CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT COST INDEX

YEAR

CEI
1950
1953
1955
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

73.9
84.7
88.3
99.7
101.8
102
101.5
102
102.4
103.3
104.2
107.2
109.7
113.6
119
125.7
132.3
132.3
144.1
164.4
182.4
192.1
204.1
218.8
238.7
261.2
297
314
316.9
322.7
325.3
318.4
323.8
342.5
355.4
357.6
361.3
358.2
359.2
368.1

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

381.1
381.7
386.5
389.5
390.6
394.1
394.3
395.6
401.7
444.2
468.2
499.6
525.4
575.4
521.9
550.8
585.7
584.6
567.3
576.1
556.8

CEPCI trend
700
600
f(x) = - 8.15809443153933E-007x^6 + 0.0097078067x^5 - 48
R500= 0.9897816503
400
300
200
100
0
1940

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

As published in Chemical Engineering Magazine

Revision: 16, Aug 4, 2008

CEPCI trend

15809443153933E-007x^6 + 0.0097078067x^5 - 48.1315848442x^4 + 127269.933704449x^3 - 189291832.877344x^2 + 150149721216.952x - 49624232270333.8

7816503

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

evision: 16, Aug 4, 2008