends in exports from any country and compare your position

Better informed strategic planning

Evaluate import growth trends in all markets, to expand sales or add capacity

Quantifiable trade flows for impact analysis

Assess the impact of global economic and social events and government policy decisions from directly measurable global trade flows

Grounded objective benchmarking

Compare buyer or seller feedback to prices and volumes from official national statistics

Why work with ITP?

Focus

We are specialists in global trade in polymers and chemical products, not generalists following thousands of codes in the Harmonized System.

Accuracy

Our near 40-years of experience with the idiosyncrasies of global trade and rigorous error-review systems avoid common pitfalls to reveal more accurate trade flows.

Coverage

Directly reported imports and exports from 100 countries and a unique methodology capture nearly all the world’s trade and reveal trade for all non-reporters.

Savings

Our tools empower you to understand trade trends for every country, region, and the globe, bridging the gap between hard-to-use raw statistics and pricey consultants’ interpretations.

Detail

Full visibility into monthly volume, price, and partners for every reporter, including long-term historical trends and future projections.

Customization

Our dedicated, agile team is uniquely positioned to work with you and deliver tailored solutions that meet your organization’s precise requirements.

Support

Unparalleled customer service – we are here to help you understand and leverage global trade information.

Our clients

Our clients include many of the top-ranked chemical companies in the world by size and sales.

We serve producers, manufacturers, shipping companies, and related industry players, working closely with their business development, marketing, and strategic planning departments.

Many of our clients have been with us for decades. We are honored by the trust they place in us and continue to strive to provide the best possible service to fill their business needs.

“ Very detailed numbers. Easy to work with in excel format. Fast support if there are any questions. ”

Marketing Manager

Leading European manufacturer, distributor, and supplier of resins and derivatives

“ ITP is very useful for us to know the international trade of the products that we commercialize in a practical and simple way. ”

Benchmark and Market Research Manager

Major global integrated energy and petrochemical company

“ With the trade data from ITP, we always get a good understanding on the trade flow between the different regions and countries, which supports future strategic decision. ”

Business and Market Intelligence Manager

Major international chemical producer in the top 100 of Fortune 500 companies

“ Anyone engaged in a business that involves significant global trade will benefit greatly from ITP services. They provide trade statistics on a wide range of products and countries and their trade matrix provides a quick overview of the global trade flows. Information is presented in a simple, easy to follow manner using downloadable data and charts. Other nice features include trade projections and access to historic data that are very useful in strategic planning and analysis.

I have been using ITP data for over 15 years now and have been impressed with how they have evolved over time in line with the changing macro environment, customer needs, increasing global trade and changes in classification. Customer service is excellent, with queries being answered promptly and suggestions being considered and incorporated. ”

Business Development Manager

Global chemical producer ranked in the top ten by C&EN

“ Being a seasoned business manager in the chemical industry, I can testify ITP data is proving to be extremely valuable in helping making important decision as regards to our purchasing strategy. The data are very accurate and, over a period of time, greatly help to identify trends, both at global and regional level. It’s a website that we find far superior in providing this unique capacity to translate data into knowledge.

ITP team is great in its customer support, very close to its customers’ requirements and always ready to adapt and customise their offer to specific needs. ”

Business Manager

Global producer and distributor of a wide variety of industrial and specialty chemicals

Our Story

Origins

An accurate understanding of trade flows became critically important for strategic planning across the industry following the burgeoning growth of the petrochemical industry in the 1970s, with new facilities coming on stream in the Middle East and across the globe, and the volume of exports by producing countries to markets abroad exploding. International Trader Publications was founded in 1984 to provide that understanding.

Outlook

Then, as now, ITP analyzes trade by applying a solid understanding of chemistry and of the Harmonized System to an expanding database with statistics for every available country. We remain deeply focused on providing the highest level of service to our valued subscribers.

Our medium-term focus is three-fold: on innovation around our core offerings, on creating visualizations to make our data more accessible, more useful, and more powerful, and on the education of our subscribers to help them make the most of these tools.

Team

Ours is a small, dedicated team with diverse backgrounds in business, chemistry, software engineering, and data analysis. In our previous jobs, we have worked for Fortune 500 companies in chemicals, technology, market research, and banking.

Despite our nearly 40-year history, our culture is very much that of a startup – lean, adaptive, open, and relationship-focused.

Our combined experience and unique culture make ours a great team – one that is ready to support yours.