Antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA): Trading

How floor prices try to keep Indian fermenters alive

What this tab covers How it is bought and sold: buyers and sellers, price benchmarks and who publishes them, exchanges, contract types, traders, how Indian buyers price it, recent price points, and good sources to follow.

Who buys, and where

China (Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shandong, Xinjiang)
India (Kakinada)
Austria (Kundl)

Who sells, and from where

India's amoxicillin and cephalosporin makers
global generic formulators

Price benchmarks

Benchmark	Publisher	Basis
No public benchmark		bilateral

Contract types

Quarterly and annual supply contracts
Captive supply within Aurobindo

Traders and distributors

Chinese exporters and Indian importers

How Indian buyers price it

Import parity from China, now floored by MIP (DGFT notification 56/2025-26 of 29 Jan 2026, valid to 29 Jan 2027)
Possible anti-dumping duty after DGTR findings

Recent price points

Date	Price	Basis	Source
Jan 2026	Rs 2,216/kg penicillin G potassium (MIP)	CIF India floor	Medical Dialogues
Jan 2026	Rs 3,405/kg 6-APA (MIP)	CIF India floor	Medical Dialogues

Good sources to follow

Pharmaoffer penicillin G potassium transactionsfreemium research site · Pharmaoffer