# Bisphenol A: Production

How China came to make more than half of it

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/production/

What this tab covers Who makes it and how much: world capacity and output, utilisation, the top producing countries and companies globally and in India, concentration, new capacity coming, and each region's position.

| Measure | Figure | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| **World capacity** | about 10 Mt/yr world (indicative) |  | indicative; GlobalData gives additions only |
| **World output** | about 7.5 Mt (2024, indicative) |  | indicative |
| **Capacity utilisation** | about 70-75% (indicative) | Chinese BPA plants ran below 70% from September 2025 (OPIS, Dec 2025). | OPIS, Dec 2025 |
| **Concentration** | China about 55%; top three about 72% (indicative) | Covestro, SABIC, Kumho P&B, Nan Ya, Chang Chun, Mitsubishi Chemical, Wanhua, Lihuayi and Hengli are leading producers (indicative). | indicative |
| **New capacity** | 2.69 Mt/yr in Asia 2025-2030; 0.12 Mt/yr in Russia | China 1.91 Mt/yr from eight projects; Reliance Jamnagar 0.50 Mt/yr (2030); SABIC Fujian 0.27 Mt/yr (2026); CNOOC-Shell Huizhou 0.24 Mt/yr; Lotte-GS Yeosu 0.24 Mt/yr; Omsky Kauchuk 0.12 Mt/yr (2030) (GlobalData). | GlobalData via Offshore Technology, Nov 2025 |

#### Top producing countries
 China 55% · about 5.5 Mt/yr (indicative); 2.14 Mt/yr more planned 2024-2028 Taiwan 9% · not published in sources reached (Nan Ya, Chang Chun) South Korea 8% · not published in sources reached; Lotte-GS Yeosu 0.24 Mt/yr planned Western Europe 8% · not published in sources reached (Covestro, Trinseo exited) United States 7% · not published in sources reached Japan and Thailand 7% · not published in sources reached indicative; GlobalData via Sweetcrude Reports; indicative; GlobalData 2025; share indicative

#### Largest producers: global

| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Covestro** largest polycarbonate maker, mostly captive BPA; not published | Germany | not published | 2025 | [indicative](https://www.covestro.com) |
| **SABIC (incl. SABIC Fujian Petrochemical)** under construction, start 2026 | Saudi Arabia | 0.27 Mt/yr new Zhangzhou plant | 2026 | [GlobalData via Offshore Technology, Nov 2025](https://www.offshore-technology.com/analyst-comment/asia-drive-most-global-bisphenol-a-capacity-additions-2030/) |
| **Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian)** | China | 0.23 Mt/yr planned | 2028 | [GlobalData via Sweetcrude Reports](https://sweetcrudereports.com/china-to-spearhead-global-bisphenol-a-capacity-additions-through-2028) |
| **Guangxi Huayi New Materials (Qinzhou plant 2)** | China | 0.2 Mt/yr planned | 2028 | [GlobalData via Sweetcrude Reports](https://sweetcrudereports.com/china-to-spearhead-global-bisphenol-a-capacity-additions-through-2028) |
| **CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals (Huizhou)** | China | 0.24 Mt/yr planned | 2030 | [GlobalData via Offshore Technology, Nov 2025](https://www.offshore-technology.com/analyst-comment/asia-drive-most-global-bisphenol-a-capacity-additions-2030/) |
| **Lotte-GS Chemical (Yeosu)** | South Korea | 0.24 Mt/yr planned | 2030 | [GlobalData via Offshore Technology, Nov 2025](https://www.offshore-technology.com/analyst-comment/asia-drive-most-global-bisphenol-a-capacity-additions-2030/) |

#### Largest producers: India

| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Reliance Industries (Jamnagar BPA plant)** operated by Reliance O2C; largest planned in Asia | India | 0.5 Mt/yr planned | 2030 | [GlobalData via Offshore Technology, Nov 2025](https://www.offshore-technology.com/analyst-comment/asia-drive-most-global-bisphenol-a-capacity-additions-2030/) |
| **Deepak Chem Tech (Deepak Nitrite)** 165 kt/yr polycarbonate plant at Dahej using Trinseo Stade technology, FY2027-28; BPA supply plan not stated in sources reached | India | not published | 2028 | [Deepak Nitrite annual report 2024-25; Plastemart, Jul 2026](https://54thannualintegratedreport.godeepak.com/our-expansion-initiatives.html) |

India has no BPA production today (indicative) and imports all it uses for epoxy and other resins. Reliance's 0.5 Mt/yr Jamnagar plant (2030) and Deepak's 165 kt/yr polycarbonate plant (FY2027-28) would create India's first BPA-polycarbonate chain.

#### Position by region

| Region | Position |
|---|---|
| **US** | Mature producer base; food-contact uses under scrutiny but not banned federally (indicative). |
| **EU** | Food-contact ban from 2025 under Regulation (EU) 2024/3190; thermal paper restriction since 2020; phenol-acetone closures upstream. |
| **India** | Fully import-dependent today; Reliance and Deepak projects aim at import substitution. |
| **China** | Largest producer; adding most new capacity while running below 70% (OPIS, Dec 2025). |
| **Japan** | Mitsubishi Chemical and Idemitsu are technology holders; mature. |
| **Middle East** | SABIC produces BPA in Saudi Arabia and is building in China. |

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/routes/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/movement/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/links/index.md)