Price Trends

Recently (October 14-22), the EVA market in China has declined, with the benchmark price dropping to 11,200 CNY/ton, a decrease of 1.47%. Downstream demand from photovoltaic and foam sectors has weakened, leading to high supply pressure. The prices of raw materials, ethylene and vinyl acetate, have remained stable, and cost support still exists. It is expected that the EVA spot market may continue to decline slightly in the later period.

• EVA market: prices decline
• demand weakens
• supply remains ample

Recently, the acetic acid market has been trending weakly, with average prices dropping from 2,640 CNY/ton to 2,600 CNY/ton—a price decrease of 152% Although some plant maintenance activities have led to a reduction in supply, downstream demand remains sluggish, resulting in accumulating inventories and a generally pessimistic market sentiment among industry players Meanwhile, both the raw material methanol and the downstream acetic anhydride markets are also showing signs of weakness

• Acetic Acid Market
• Market Analysis
• Methanol Market
• Acetic Anhydride Market

After the National Day holiday, due to the decline in the prices of raw materials such as cyclohexanone and pure benzene, as well as weak terminal demand, the adipic acid market in China continued to decline. On October 22, the average market price of adipic acid fell to 7,000 CNY/ton, a decrease of 2.78% from the beginning of the month. Analysts expect the market to remain weak.

• Adipic acid
• market decline
• negative factors
• raw material prices decrease

As of October 22, the price of ethyl acetate was 5493.33 CNY/ton, a decrease of 0.66% from October 15. The supply side is stable, but downstream demand is poor, and the decline in raw material prices has led to weaker cost support. It is expected that the price of ethyl acetate will remain weak in the short term, and attention should be paid to fluctuations in production facilities and downstream follow-up.

• Ethyl acetate
• price reduction
• market demand
• weakening cost support

The Chinese melamine market has recently shown a narrow fluctuation, with prices at a low level. Short-term supply-side occasional contractions have brought some local benefits, but in the long term, the market still faces significant pressure due to weak demand and reduced cost support from downstream. The price fluctuation range is small, lacking a clear direction.

• Melamine Market: Weak Demand
• Supply Contraction
• and Weakening Cost Support

On October 22, the average market price of light-grade soda ash remained steady at 1,186 CNY per ton. On the supply side, some enterprises have either halted operations or reduced production levels, yet inventory levels remain relatively high. Meanwhile, weak demand in the downstream glass market has led to a 6.82% drop in prices. As a result, the outlook for soda ash prices is expected to remain subdued in the near term.

• Soda ash market
• stable prices
• moderate downstream demand
• supply side maintenance units resumed operation

From October 14 to 21, the butadiene rubber market in China showed a slight upward trend, with prices in the East China region rising to 11,370 CNY/ton. The price of raw material butadiene has stabilized, but cost support is relatively weak; downstream tire production has resumed, leading to an increase in demand. It is expected that butadiene rubber will undergo a period of consolidation in the short term.

• butadiene rubber
• market trend
• tire production
• cost support

Recently, the styrene-butadiene rubber market has been consolidating at a weak level The price in East China is 11,525 CNY/ton, down 014% from the previous week The price of butadiene, a raw material, remained unchanged, while the price of styrene decreased, leading to weaker cost support The operating rate of facilities in China is basically stable at around 69%

• Styrene-butadiene rubber
• market trend
• weak consolidation
• raw material support is weak

Lithium carbonate prices have rebounded, with the benchmark prices for battery-grade and industrial-grade lithium carbonate increasing by 274% and 281%, respectively The futures market sentiment has improved, and the spot market demand is strong The surge in demand for new energy vehicles and energy storage has driven an increase in orders for the upstream supply chain

• Lithium carbonate prices rebound
• demand from the new energy vehicle sector
• growing demand in the energy storage market
• ongoing inventory reduction trend

In late October 2025, the acrylic acid market showed a downward trend, with cost support weakening and supply pressure increasing, while downstream demand was weak. As of October 21, the benchmark price of acrylic acid was 7,133.33 CNY/ton, up 0.70% from the previous week. It is expected that the market will maintain a weak and volatile downward trend in the short term, and attention should be paid to the production enterprises' adjustments in operations and pricing strategies.

• Acrylic market: cost support collapses
• weak downstream demand
• rising supply pressure

As of October 16, the factory price of cyclohexanone in Shandong region has been adjusted to 6,650 CNY/ton, a decrease of 250 CNY/ton from October 9, with a price decrease of 3.62%.

• Cyclohexanone: Market prices decline
• supply and demand remain weak
• cost support weakens.

This week, the market for anhydrous hydrogen fluoride in China remained stable. As of October 16, the benchmark price for hydrofluoric acid was 12,666.67 CNY per ton, representing a 6.74% increase from the end of September.

• Anhydrous hydrogen fluoride
• market trend
• fluorspar price

After the holiday, the Chinese epoxy propane market surged and then stabilized As of October 16, the benchmark price of epoxy propane was 806667 CNY/ton, an increase of 386% from the beginning of the month

• Epichlorohydrin
• market supply and demand
• price trend

From October 9th to 16th, the market price of ammonium sulfate in China continued to rise, from 960 CNY/ton to 1063 CNY/ton, with a price increase of 10.76%.

• The ammonium sulfate market
• price increase
• supply and demand situation

Recently (Oct. 1–Oct. 14), the Chinese EVA market experienced a slight decline, with the benchmark price dropping from 11,403 CNY/ton to 11,366 CNY/ton.

As of October 15, the spot benchmark price for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China was 73,016 CNY per ton, showing a narrow range fluctuation trend

• Lithium carbonate prices
• market demand
• supply pressures
• new energy vehicles

As of October 15, the benchmark price of epichlorohydrin is 12,500.00 CNY/ton, an increase of 2.46% from the beginning of the month.

• Epichlorohydrin
• market price
• cost pressure
• demand support

As of October 15, 2025, the reference price for n-butanol in Shandong, China, was 5,566 CNY/ton, a decrease of 100 CNY/ton compared to October 9, representing a price decrease of 176%

• The butanol market in China is experiencing a price decline
• supply pressure is increasing

The melamine market price continues to decline, with a serious imbalance in supply and demand The industry capacity has increased to 26 million tons, but due to weak demand, the operating rate of enterprises is only 69%

• Imbalance of supply and demand
• weakening cost support
• export obstruction

In early October 2025 to October 14, the spot market trend of natural rubber in China showed a slight weakening, with the spot rubber price decreasing from 14,666 CNY/ton to 14,391 CNY/ton, a price decrease of 1.87%.

• Natural rubber
• market prices
• inventory changes
• downstream demand