Price Trends

Recently (10.1~10.14), the butadiene rubber market trend has been weak, with prices falling from 11670 CNY/ton to 11310 CNY/ton.

• Butadiene rubber
• market trend
• price decline

Recently (10.1~10.14), the market price of styrene-butadiene rubber has been weak and declining, with the East China market price dropping from 11,875 CNY/ton to 11,541 CNY/ton, a price decrease of 2.81%.

• raw material prices have decreased
• tire production has declined

After the holiday, the price of 85% industrial grade formic acid in China first decreased and then stabilized, reaching 2800 CNY/ton as of October 14th, a decrease of 968% month-over-month and an increase of 09% year-over-year

• Formic acid price
• weak demand
• supply variables

After the National Day holiday, the adipic acid market in China continued to decline, with the average market price falling to 7,033 CNY/ton on October 14, a decrease of 2.31% from the beginning of the month.

• The adipic acid market
• price decline
• oversupply

As of October 14, the price of ethyl acetate has risen to 5,530 CNY per ton, an increase of 2.60% from October 8.

• Ethyl acetate prices
• market supply
• raw material support

On October 15, the price fluctuation in China's phenol market was not significant, decreasing from 6,820 CNY/ton on October 8 to 6,543 CNY/ton on the 14th, with a price decrease of 4.06%.

• Phenol price
• market fluctuation
• supply and demand fundamentals

According to monitoring, on October 13th, the prices of LLDPE, LDPE, and HDPE have all fallen compared to early October

• Polyethylene
• Market Trends
• Supply Pressure
• Weak Demand

In 2025, the cyclohexanone market experienced fluctuations, rising at the beginning of the year due to cost support, and then falling due to weak demand and increased supply.

• Market Demand

In October 1st to 13th, 2025, the price of butadiene decreased from 8,88667 CNY/ton to 8,380 CNY/ton, a price decrease of 57%

• The butadiene market
• poor demand
• price reduction

On October 14, China's acetone market prices continued to decline, with Sinopec lowering its listed prices in East and North China to RMB 4,400/ton and RMB 4,300/ton, respectively.

• The acetone market
• price reduction
• ample supply

On October 13, 2025, China's retail prices for refined oil products saw their eighth decrease, with gasoline dropping by 75 CNY per ton and diesel by 70 CNY per ton.

• Oil prices have been adjusted downwards
• international crude oil market
• China's refined oil demand

As of October 11, the price of 2-ethylhexanol rebounded to 653333 CNY/ton, an increase of 077% from October 10

• Isooctanol prices rebound
• supply-and-demand dynamics shift
• plasticizer DOP prices decline
• market experiences volatile consolidation.

The current melamine market in China is characterized by "flexible fluctuations under a weak consolidation," with prices at relatively low levels and a wide range of actual transaction prices

• Melamine
• market prices
• weak supply and demand
• impact on the real estate industry

During the 2025 Double Festival period, the price of acrylonitrile in China showed a low-level adjustment, with both East China and Shandong market prices experiencing a slight decline

• The acrylonitrile market
• supply surplus
• price decline

• 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