LONDON, January 30 /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS pricing (http://www.icis.com/pricing), the global market pricing and intelligence service for the oil and chemical industries, and Chemease (http://www.chemease.com), a subsidiary of CBI China, China's domestic commodity market information leader, have joined forces to launch weekly English language pricing reports covering the Chinese market.

During the month of February, ICIS and Chemease will launch dedicated reports covering the Chinese ABS, acetic acid, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), benzene, methanol, xylenes, mono ethylene glycol, polystyrene, styrene, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), terephthalic acid (PTA) and toluene markets in response to increasing demand for domestic price assessments and news on the Chinese market.

ICIS Chemease weekly reports provide comprehensive coverage of China's domestic markets with price assessments in yuan, in-depth commentary and analysis of latest trends and outlook. ICIS Chemease reports are written by a dedicated editorial team based in the Chemease office in Shanghai, and enjoy the expertise and contributions on regional developments by an experienced editorial team in ICIS Singapore office.

"Chinese demand is driving world commodity markets. We hope that ICIS Chemease can facilitate that trade by delivering comprehensive international market data to local companies, and unparalleled China market information to international players," said ICIS Publishing Director, Christopher Flook.

Based on the ICIS principles of accuracy, independence and impartiality, ICIS Chemease reports provide a common reference point for global businesses to trade with Chinese players. ICIS Chemease weekly reports give unparalleled and authoritative assessments of the market, keeping industry players up to date so that they can make the right decision at the right time.

"ICIS provides top quality analysis. I trust and respect ICIS's global view which now combined with CBI Chemease's local knowledge will really help us keep on top of the market," a senior manager from a producer based in Shanghai said.

ICIS Chemease pricing assessments continue to provide reliable and robust information to support industry players' decision making in this critical market.

Request a free trial of ICIS Chemease reports from ICIS pricing at http://www.icis.com/pricing or by emailing sales.ap@icis.com

For more information on ICIS pricing, visit http://www.icis.com/pricing

Notes to Editors:

ICIS pricing

ICIS pricing (http://www.icis.com/pricing), an independent pricing and market intelligence service from ICIS (http://www.icis.com), provides petrochemical and oil markets with reports published daily, weekly or monthly on more than 120 commodities. The pricing information is gathered by teams of experienced reporters in London, Houston, Singapore and Shanghai to offer the most complete, authoritative and up-to-the minute independent market information available. For further information on ICIS pricing (http://www.icis.com/pricing) and ICIS news (http://www.icis.com/news), please visit http://www.icis.com

ICIS

ICIS (http://www.icis.com), the world's leading information provider for the chemical and oil industry, is part of Reed Business Information (RBI), a division of Reed Business and a member of Reed Elsevier plc (525), (UK:REL) (US:RUK) (NL:45443) the world's leading publisher and information provider. For more information on ICIS visit http://www.icis.com

Chemease

Chemease (http://www.chemease.com), a subsidiary of CBI (Shanghai) Co Ltd, is a professional business information provider focusing on the Chinese chemical commodity market. Chemease provides customized information on energy, organic chemicals, chemical fibres, plastics, rubbers and polyurethanes to over 10,000 clients. Chemease is the recognized price benchmark in the Chinese chemical industry.

CBI China

CBI China (http://www.cbichina.com) is the largest comprehensive source for information on China's major commodity markets and industries such as petrochemicals, steel, oil and gas, non-ferrous metals, pulp and paper. With its experience and vast reach throughout China, CBI has developed a unique information network and business model for tracking commodity markets. For more information on CBI China visit http://www.cbichina.com

For further information, please contact: Sheila Seow ICIS sheila.seow@icis.com tel +65-6789-8828

For further information, please contact: Sheila Seow, ICIS, sheila.seow@icis.com, tel +65-6789-8828