Bulk supply · Solvents & Organic Chemicals
Phenol in ISO tanks and 225 kg drums for phenolic resin, bisphenol-A and pharmaceutical intermediate use. Supplied to licensed industrial buyers only. Price on request against your quantity and delivery point.
Also searched as: phenol price, carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, molten phenol, phenol crystals
What we supply
Phenol is the aromatic building block behind two very large downstream chains, and which one dominates depends on where you are standing. Globally most phenol goes to bisphenol-A and from there to polycarbonate and epoxy resins. In India the balance is the other way round: phenol-formaldehyde resins for plywood, laminates and foundry binders are the largest single outlet, with bisphenol-A, caprolactam, alkylphenols and pharmaceutical intermediates such as paracetamol and aspirin behind them. It is made almost entirely by the cumene process, which produces roughly 0.6 tonnes of acetone for every tonne of phenol, fixed by the stoichiometry. Acetone output therefore cannot be set independently: when phenol economics are strong producers run hard and acetone floods the solvent market, and when phenol is weak the cuts tighten acetone even if solvent demand is fine. The two markets are coupled, but not in the same direction.
It melts at about 41 °C, so it is shipped either as crystals and solid in drums or hot as a molten liquid in insulated tanks, and the choice is a handling decision rather than a quality one. Phenol is also a serious poison that is absorbed straight through intact skin. Because it has a local anaesthetic action, a burn can be almost painless while the systemic poisoning proceeds — which is exactly what makes it dangerous to people who have handled other corrosives and think they know what to expect.
Grades & packing
These are the formats we most commonly supply. Other grades, packing sizes and pack marking are available — ask at the enquiry stage.
| Product | Formula | Grade | HSN | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenol | C₆H₆O | 99.9% min | 2907 11 10 | ISO tank · 225 kg drum |
No tested values are published here. The certificate of analysis for the batch actually loaded travels with the despatch documents, and a representative COA and the safety data sheet go out before any commercial discussion.
Applications
The largest outlet in India — phenol-formaldehyde resins for plywood, laminates, abrasives and foundry binders.
The largest outlet globally, feeding polycarbonate and epoxy resin production.
Feedstock for paracetamol, aspirin and other intermediates.
One of the routes to caprolactam and from there to nylon-6.
Nonylphenol and octylphenol for surfactants and antioxidants.
Reagent and preservative use, and the classical reference substance for disinfectant rating — the phenol coefficient — against which many older standards are still written.
Handling & storage
Worth reading before you order rather than after. If any of this is a problem at your site, tell us — it usually changes what we would quote.
Price
Phenol comes out of the cumene process together with acetone, so its price is tied to benzene and propylene, and the acetone side of the market moves inversely rather than with it. Solid in drums against molten in insulated tanks changes the logistics cost materially. We quote per kg or per MT in writing, landed, with a stated validity.
Questions
No — they are different products and the names being similar causes real confusion. “Phenyl” sold as a household floor cleaner in India is an emulsion: white phenyl is based on pine oil, black phenyl on coal-tar oils and tar acids. Phenol, or carbolic acid, is an industrial chemical classified as toxic and corrosive to skin. We supply industrial phenol, not a cleaning product, and the two should never be substituted for one another.
Both forms are traded — solid crystals and slabs in drums, and molten phenol in insulated tanks. Which suits you depends on whether you have heated storage and on your consumption rate. Tell us your offtake and we will say which makes sense.
Air and light oxidise traces of it to coloured quinones. It is a cosmetic change that does not usually affect assay, but it matters where the finished product must be water-white, which is why colour-critical material is stored under nitrogen and out of sunlight.
No — Velora is a bulk supplier and trader, not a manufacturer. Phenol is sourced from established producers and importers and supplied in ISO tanks and 225 kg drums.
Phenol is produced with acetone in the cumene process, so its price is tied to benzene and propylene and to the acetone market. Solid in drums against molten in insulated tanks also changes the landed cost. We quote in writing with a stated validity.
The safety data sheet comes from the producer of the specific lot, and we send it with the offer rather than publishing a generic one — classification and emergency advice must match the material you actually receive.
The HSN code for phenol (carbolic acid) is 2907 11 10 (Phenol, as pure carbolic acid). The Indian tariff describes this line as “phenol, as pure carbolic acid”, with 2907 11 90 as the residual. Aqueous phenol solutions stay in 2907 11; crude coal-tar phenols, which are not separate chemically defined compounds, are classified in Chapter 27 instead. Confirm the heading with your own tax adviser. Source: the Indian customs tariff as listed in the GST HSN directory, checked September 2026.
Documentation
The entry depends on the form and grade — UN 1671, UN 2312, UN 2821 all apply to material of this type. The classification for your lot is on the safety data sheet and the consignor’s declaration, and that is what the consignment ships under.
| Document | What it covers for phenol | When you get it |
|---|---|---|
| Product specification | Download the product specification sheet for phenol (PDF) — CAS, formula, grade supplied against, packing, HSN and transport classification. Carries no test results and certifies no batch. | Download now |
| Safety data sheet (MSDS/SDS) | Download the 16-section GHS safety data sheet (PDF) — compiled from PubChem, the ECHA CLP inventory and ILO safety cards. The producer’s sheet for the lot supplied governs and is issued with the consignment. | Download now |
| Representative COA | A producer’s representative certificate of analysis for the grade you specify, obtained at enquiry stage so your QC can assess phenol against your own specification | Before commercial terms |
| Batch COA | Tested values for the batch actually loaded on your vehicle | With despatch documents |
| Technical data sheet | Handling, storage and materials-of-construction guidance | On request |
| TREM card | Transport emergency information for the driver, on the vehicle | With the consignment |
We do not publish blank certificates to download. A certificate of analysis belongs to a batch, so a generic one tells you nothing about the material on your vehicle — and the safety data sheet is the producer’s document for the grade actually quoted. Ask and both are emailed, usually the same working day.
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You will get a written offer for phenol with landed price, packing, lead time and a stated validity — not a price that changes on the phone.