Bis Phenol A Europe Transcript
The ICIS European bisphenol A report is published weekly on Fridays after speaking with players across the market in order to obtain the latest information on factors such as supply and demand, contract price negotiations, available imports and exports, production and updates from the feed stock and derivative markets.
The main outlet of BPA is in the manufacture of Polycarbonate, which accounts for approximately two thirds of global demand.
The second largest outlet at around a third of BPA consumption is Epoxy Resins. Other uses include flame retardants, unsaturated Polyester resins and polyacrylate, polyetherimide and polysulphone resin.
Contract price assessments are done on a free delivered North West Europe basis in Euros per metric tonne with conversions to US cents per pound. The European quotes include both Epoxy grade and Polycarbonate grade material.
Our price assessments are based on information gathered from consumers, producers and traders we speak to on a weekly basis. As well as focusing on production and consumption, the report give and overall observation of the market and general sentiment for price direction, including intelligence on the Asian BPA market.
ICIS has been covering the Bis Phenol A market since 1990, our customers rely on our data and use it to negotiate their contracts and trust our commentary for its impartial and up to date analysis.