Finding prices for bulk chemicals has always been a challenge in design project. In many cases, it required significant amount of research to find a bulk chemical price for the chemical you want.

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Below are a few ways to obtain bulk chemical prices:

  1. Call a supplier.
  2. Look into previous process design reports. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory  (NREL) ******under Depart. of Energy (DOE) has published many process economic analyses reports on energy technologies and products. Process Design and Economics Report Examples
  3. Historical prices for bulk industrial chemicals are often reported in trade journals such as Chemical Week and ICIS Chemical Business (formerly Chemical Market Reporter). There are a few other places to search for bulk chemical pricing. Search for the name of the chemical or the chemical abbreviation and keyword terms such as "price" and "production.”