There is a shortage of Polycarbonate in the World :

New capacities are likely to be developed in next two - three years. Acrylic plastics having an excellent clarity could possibly replace Polycarbonate in some of the applications where impact strength is not a critical requirement. Indian Acrylic plastics industry comprising of almost 3000 players among processors, fabricators and traders and is concentrated on a small scale. They could take advantage of the scarcity of Polycarbonate and enhance the growth of Acrylic plastics beyond 12.5%, the rate at which Acrylic plastics is growing in India presently. The leading raw material suppliers of Acrylic Plastics like Atoglas and Rohm have been developing the use of Acrylic in Optical Media Market such as DVD, VCD, etc. In fact, Polycarbonate consumption in India seems to be stagnating possibly due to non availability of material in India.

GE Plastics supplies Polycarbonate in India has curtailed its manufacturing in India :

The Annual Conference organised by SAPMA (Small Scale Acrylic Plastics Manufacturing Association) on 23rd February, 2001 at Mumbai echoed the opportunity that is available due to shortage of Polycarbonates. The conference also highlighted the overall present consumption of 45KT of Acrylic Plastics in India. This does not include the Acrylic material that is used for chemical industry. While it is well known that considerable amount of recycled monomer and recycled product is used in Indian industry, it is not very clear whether 45KT excludes the usage of recycled product. However, the manufacturing capacity of domestic producer (GSFC) is grossly inadequate.