S&P Global Inc. is a U.S.-based provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, and analytics for global capital and commodity markets. Its businesses include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Global Commodity Insights (including the former Platts), and Mobility. The company is headquartered in New York and expanded significantly through its 2022 merger with IHS Markit.
For the chemical sector, S&P Global delivers price assessments, market data, and analysis across petrochemicals, polymers, feedstocks, and related energy value chains, alongside corporate credit ratings and risk research on chemical producers and distributors. Its indices and ESG analytics are used by market participants to support investment, risk management, and sustainability decision-making.