For the Quarter Ending March 2026
Butyl Diglycol Prices in North America
- In United States, the Butyl Diglycol Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, driven by surging feedstock costs.
- The Butyl Diglycol Production Cost Trend increased in late Q1 2026 as glycol ether feedstock costs rose sharply.
- The Butyl Diglycol Demand Outlook remained sluggish in Q1 2026, awaiting the spring paints and coatings season.
- The Butyl Diglycol Price Forecast reflected upward pressure in March 2026 as producer prices climbed 4.0% year-over-year.
- Consumer prices rose 3.3% year-over-year in March 2026, increasing costs, while the expanded Manufacturing Index supported industrial demand.
- Industrial production grew 0.7% year-over-year in March 2026, reflecting steady baseline consumption of industrial chemicals like Butyl Diglycol.
- Retail sales increased 4.0% year-over-year in March 2026, supporting Butyl Diglycol demand in consumer-facing end markets.
Why did the price of Butyl Diglycol change in March 2026 in North America?
- Glycol ether feedstock costs rose sharply in late Q1 2026 amid significant upstream market volatility.
- Chemical tanker freight rates from the US Gulf surged in Q1 2026 due to geopolitical conflicts.
- Henry Hub natural gas spot prices surged in February and March 2026, elevating production expenses.
Butyl Diglycol Prices in APAC
- In China, the Butyl Diglycol Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, driven by firmer upstream ethylene costs.
- During March 2026, the Consumer Price Index increased 1.0% while retail sales grew a slower 1.7%.
- The Producer Price Index rose 0.5% in March 2026, pushing Butyl Diglycol production cost trends upward.
- Industrial production grew 5.7% in March 2026, strengthening the Butyl Diglycol demand outlook in automotive coatings.
- The Manufacturing Index expanded in March 2026, reflecting a recovery in industrial activity and solvent consumption.
- Demand for sustainable and low-VOC architectural coatings surged across the domestic market during Q1 2026.
- The Butyl Diglycol Price Forecast remained elevated in Q1 2026 as Brent-linked naphtha feedstock costs strengthened.
- Domestic supply availability stabilized as operating rates remained high across the region in Q1 2026.
Why did the price of Butyl Diglycol change in March 2026 in APAC?
- Upstream ethylene oxide feedstock costs tightened significantly due to firmer ethylene availability during Q1 2026.
- Automotive vehicle production and architectural coatings demand strengthened across the regional market in January 2026.
- Regional feedstock arbitrage flows fluctuated heavily due to ongoing canal freight disruptions during January 2026.
Butyl Diglycol Prices in Europe
- In Germany, the Butyl Diglycol Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, driven by surging feedstock costs.
- In March 2026, inflation reached 2.7%, increasing utility expenses for Butyl Diglycol production amid escalating energy costs.
- Despite producer prices falling 0.2% in March 2026, the Butyl Diglycol Production Cost Trend increased from naphtha.
- The Manufacturing Index expanded in March 2026, strengthening the Butyl Diglycol Demand Outlook for industrial coatings.
- Industrial production stagnated at 0.0% in February 2026, while retail sales grew 0.7%, sustaining consumer applications.
- German imports of aqueous paints contracted in January 2026, and residential construction permits plummeted in February 2026.
- Logistics bottlenecks at German ports interrupted supply chains, tightening Butyl Diglycol inventories considerably by March 2026.
- The Butyl Diglycol Price Forecast indicated an upward trajectory in Q1 2026 as ethylene oxide availability tightened.
Why did the price of Butyl Diglycol change in March 2026 in Europe?
- Upstream naphtha and ethylene oxide feedstock costs surged during March 2026 due to geopolitical disruptions.
- Logistics bottlenecks at German ports and shipping closures severely restricted material availability in Q1 2026.
- Procurement activity for downstream coating raw materials strengthened across the broader chemical market by March 2026.
For the Quarter Ending December 2025
Butyl Diglycol Prices in APAC
- In China, the Butyl Diglycol Price Index declined quarter-over-quarter in Q4 2025, influenced by weak industrial demand. The prices of Butyl Diglycol in Asia Market were hovering around USD 1130 /MT during December 2025.
