In May xxxx, Glycol Ether prices in the North American market remained stagnant, with demand showing a stable to mixed trend across downstream industries. While the cosmetics and personal care sector saw cautious consumer spending due to higher prices from tariffs, it still holds a positive outlook. In contrast, Glycol Ether demand from the paints and coatings industry stayed weak amid cost pressures and slow end-user activity.
Production remained steady despite limited feedstock ethylene oxide, while overall supply was moderately affected by trade disruptions, port congestion, and revived tariffs, leading to reduced export volumes. However, Glycol Ether prices are expected to decline in the coming weeks of Qx xxxx due to macroeconomic uncertainty, high stock levels among buyers, falling feedstock n-butanol prices, and easing energy costs—all contributing to reduced cost support and weaker market sentiment.
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