Overview

Argus Asphalt Quarterly Analytics brings together clear market insights to help you better understand the global asphalt and bitumen markets, and is written by experienced analysts from across the globe.

The revamped report (previously Argus Asphalt Annual) includes four regional issues focusing on two or three key markets each, and one global report. It also features analysis, with the underlying data in Excel. Essential mid-to-long term analysis and outlooks for global asphalt and bitumen markets help make it easier to plan for the future.

Invaluable market insights with global and region-specific reports:

  • Europe and Africa
  • North and South America
  • Middle East, Russia and central Asia 
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Global overview

Key features

Executive summary

Analysis of current and relevant events, and their impact on global and regional asphalt markets.

Key insights and data

Market expert commentary on refinery and asphalt unit shutdowns, expansions, new units and closures, change of crude diet and their impact on asphalt production. Also includes information about road projects and infrastructure budgets that are driving demand.

In-depth global insights

Regional and individual country overviews, with tables on asphalt capacity, consumption, production, imports and exports in 2019-28.

Region-specific topics

The most relevant, topical issues included in each regional (and global) report to give you access to information that really matters to your business.

Global maps

Detailed illustration of asphalt-producing refinery locations and regional trade flows.

Downloadable data

Access valuable data with intuitive and effective search tools that work with your business’ asphalt data.

Customers that benefit

Argus Asphalt Quarterly Analytics is an essential resource giving fundamental insights into the opaque global asphalt market. The industry relies on us for strategic and mid-term plans. Below are examples of how some customers use our reports:
  • Producers

    Our fundamentals data is relied upon for insights into future supply and demand scenarios.

  • Consumers

    Road contractors and roofers use our reports to better understand supply-side changes, and the potential impact on pricing and emerging trade flows.
  • Traders

    The regional trade maps and individual country overviews are used to examine the balance of various regions and evaluate how best to meet future needs.