- Butyl Diglycol demand outlook was bearish in December 2025, as retail sales grew only 0.9% year-on-year.
- Butyl Diglycol production costs were impacted in December 2025, as producer prices fell 1.9% year-on-year.
- The Butyl Diglycol Price Index faced downward pressure from worsening global overcapacity in November 2025.
- Industrial production expanded by 5.2% year-on-year in December 2025, offering some support for Butyl Diglycol demand.
- Pessimistic consumer confidence (90.30 points in November 2025) and 0.8% CPI in December 2025 dampened consumer goods demand.
- The Manufacturing Index expanded in December 2025, indicating increased industrial activity for Butyl Diglycol applications.
- A 5.1% unemployment rate in December 2025 contributed to cautious consumer sentiment, affecting demand.
- The Butyl Diglycol price forecast suggests continued pressure from subdued consumer purchasing power in Q4 2025.
Why did the price of Butyl Diglycol change in December 2025 in APAC?
- Producer prices declined by 1.9% year-on-year in December 2025, reflecting weak industrial demand.
- Global overcapacity for chemicals worsened in November 2025, increasing supply pressure on Butyl Diglycol.
- Consumer confidence was pessimistic at 90.30 points in November 2025, reducing demand for end-use products.
Butyl Diglycol Prices in North America
- In United States, Butyl Diglycol Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q4 2025, driven by rising production costs.
- Butyl Diglycol production costs increased due to 2.7% year-over-year CPI rise in December 2025, affecting raw materials.
- Producer Price Index climbed 3.0% year-over-year in November 2025, indicating higher input costs for manufacturers.
- Demand for Butyl Diglycol was challenged as US manufacturing activity contracted October-December 2025.
- Ethylene feedstock costs moderately increased in December 2025, elevating Butyl Diglycol production expenses.
- Industrial production expanded 2.0% year-over-year in December 2025, supporting industrial demand.
- Retail sales grew 3.3% year-over-year in November 2025, bolstering consumer-driven Butyl Diglycol applications.
- The unemployment rate of 4.4% in December 2025 supported consumer spending, but pressured labor costs.
- Butyl Diglycol price forecast indicates continued upward pressure from feedstock costs and mixed demand signals into early 2026.
Why did the price of Butyl Diglycol change in December 2025 in North America?
- Ethylene feedstock costs moderately increased in December 2025, raising Butyl Diglycol manufacturing expenses.
- Producer Price Index rose 3.0% year-over-year in November 2025, reflecting higher input costs.
- Industrial production increased 2.0% year-over-year in December 2025, partially offsetting weak manufacturing.
Butyl Diglycol Prices in Europe
- In Germany, the Butyl Diglycol Price Index fell quarter-over-quarter in Q4 2025, due to weak industrial demand.
- Butyl Diglycol production costs rose in late 2025 from high natural gas and rising Ethylene Oxide costs.
- The Producer Price Index declined by 2.5% year-on-year in December 2025, reflecting producer-level deflation.
- Industrial production in Germany rose 0.8% year-on-year in October 2025, offering demand stability.
- Consumer confidence was pessimistic at -12.0% in December 2025, negatively impacting consumer demand.
- Germany's chemical industry experienced a steeper production decline and weak order situation in October 2025.
- Global crude oil inventories rose in H2 2025, contributing to a market surplus by Q4 2025.
- Butyl Diglycol demand was supported by increasing adoption of low-VOC formulations in Germany during 2025.
- A low unemployment rate of 3.8% in November 2025 supported consumer purchasing power.
Why did the price of Butyl Diglycol change in December 2025 in Europe?
- PPI declined 2.5% year-on-year in December 2025, indicating weak industrial pricing.
- Germany's chemical industry saw steeper production decline and weak order situation in October 2025.
- Consumer pessimism, at -12.0% in December 2025, dampened consumer product demand.
For the Quarter Ending September 2025
Butyl Diglycol Prices in North America
- In the United States, the Butyl Diglycol Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q3 2025, driven by elevated production costs and tariffs.
