China BPA output increased 6.92% YoY in Q1 2026

China's BPA output rose 6.92% YoY to 1.213 million tonnes in Q1 2026, per OilChem. Supply tightened initially, lifting prices, before a March rebound where output and price rose positively due to higher costs turning industry profitable. The increase was driven by net capacity addition and fewer production losses. Future supply is expected to tighten short-term due to concentrated plant maintenance in April-May, before new capacity starts up.

In Q1 2026, China's bisphenol A (BPA) production was 1,213,000 tonnes, up 6.92% year-on-year. In 2025, Shandong Fuyu Chemical's 180,000 t/y unit and Sinopec Ningbo Refining & Chemical's 240,000 t/y unit started up, with output ramping up initially. By 2026, these units operated stably at full capacity. Although the