Price Trends

As of August 24, 2026, the market price of 2-ethylhexanol in China was 8,900 CNY per ton, with the market entering a volatile state. The 5-day, 10-day, and 20-day moving average differences are not consistent in direction, indicating a volatile market with resistance to decline. Prices are at high levels across multiple periods, with limited room for further increases. Attention should be paid to the supply of upstream propylene and changes in downstream demand.

• Isooctanol Market: Volatile Adjustments
• High Prices
• Industry Chain Dynamics

On August 24, 2026, the price of isooctanol reached a one-year high, and the mean deviation indicator showed a strong, consolidating, and slightly bullish oscillating pattern. The 5-day mean deviation narrowed, while the 10-day and 20-day mean deviations widened. In the short term, prices are experiencing a pullback, but medium-term support is trending upward. It is crucial to closely monitor supply and demand dynamics across the upstream and downstream industrial chains.

• Isobutanol market
• strong fluctuation
• average difference indicator
• risk of high-level correction

Recently, the Chinese formic acid market has shown a stepwise upward trend, with the price of 85% industrial-grade formic acid increasing from 1900 CNY/ton to 2000 CNY/ton Supply-side maintenance and resumption of production have offset each other, and mid-to-low inventory levels have supported prices, but terminal demand recovery is insufficient Steady exports and companies holding firm on prices have driven the price increase

• Formic acid prices
• supply maintenance
• export orders
• insufficient recovery in demand

On August 24, 2026, the acetic acid market showed strong consolidation with a bullish signal. Prices are at a mid-to-low level, and the short-term market trend is relatively strong. Market prices have risen in many regions, and enterprises are experiencing smooth sales. Over the next one-year period, the room for price declines is limited, providing upward support. It is necessary to pay close attention to changes in downstream demand and raw material supply.

• Acetic acid market
• price increase
• strong consolidation
• fluctuation with a bullish bias

On August 24, 2026, the n-butanol market showed a volatile trend. Price fluctuations were relatively small, and the overall trading atmosphere remained stable. Both buyers and sellers adopted a cautious approach, and it is expected that the market will continue to stay in its current state in the short term.

• n-Butanol
• Market Analysis
• Volatile Trading
• Market Observation

On August 25, 2026, the acrylic acid market in China showed a strong consolidation, with a bullish trend. The 5-day moving average difference decreased, while the 10-day and 20-day moving average differences increased, indicating an overall fluctuating trend. The price is at a relatively low level within the annual cycle, with more room for an increase than a decrease.

• Acrylic market conditions: Strong consolidation
• volatile trend
• mid-to-low price levels.

This round of acrylic acid price increase in China is driven by rising costs, reduced supply, and the transmission of rigid demand within the industry chain. However, weak terminal demand has limited the upside potential. In the short term, prices are expected to remain strong with some volatility, while the sustainability in the medium to long term will depend on changes in propylene prices, plant resumption, and terminal demand.

• Cost-driven
• supply contraction
• fundamental support
• weak terminal demand

On August 25, 2026, the isopropanol market in China showed a fluctuating trend, with inconsistent changes in the average difference (D5 and D20 increased, while D10 decreased), and obvious signals of stagnation. The price was in the mid-range, and the short-term high status limited the room for further increases.

• Isopropanol market
• fluctuating trend
• stagnation warning
• price analysis

On August 24, ethanol prices remained in a low-range fluctuation, and the mean difference indicator pointed to a bearish bias for a deeper correction. Price declines in some regions of China and a sharp increase in import volumes are putting downward pressure on the market; however, the room for further price declines is limited. It is crucial to pay close attention to the transmission of international prices and changes in downstream demand.

• Ethanol market conditions: price pullback
• volatile pattern
• growing imports

On August 25, 2026, the ethanol market showed a clear upward trend. The mean-reversion indicator has rebounded across the board; overseas prices are rising; supply and demand for imports and exports have improved; and bottom-level support has strengthened. Prices at the 60-day and 3-month timeframes are at low levels, leaving limited room for further declines; prices at the 1-year timeframe remain in the mid-to-low range, offering potential for an upward move.

