What Intratec Offers
What kind of data does Intratec provide?
Intratec provides strategic data and analyses for the commodities sector, organized into four solutions:
- Primary Commodity Prices — Monthly price assessments, historical data, and forecasts for 220+ commodities across 7 industries. Sold as annual subscriptions per industry.
- Commodity Production Costs — Individual reports examining capital costs (CAPEX) and operating costs (OPEX) of commodity manufacturing processes. A library of 850+ reports covering 260+ commodities across 10 industries.
- Energy Prices & Markets — Monthly reports on energy commodity prices and market fundamentals for 12 energy commodities across 33 countries. Sold as annual subscriptions per country.
- Industry Economics & Competitiveness — Monthly country-level reports benchmarking manufacturing competitiveness across 33 countries, scoring 14 structural and industry-specific pillars on a 0–100 scale. Sold as annual subscriptions per country.
All subscription solutions are delivered digitally through Online Charts, Excel Add-In, Power BI, and a REST Web API, depending on the solution and plan. Commodity Production Costs reports are delivered as PDF documents.
Can I get all of Intratec's solutions together?
Yes. The All-in-One Subscription bundles Primary Commodity Prices, Energy Prices & Markets, and Industry Economics & Competitiveness into a single annual plan at full coverage, with Commodity Production Costs added at the top plan (Advanced+). It comes in three plans — Pro, Advanced, and Advanced+ — at a discount versus subscribing to each solution separately. See All-in-One Subscription for plans, pricing, and coverage details.
What makes Intratec different from other data providers?
Intratec combines AI-driven analysis with expert human review, transparent methods, and auditable data sources to deliver trusted commodity intelligence.
Several characteristics distinguish Intratec from conventional data publishers and raw data aggregators:
The sourcing behind the Data sources row and the process behind the Accuracy row are set out in Which categories of source feed the analysis? and How is data validated before publication? on our methodology site.
Additional differentiators include a developer-friendly REST API, multiple delivery formats (Online Charts, Excel Add-In, Power BI), and over 20 years of recognized expertise in the commodities sector.
Can I try the data before purchasing?
Full free trials are not offered, but several resources are available to evaluate the data before any purchase commitment:
- Full samples — Show all data available for a given commodity or country, including all features. Samples are available for Primary Commodity Prices, Industry Economics & Competitiveness (a sample country report), and all three Commodity Production Costs report editions.
- Data previews — One-year historical series available as previews for every item covered in subscription solutions.
- Methodology documentation — Publicly available documents explaining how data is gathered, processed, and published.
These resources provide a solid understanding of solution structure, data depth, and quality before committing to a purchase.
What commodity sectors does Intratec cover?
Intratec covers 11 commodity sectors spanning the industrial value chain:
- Oil & Energy
- Fertilizers & Gases
- Olefins & Derivatives
- Aromatics & Derivatives
- Alcohols & Organic Acids
- Inorganic Chemicals
- Polymers
- Food & Nutrition
- Metals & Mining
- Pharmaceuticals
- Water & Utilities
Not every solution covers all 11 sectors. Primary Commodity Prices covers 7 industries (Olefins & Derivatives, Polymers, Aromatics & Derivatives, Alcohols & Organic Acids, Inorganic Chemicals, Fertilizers & Gases, and Metals & Mining). Commodity Production Costs covers 10 industries. Energy Prices & Markets focuses on energy commodities across 33 countries, and Industry Economics & Competitiveness benchmarks manufacturing competitiveness across 7 industrial sectors in 33 countries.
What are the main use cases for Intratec data?
Intratec data supports a range of strategic and operational decisions across the commodities sector:
- Track Commodity Prices — Access price assessments across global markets. Identify price trends, assess procurement performance, and support commercial strategies.
- Understand Production Costs — Assess capital and operating costs of industrial plants. Plan investments, estimate expenses, and evaluate project feasibility.
- Monitor Energy Markets — Track energy price trends, compare local prices to benchmarks, and assess countries' energy trade and self-sufficiency.
- Plan Research & Development — Use reports to guide research initiatives through preliminary evaluations of the economic potential of new and developing technologies.
- Assess Manufacturing Competitiveness — Evaluate country-level manufacturing cost drivers, including industrial utility costs and plant construction indexes.
Is Intratec data independently produced?
Yes. Intratec assessments are produced independently of the market participants they cover — no vendor, buyer, or industry association shapes the numbers you see. That independence is what lets you use the data as a neutral benchmark for procurement, budgeting, or investment decisions, rather than a figure shaped by whoever supplied it. Assessment accuracy is also tracked across all four solutions, a transparency practice that is uncommon in the industry.
Independence is backed by formal commitments — including annual confirmation by everyone involved that no personal relationship or financial interest could compromise objectivity — the categories of sources the assessments draw on, and a layer of expert human review over the automated processing. What independence commitments back the analysis?, Which categories of source feed the analysis?, and What does expert human review add? on our methodology site set out how.
How does Intratec ensure data accuracy?
Assessment accuracy is benchmarked and monitored over time across all four solutions — a transparency practice unique to Intratec.
That tracking sits on top of official data sourcing and a combination of AI processing with expert human oversight, and the methodology behind all of it is documented and publicly available for every solution — so you can see how an assessment is built rather than take accuracy on faith. How is data validated before publication? and How is model accuracy tracked? on our methodology site cover the validation steps and the tracking process in detail.
In what formats is Intratec data delivered?
Intratec provides data through four delivery methods, with availability varying by solution and subscription plan:
Commodity Production Costs reports are delivered as PDF documents (read-only, downloadable, or print-enabled depending on the edition purchased), rather than through the subscription delivery methods above.
Where is Intratec based?
Intratec is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with additional offices in New York and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
- United States — Texas: 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd, Suite 104, San Antonio, TX 78258
- United States — New York: 200 East 69th Street, Suite 5B, New York, NY 10021
- Brazil — Rio de Janeiro: Av. das Americas 1155, Suite 1906, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22631-000