The US Benzalkonium Chloride (BAC) market remained flat in October 2025 with a blend of stable demand, supply dynamics, and global trade patterns. Early October saw weak price erosion, initiated by conservative distributor buying and near-term inventory readjustments, supplemented by near-term retardation of Chinese imports during the Golden Week holidays. Prices recovered halfway through October when Chinese exports returned to normal and distributors replenished stocks. Demand in major downstream markets, healthcare, personal care, and industrial cleaning, balanced out the market. Late October saw strong buying and supply-constrained pressure driving incremental price increases, but these factors were too little to make up for the first-month drop in full. As a whole, the market of BAC had a well-balanced supply-demand situation. Future prices will probably be stable comparatively, based on level consumption, import cost volatility, and probable changes in supply chains.
