Price Trends

• Maleic anhydride
• market trend
• upstream and downstream analysis

After the holiday, the price of propylene oxide in China increased slightly by 129%, mainly due to the rise in the price of raw material propylene and the tightening of supply

• Epoxy propane prices have risen
• market supply and demand changes
• capital inflow into the chemical sector

After the National Day holiday, the Chinese acrylic acid market showed a strong performance, with the benchmark price rising to 698333 CNY/ton, a price increase of 423% The operating rate on the supply side dropped to 76

• The acrylic acid market
• supply tightening
• cost support

Since September 23, the palm oil market in China has risen significantly, with continuous increases in overseas palm oil during the National Day holiday

• Palm oil prices rise
• Malaysia sees gains in external markets

The recent formic acid market has been in a weak consolidation pattern under a state of weak supply-demand balance, with the benchmark price of formic acid at 2933 CNY/ton as of October 9, down 33% from before the holiday

• Formic acid prices
• weak supply-demand balance
• inventory adjustments

• The bunker fuel market
• fuel oil prices
• crude oil market

In September, China's PP market prices weakened and declined, despite being in the traditional peak season—demand fell short of expectations

• The polypropylene market
• demand falls short of expectations
• supply-side pressure

In September, the Chinese ABS market experienced a weaker trend, with spot prices declining The average price of sampled products fell to 9,850 CNY/ton, representing a month-on-month price decrease of 248%

In September 2025, the textile industry failed to experience its traditional peak season, as most raw material and yarn prices came under downward pressure.

• The textile industry
• insufficient cost support
• weak demand

In September, DOP prices experienced volatile declines, dropping from 7,589.17 CNY/ton to 7,367.50 CNY/ton—a price decrease of 2.92%. The decline was driven by a 7.62% drop in the price of raw material iso-octanol and a slight 0.11% reduction in benzene anhydride prices, both of which contributed to lower DOP costs. With both supply and demand remaining weak, coupled with diminished cost support, DOP prices are expected to continue their volatile downward trend in the near term. [1][2]

• DOP prices decline
• raw material costs fall
• both supply and demand remain weak
• market outlook expected to fluctuate downward.

In September, the price of phthalic anhydride remained weak but stable, with the quoted price for ortho-xylene process phthalic anhydride at 6,29333 CNY/ton, a slight decrease of 011% from the beginning of the month In terms of costs

In September, isooctanol prices experienced volatile declines, dropping to 6,666.67 CNY per ton by September 30—down 7.62% from the beginning of the month.

• The price of 2-ethylhexanol has fallen
• the price of DOP has decreased
• supply has increased

In September 2025, the market price of pure benzene in Shandong region fluctuated significantly, with the price at the beginning of the month being 597533 CNY per ton, and by the end of the month

• Pure benzene market
• price trends
• crude oil futures

In September, the caustic soda prices generally showed a weak trend, with the average price in Shandong region at the beginning of the month being 890 CNY/ton, dropping to 832 CNY/ton by the end of the month.

• Caustic soda prices decline
• alumina companies report slim profits
• market supply pressures intensify

In September, the TDI market in East China showed weakness, with prices falling from 14,700 CNY/ton at the beginning of the month to 13,800 CNY/ton by the end, a price decrease of 6.12%.

• TDI market: Price rebound
• Both supply and demand increase

In late September, the Chinese maleic anhydride market saw a slight decline.

• Maleic Anhydride Market
• Price Fluctuations
• Upstream and Downstream Trends
• Market Forecast

In September, China's propylene oxide market experienced volatile upward movement, with the benchmark price rising 4.25% from the beginning of the month to 7,766.67 CNY/ton.

• Propylene oxide
• market price
• supply changes

In September, China's titanium dioxide market remained stable yet saw prices rise by 252%

• Titanium dioxide
• market prices
• export data

In September, the epoxy chloropropane market first rose and then fell In the early part of the month, the price surged to 13,000 CNY/ton due to an unexpected shutdown of a major plant

• Epichlorohydrin
• market price
• increased supply

In September, the price of 85% industrial-grade phosphoric acid in China fell from 6700 CNY/ton to 6670 CNY/ton, a decrease of 0.45%.

• Phosphate market conditions
• raw material yellow phosphorus prices
• industrial-grade phosphate prices