For the Quarter Ending September 2025
North America
• In United States, the Methylene Dibromide Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q3 2025, driven by rising production costs.
• Production costs increased due to a 2.6% rise in the Producer Price Index in August 2025.
• Overall inflation, with CPI up 3.0% in September 2025, raised operational expenses.
• Demand outlook was mixed; industrial production grew only 0.1% in September 2025.
• US manufacturing new orders strengthened in August 2025, supporting Methylene Dibromide demand.
• Natural gas prices, up ticked during Q3 2025, increasing production costs.
• US goods exports and imports, including industrial supplies, decreased in August 2025.
• Consumer confidence declined to 94.2 in September 2025, signaling potential slowdown.
• Unemployment rate remained low at 4.3% in September 2025, supporting economic stability.
• Methylene Dibromide price forecast suggests continued upward pressure from input cost inflation.
Why did the price of Methylene Dibromide change in September 2025 in North America?
• Rising input costs, with PPI up 2.6% in August 2025, impacted Methylene Dibromide production.
• Overall inflation, CPI up 3.0% in September 2025, raised raw material and energy costs.
• Strengthening natural gas prices in Q3 2025 increased feedstock costs for Methylene Dibromide.
APAC
• In China, the Methylene Dibromide Price Index fell quarter-over-quarter in Q3 2025, influenced by weak industrial demand.
• Methylene Dibromide production costs rose in Q3 2025 due to an upward trend in bromine feedstock costs from supply constraints.
• Demand from the pharmaceutical sector strengthened in Q3 2025, driven by innovative drug development and exports.
• The Consumer Price Index declined by 0.3% year-on-year in September 2025, indicating weak consumer demand.
• The Producer Price Index fell by 2.3% year-on-year in September 2025, reflecting weak industrial demand.
• China's Manufacturing Index was contracting in September 2025, signaling reduced overall industrial activity.
• Industrial Production expanded by 6.5% year-on-year in September 2025, supporting demand for chemical intermediates.
• Retail Sales increased by 3.0% year-on-year in September 2025, indirectly boosting consumer-linked Methylene Dibromide applications.
• The Methylene Dibromide price forecast remains sensitive to evolving macroeconomic conditions and feedstock supply.
Why did the price of Methylene Dibromide change in September 2025 in APAC?
• Weak industrial demand, evidenced by a 2.3% decline in Producer Price Index in September 2025, limited pricing.
• The Manufacturing Index was contracting in September 2025, signaling reduced industrial activity and dampening demand.
• Rising bromine feedstock costs in Q3 2025, driven by regional supply constraints, provided upward cost pressure.
Europe
• In Germany, the Methylene Dibromide Price Index fell quarter-over-quarter in Q3 2025, reflecting contracting industrial activity.
• Methylene Dibromide production costs rose in Q3 2025, despite a 1.7% Producer Price Index decline in September 2025.
• Demand for Methylene Dibromide remained weak in Q3 2025, as the Manufacturing Index showed contraction.
• Industrial production decreased 1.0% year-over-year in September 2025, dampening Methylene Dibromide consumption.
• High energy costs, including elevated European natural gas prices, burdened Methylene Dibromide producers in Q3 2025.
• Regional Methylene Dibromide supply tightened in Q3 2025 due to a major plant fire and planned closures.
• German chemical export orders trended weak in Q3 2025, impacting Methylene Dibromide trade flows.
• The Consumer Price Index increased 2.4% year-over-year in September 2025, indicating broader inflationary pressures.
• Retail sales saw a modest 0.2% year-over-year increase in September 2025, providing limited indirect demand support.
Why did the price of Methylene Dibromide change in September 2025 in Europe?
• Weak industrial demand, evidenced by a contracting Manufacturing Index in Q3 2025, pressured Methylene Dibromide prices.
• Industrial production declined 1.0% year-over-year in September 2025, reducing Methylene Dibromide consumption.
• Despite high energy costs, a 1.7% Producer Price Index decline in September 2025 contributed to price moderation.