- Butyl Diglycol production costs increased due to a 2.6% year-over-year rise in PPI in August 2025 and elevated Ethylene Oxide costs.
- Industrial production grew only 0.1% year-over-year in September 2025, indicating subdued demand for industrial chemicals.
- Robust retail sales, up 5.42% year-over-year in September 2025, supported Butyl Diglycol demand in consumer-facing applications.
- US automotive demand strengthened in Q3 2025, boosting Butyl Diglycol consumption in coatings.
- Residential construction spending surged in August 2025, positively impacting Butyl Diglycol demand for architectural coatings.
- US tariffs exacerbated the petrochemical sector in Q3 2025, increasing costs for Butyl Diglycol and downstream products.
- The 3.0% year-over-year CPI increase in September 2025 indicated general inflation, impacting Butyl Diglycol production and end-use markets.
- Consumer confidence declined to 94.2 in September 2025, alongside a 4.3% unemployment rate, tempering discretionary spending.
Why did the price of Butyl Diglycol change in September 2025 in North America?
- Elevated Ethylene Oxide costs and a 2.6% PPI increase in August 2025 raised Butyl Diglycol production expenses.
- US tariffs in Q3 2025 increased costs for petrochemicals and downstream products.
- Mixed demand signals, including strong retail sales but subdued industrial production, influenced Butyl Diglycol pricing.
Butyl Diglycol Prices in APAC
- In China, the Butyl Diglycol Price Index fell quarter-over-quarter, driven by weak consumer and industrial demand.
- Butyl Diglycol production costs faced upward pressure from firming propylene feedstock in August 2025.
- Demand was supported by strengthened automotive sales and 3.0% retail sales growth in September 2025.
- Overall industrial activity contracted in September 2025, indicated by the Manufacturing Index, dampening demand.
- Consumer confidence remained pessimistic at 89.6 in September 2025, suggesting reduced discretionary spending.
- The -0.3% year-over-year CPI in September 2025 reflected deflationary pressures, limiting pricing power.
- Despite a -2.3% year-over-year PPI in September 2025, manufacturing input costs remained elevated, squeezing margins.
- Industrial production expanded by 6.5% year-over-year in September 2025, providing underlying strength to demand.
- Raw material inventory decline narrowed in September 2025; propylene import volumes weakened.
Why did the price of Butyl Diglycol change in September 2025 in APAC?
- Weak consumer demand, evidenced by -0.3% year-over-year CPI in September 2025, reduced pricing power.
- Contracting Manufacturing Index and -2.3% year-over-year PPI in September 2025 challenged industrial demand.
- Elevated manufacturing input costs in August 2025, including firming propylene feedstock, pressured production economics.
Butyl Diglycol Prices in Europe
- In Germany, the Butyl Diglycol Price Index fell in Q3 2025, due to weak industrial demand.
- Butyl Diglycol production costs eased from lower producer prices, down 1.7% in September 2025.
- Overall chemical demand remained weak in Q3 2025; industrial production fell 1.0% in September.
- Manufacturing Index contracted in Q3 2025, signaling slower industrial activity, reducing BDG demand.
- CPI rose 2.4% in September; retail sales increased 0.2%, indicating mixed consumer signals.
- Unemployment stable at 6.3% in September 2025, supporting consistent consumer income and spending.
- Automotive coatings demand rebounded sharply in September 2025, supporting BDG consumption.
- Construction sector activity contracted in Q3 2025, contributing to weak BDG demand.
- Ample inventories of key feedstocks (ethylene, n-butanol) observed in Germany in Q3.
- German chemical exports, including n-butanol, faced competitiveness challenges in Q3 2025.
Why did the price of Butyl Diglycol change in September 2025 in Europe?
- Weak industrial demand; Manufacturing Index contracted, industrial production fell 1.0% in September.
- Lower producer prices, down 1.7% in September 2025, reduced Butyl Diglycol production costs.
- Feedstock costs fluctuated; naphtha and n-butanol rose in September, ethylene softened in Q3.
