Epoxy resins: Relationships
Every element and industry that Epoxy resins is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.
- Bisphenol A: Epoxy resin is the second largest outlet for bisphenol A after polycarbonate: standard liquid epoxy is BPA reacted with epichlorohydrin, a chlorine and propylene derivative, so demand for coatings, laminates and wind blades pulls on BPA. Polycarbonate took nearly two-thirds of BPA demand in 2020, so epoxy makers usually take a BPA price that polycarbonate demand sets. (researched)
- Electrical equipment: Epoxy is the solid insulation of the grid: transformer windings, switchgear parts and insulators are cast in it, so a build-out of transmission and distribution pulls on resin supply, and trade duties on resin feed straight into equipment makers' costs. (researched)
- AC transmission: Their prices have moved together.
- AI and digital platforms: AI and digital platforms depends on epoxy resins.
- Aerospace and defence: Aerospace and defence depends on epoxy resins.
- Chlorine: Their prices have moved together.
- Computers and electronics: Computers and electronics depends on epoxy resins.
- Construction and infrastructure: Construction and infrastructure depends on epoxy resins.
- Crude oil: Crude oil is a raw material for epoxy resins.
- Data centres and cloud: Data centres and cloud depends on epoxy resins.
- Electric motors and drives: Their prices have moved together.
- Machinery and equipment: Machinery and equipment depends on epoxy resins.
- Oil and product pipelines: Their prices have moved together.
- Onshore wind: Their prices have moved together.
- Paints and coatings: Their prices have moved together.
- Propylene: Their prices have moved together.
- Salt: Salt is a raw material for epoxy resins.
- Semiconductors: Semiconductors depends on epoxy resins.
- Vehicles, ships, rail, aircraft: Vehicles, ships, rail, aircraft depends on epoxy resins.
- Water and sanitation: Water and sanitation depends on epoxy resins.