# Chiral and specialty building blocks: Trading

Why chiral blocks are priced per project, never on screens

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/chiral_building_blocks/trading/

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 (Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi)
- India (Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Gujarat)
- Europe and Japan for specialty catalytic and enzymatic blocks

#### Who sells, and from where

- Drug and agrochemical makers in the US, EU, Japan, India and China

#### Price benchmarks

| Benchmark | Publisher | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| **No public benchmark** | n/a | project-based contracts and catalogue prices |

#### Exchanges

| Venue | Contract | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| **None** | no futures | catalogue and contract sales |

#### Contract types

- Multi-year supply agreements tied to a drug's lifecycle
- Custom synthesis and CDMO contracts
- Catalogue sales in grams to kilograms for discovery

#### Traders and distributors

- Catalogue suppliers (Sigma-Aldrich, TCI, Enamine, indicative) and Indian and Chinese agents

#### How Indian buyers price it

- Priced per project in dollars
- Domestic API makers buy from Chinese suppliers at import parity
- PLI incentives support local KSM and intermediate production

#### Recent price points

| Date | Price | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | **not published** | chiral building blocks | no public benchmark |

#### Good sources to follow
[IMARC chiral chemicals market page](https://imarcgroup.com/chiral-chemicals-market)freemium research site · IMARC Group

market size and segment shares
[Future Market Insights chiral amino alcohols](https://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/chiral-amino-alcohols-market)freemium research site · Future Market Insights

niche chiral block markets and producers
[CB Insights company profiles](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/chiral-technologies)freemium research site · CB Insights

chiral technology company profiles

## Other sections

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