Polycarbonate Prices, Market and Analysis | ChemAnalyst

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Polycarbonate Pricing Overview
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Market Overview Asia   During the third quarter,
the Polycarbonate market received firm support
from all major industries except automobile and
transportation which remained shrouded with
uncertainty amid looming demand recovery due to
the pandemic. Polycarbonate exports to Asia were
heard registering volume growth, driven by
surging demand for resins used in protective
gears post reopening of several manufacturing
sectors. As effects of COVID-19 eased, suppliers
noticed a sharp uptick in the material sourcing
compared to previous quarter. However, supply was
largely disrupted due to maintenance turnarounds,
creating potential tightness for the demanded
grades, such as extrusion and optical. The
Chinese PC reported healthy gains with automotive
sector gradually picking up post a double-digit
fall in Q2. High feedstock prices further led to
unhealthy spreads between BPA and PC for
producers. Tracing the inclining trend, the
general-purpose PC resin prices matched USD 1900
per MT levels across the Indian markets during
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ricing-data/polycarbonate-47   North
America   Sustained demand for electronics and
engineering plastics triggered a sharp rise in
the American PC demand which started facing
supply side issues towards the end of Q3. In
September, a major PC producer, Covestro declared
force majeure at its 260 KTPA plant located
Texas. The situation was exacerbated after
Hurricane Laura led to further disruptions in the
functioning of production lines. Regional traders
found the quarter quite responsive in terms of
demand while the US economy was still struggling
to bounce back as a large population
stayed-at-home, keeping most businesses affected.
Commenting upon the pricing delta, margins
remained intact with the fall in automotive
offtakes largely offset by the buoyant medical
plastics demand.  
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Europe   Picking itself up from economic
disruptions caused by the COVID-led slowdown, the
PC demand in Europe grew higher in the third
quarter, driven by improved fundamentals in the
construction and medical plastics sector.
Russia's overall consumption of PC granules
(excluding import-export data from Belarus) rose
in January-October 2020 by 21 year on year.
Additionally, some players reported that export
opportunities in Asia were competitively
attractive for European producers while several
consuming industries turned back to operations
with the exception of automotive sector, which
remained pressured under the global slowdown. The
quarter ended with news of SABIC and electric
utility company Iberdrola entering into a deal to
set up the worlds first large scale
Polycarbonate facility in Spain, which would run
entirely (100 percent) on renewable energy. How
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Services Market Analysis   Company-wise
installed capacity, production volume and plant
operating efficiency is captured directly from
manufacturers. Import and Export volume is
captured from government sources and demand for
Acrylonitrile is calculated considering the
production, import, export and inventory-levels
on the country and regional level
markets.   Pricing Analysis   Polycarbonate price
is correlated with the price trend of crude oil,
demand-supply gap, feedstock Bisphenol-A, with
movement across the downstream industries
etc.   Company Profile                Basic
details and information on financial performance
of leading global players in the Polycarbonate
market is presented in a visually captivating
manner. Expansion plans and the companys
strategy is also captured to understand the
vision and mission of the company to help
understand the areas where companies need to
focus more.   News Deals   Daily updates on
industry-specific and product-specific news,
exclusive primary-based news capturing plant
shutdowns/outages/closures, capacity expansions,
operating rates, insights on demand-supply
situation, awarding of technology licenses, new
product launch and deals specifying mergers and
acquisitions, strategic investments and
disinvestments, to help players capitalize on
market opportunity.
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Methodology ChemAnalyst gathers information
through primary research surveys conducted with
various Polycarbonate manufacturers, spread
across the domestic and international market,
suppliers and dealers/distributors to gain
insights into value-chains and demand-supply
scenario to assess the market situation. Thorough
study of companys annual reports and secondary
sources such as exhaustive search on credible
paid databases, including our internal database
is done to verify the information. All the
collected information is analyzed, evaluated and
presented in chronological order to depict a
meaningful and clear picture of the concerned
market.   Our dedicated team of industry experts
comprehensively monitors and analyzes various
aspects of the Polycarbonate market. The team
analyzes various industrial segments, strategic
viewpoints and provides an analysis of the
industrys performance in the long run. This
would enable our clients in efficiently plan
their future investments, mitigate risk,
understand the cost dynamics and strike out a
balance amidst market volatility.   Critical
examination of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on
the global supply chains and shift in demand
patterns with change in buying behavior of
consumers across the globe.   Several ongoing
development projects across industries are
tracked, followed by the details of major
projects in the development stage, which can
positively or negatively influence Global
Polycarbonate market.   Pricing is captured
through exhaustive primary interviews with
domestic and international manufacturers, traders
and importers and customers on weekly, monthly
and yearly basis.   Finally, region-specific
markets for Polycarbonate are analyzed
and region-wise demand pattern is tracked.
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About Polycarbonate, also known as PC resin, is
an engineering thermoplastic whose chemical
structure contains carbonate groups. PC resins
are lightweight with glass-like transparency,
available in a variety of transparent and opaque
colors and capable of retaining shape even at
high or low temperature conditions. Polycarbonate
resins are used in applications where excellent
strength, heat resistance and toughness are
required. Generally, these are formulated into
finished parts using injection molding or
thermoforming. Polycarbonate (PC) resins have
end-markets in the electrical and electronic,
construction, aviation as well as the automotive
industry. Other consumer applications for PC
resins include safety helmets, shields, housing
components, water cooler bottles, sporting goods,
aircraft and missile components as well as
optical media storage. Due to its versatile
properties, Polycarbonate is also blended with
other engineering plastics to fabricate materials
for medical purposes such as ventilators, tube
connectors, thermometers, and anesthesia
machines. Polycarbonate resins are commercially
produced either by interfacial and
transesterification or melt processes. In the
former, Bisphenol A (BPA) is phosgenated in an
aqueous media of Sodium Bisphenolate using
Methylene Chloride as an organic solvent. In the
melt procedure, BPA reacts with diphenyl
carbonate (DPC) in the molten state in the
absence of any solvent.