• Ethanol market conditions: prices rise
• average deviation index
• improved imports and exports

On August 25, 2026, the melamine market showed a weak rebound but remained tilted toward a bearish outlook. The 5-day, 10-day, and 20-day moving averages posted differences of -10.00, -26.25, and -65.00, respectively, with inconsistent directional changes, indicating that the market is in a state of volatility. Currently, prices are at the lower end of the one-year cycle, leaving limited room for further declines.

• melamine
• market analysis
• weak rebound
• fluctuating state

On August 25, 2026, the price of ammonium sulfate has been fluctuating within a narrow range at a low level, and in the short term, it shows a slightly bullish signal indicating resistance to further declines. The 10-day moving average difference is trending upward, while the 20-day moving average difference is trending downward, reflecting a tug-of-war between bullish and bearish forces with no clear trend emerging for now. Changes on both the supply and demand sides warrant close attention.

• Ammonium sulfate market trend
• fluctuating pattern
• average difference index analysis
• dynamic changes in supply and demand

Recent increases in international crude oil prices have driven up the prices of gasoline produced by Chinese independent refineries, with the mainstream price range for 92# gasoline reaching 9,000-9,100 CNY per ton. The average price data shows that gasoline prices are in a strong consolidation phase at high levels, with strong support in the medium term, but limited upside potential. Attention should be paid to the trends in international crude oil prices and changes in supply and demand.

• Gasoline Market
• International Crude Oil
• Price Trends
• High-Range Consolidation

On August 24, 2026, the price of heavy-grade soda ash remained at 1,090.00 CNY/ton, with zero deviation across all timeframes, indicating a stable and consolidating market condition. Prices for the 60-day, 3-month, and 1-year periods are at low levels, and there is no significant upward or downward trend in the short term. It is necessary to closely monitor changes in supply and demand along the upstream and downstream chains, as well as trends in industrial salt and raw salt prices.

• Soda ash market
• stable prices
• low-level operation
• industry chain analysis

On August 25, 2026, the methanol market was in a volatile consolidation phase, characterized by a deep pullback and a bearish outlook. The 5-day and 10-day moving averages both declined, while the 20-day moving average rose, forming a (-,-,+) pattern. In the short term, upward potential is limited, and the overall trend remains one of range-bound adjustment.

• Methanol market: volatile consolidation
• deep correction
• bearish correction nature.

On August 24, 2026, methanol prices are in the upper range of the 60-day cycle, exhibiting a strong, consolidating, and bullish oscillating pattern In the short term, upward room is limited, but under the support of supply and demand fundamentals, the price demonstrates strong resistance to declines It is necessary to pay close attention to changes in upstream raw material prices and downstream demand

• Methanol market
• high-level fluctuation
• supply and demand support
• average difference index analysis

Recent increases in international crude oil prices have driven up diesel prices at many local refineries in China. Currently, diesel is in a strong consolidation phase with a bullish bias, but prices are at a high level over a one-year period, limiting the room for further increases. It is necessary to continue monitoring crude oil trends and changes in supply and demand along the industrial chain.

• Diesel market conditions
• crude oil prices
• refinery-produced diesel
• strong consolidation with a bullish bias.

On August 24, 2026, the petrocoke market showed a weak rebound (leaning bearish), with prices at the upper end of the one-year cycle and limited room for further increases The 5-day moving average difference has risen, but the 10-day and 20-day moving average differences have declined, indicating short-term volatile conditions leaning toward the bearish side

• Petroleum coke market conditions: volatile with a bearish bias
• changes in supply and demand
• impact of import data

August 24, 2026, the Chinese fuel oil 180CST market showed a fluctuating trend. Based on mean difference analysis, there is a divergence in short-term price direction, but there is supportive evidence for a bullish trend in the medium to long term. The current price is in the mid-high range, with limited room for further increases, and attention should be paid to the impact of upstream and downstream product movements.

• fuel oil 180CST
• volatile market
• average difference analysis
• risk of pullback from high levels

On August 24, MTBE prices continued to rise, reaching a high point in the current cycle. The mean difference indicator suggests a strong, consolidating (bullish-leaning) volatile pattern. Companies in Shandong raised their quoted prices, and July export volumes increased by 41.30% year-on-year. In the short term, prices remain firmly at high levels, undergoing a period of consolidation. It is crucial to monitor developments in overseas markets and changes in downstream demand.

• MTBE market
• price increase
• high-level fluctuation
• export growth