Hydrogen peroxide: Trading
A regional market without a public benchmark
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
- Pulp and paper mills
- Textile processors
- Chemical plants (PO, caprolactam, percarbonate)
- Semiconductor fabs
- Water utilities and mines
Who sells, and from where
- Regional producers within about 500-1,000 km
- Korean and Thai exporters into South Asia
- Captive HPPO plants (not sold)
Price benchmarks
| Benchmark | Publisher | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| No international benchmark; Chinese domestic price assessments are most visible | SunSirs; ICIS | weekly domestic |
Exchanges
| Venue | Contract | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| none | no futures | Bilateral contracts |
Contract types
- Annual supply contracts with pulp mills
- Over-the-fence pipeline supply to HPPO
- Spot tanker and IBC sales
Traders and distributors
- Few; producers sell direct
How Indian buyers price it
- Domestic producers set prices against import parity from Korea, Thailand, Bangladesh and China.
- Anti-dumping duties on six countries applied 2017-2022 and then lapsed (Chemical Market Analytics, 2023).
- Grades quoted at 50% and 60% concentration.
Recent price points
| Date | Price | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | not published in sources used | n/a | n/a |
Good sources to follow
Chemical Market Analytics insightsfreemium research site · OPIS / Chemical Market AnalyticsRegional chemical market analysis including Indian peroxide
Evonik press releasesfree research site · Evonik IndustriesPeroxide and HPPO capacity news
Business Recorderfree newsletter · Business Recorder (Pakistan)South Asian trade remedies and chemical news