During the first week of October 2025, the global Ethyl Acetate market maintained a stable tone across key regions due to balanced supply and demand fundamentals. In Asia, smooth plant operations and consistent import arrivals helped maintain adequate availability which kept sentiment neutral. Similarly, West Coast consumption from coatings and adhesives remained stable and incoming raw material costs unchanged, offering limited help to move the market. The European market also exhibited stability where low producer inventories and routine importing schedules helped maintain balance. While there has been a bearish trend of the prior twelve-week period, no new interruptions to supply or spikes in demand were noted to disrupt this possible consolidation. Traders and converters read the market cautiously, concentrating on contracted volumes rather than aggressive spot market undertakings. Overall, the Ethyl Acetate market indicated signs of stabilization and will act range bound supported by stable consumption and operational activity in downstream sectors important to Ethyl Acetate usage.
During the first week of October 2025, the global Ethyl Acetate market showed considerable stability. Ethyl acetate prices were consistent across the key regions of Asia, Europe, and the United States due to supply-demand equilibrium and no major reported disruptions in feedstock or logistics. Participants in the market appeared careful but at ease with current allocations, indicating a period of consolidation after months of downward pressure.
Ethyl Acetate CFR Busan in the Asian market remained steady at USD 750 per tonne for the week ending October 3, 2025, maintaining a neutral week, in a continued weak overall context. Ethyl Acetate domestic producers Shyengbok and Hanwha in Yeosu and Daesan, respectively, continued operations working together to satisfy South Korea's expected demand. Ethyl Acetate total consumption came from import cargoes and filled in pharmaceutical-grade product gaps and interruption of supply during maintenance activity. Imported cargoes should continue to reach consumers, as during the past week there were no outages in the plants or delays in shipments with shipments expected on time. Therefore, we expect ethyl acetate CFR Busan offers were in a range attractive to buying interest but again, without being aggressive in the spot market, with converters needing term contracts to fill remaining demand.
The balance of ethyl acetate, supply and demand was further solidified in the absence of inventory build, as consistent plant utilization prevented the possibility of oversupply of ethyl acetate. Given the current stability of operational metrics, steady import availability, and no new bullish catalysts, the Asian prices environment is expected to remain range-bound, at least in the near term.
Ethyl Acetate prices (FOB) U.S. Gulf Coast remained stable at USD 1,310 per metric ton for the week ending October 3 across the United States. Market activity was limited, consistent with the general calmness occurring globally. Overall stability in raw material costs, and balance in supply and downstream consumption in the coatings and adhesive sectors resulted in flat pricing behaviour.
In Europe, Ethyl Acetate FD Rotterdam remained unchanged since the previous report at USD 1,060 per tonne. Ethyl acetate producers reported low inventory levels available. Europe’s high reliance kept the market contingent on shipment schedules. Demand from flexible packaging and coil-coating customers-maintained plant rates, while limited impetus prompting ongoing trade led customers to hold back.
In general, the international ethyl Acetate market seems to be moving into stabilization, and it is likely that prices will remain in their present range while buyer and seller take new signal from feedstock cost, downstream activity, and logistics flows going forward.
Looking ahead, ethyl Acetate prices are expected to stabilize going forward as the balance of supply and demand remains present in many key regions. Stable plant operations, steady imports, and an absence of major disruptions on the feedstock or logistics side will likely keep the market range-bound without upside potential.
