Bisphenol A: Trading
No futures: hedged through benzene instead
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
- India
- Southeast Asia
- Turkey
- Europe (epoxy makers)
Who sells, and from where
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Thailand
- China (increasingly)
- Saudi Arabia
Price benchmarks
| Benchmark | Publisher | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| BPA CFR China and CFR Southeast Asia | ICIS, Platts | spot, weekly |
| BPA East China domestic | SunSirs, CCF | domestic |
Exchanges
| Venue | Contract | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| none | no listed BPA futures found | Hedging via benzene futures. |
Contract types
- Term contracts with epoxy and polycarbonate makers on phenol-linked formulas
- Spot cargoes in bags or bulk
Traders and distributors
- Japanese trading houses
- Taiwanese producer sales arms
- Indian importers serving epoxy makers
How Indian buyers price it
- Indian epoxy makers buy BPA at CFR India import parity; no domestic producer sets prices (indicative).
- India once imposed anti-dumping duty on BPA from Japan (Rs 8,433/t, Customs notification 63/1998, expired March 2000; EximGuru).
Good sources to follow
Offshore Technology (GlobalData analyst comment)free research site · GlobalDataBPA capacity additions
OPIS Energy Market Newsfreemium research site · OPISPhenol and BPA run rates in China and India
Plastemart newsfree research site · PlastemartIndian polymer and polycarbonate projects
Chemical Weeklypaid newsletter · Sevak PublicationsIndian chemical prices