For the Quarter Ending March 2026
Methylene Dibromide Prices in North America
- In United States, the Methylene Dibromide Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, driven by elevated upstream bromine costs.
- Producer prices rose 4.0% year-over-year in March 2026, pushing the Methylene Dibromide Production Cost Trend upward.
- Consumer inflation reached 3.3% and retail sales grew 4.0% in March 2026, supporting the Methylene Dibromide Demand Outlook.
- The Manufacturing Index expanded and industrial production grew 0.7% in March 2026, stabilizing the Methylene Dibromide Price Forecast.
- Unemployment stood at 4.3% while consumer confidence reached 91.8 in March 2026, maintaining steady Methylene Dibromide consumption.
- Pharmaceutical sector demand for methylene chloride feedstock remained resilient through February 2026, supporting Methylene Dibromide market fundamentals.
- Upstream brine extraction and bromine feedstock production costs remained elevated due to rising sulfur prices in Q1 2026.
- Global bromine supply tightened amid shipping disruptions in Q1 2026, directly impacting the Methylene Dibromide Price Index.
Why did the price of Methylene Dibromide change in March 2026 in North America?
- Upstream brine extraction and processing costs for essential bromine feedstock increased significantly in Q1 2026.
- Global bromine supply tightened amid shipping disruptions during Q1 2026, driving Methylene Dibromide prices upward.
- Producer prices rose 4.0% year-over-year in March 2026, allowing manufacturers to pass costs to buyers.
Methylene Dibromide Prices in APAC
- In China, the Methylene Dibromide Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, driven by surging costs.
- The Methylene Dibromide Production Cost Trend increased in March 2026 as PPI grew 0.5% year-over-year.
- The Methylene Dibromide Demand Outlook remained stable in March 2026, supported by a 1.0% CPI.
- Industrial production grew 5.7% in March 2026, while the Manufacturing Index expanded, boosting chemical synthesis.
- Retail sales grew 1.7% and unemployment reached 5.4% in March 2026, reflecting softer discretionary spending.
- Consumer confidence stood at 91.6 in February 2026, indicating cautious spending impacting downstream retail channels.
- Domestic bromine inventories tightened in January 2026 as manufacturers held absolutely no spot inventory available.
- Bromine imports from the Middle East declined in Q1 2026 due to severe geopolitical disruptions.
- The Methylene Dibromide Price Forecast reflected an upward trajectory in Q1 2026 amid material shortages.
Why did the price of Methylene Dibromide change in March 2026 in APAC?
- Bromine feedstock costs surged dramatically in Q1 2026 due to exceptionally tight domestic supply conditions.
- Domestic bromine supply contracted in January 2026 following widespread production halts in the Shandong region.
- Dichloromethane feedstock costs rebounded in February 2026, driven entirely by elevated liquid chlorine market prices.
Methylene Dibromide Prices in Europe
- In Germany, the Methylene Dibromide Price Index remained stable quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, reflecting balanced regional feedstock inventories.
- The Methylene Dibromide Production Cost Trend increased during March 2026 as consumer inflation reached 2.7 percent.
- Producer prices declined by -0.2 percent in March 2026, easing upstream raw material pressures for manufacturers.
- The Methylene Dibromide Demand Outlook strengthened in March 2026 because the national Manufacturing Index expanded significantly.
- Industrial production remained stagnant at 0.0 percent in February 2026, limiting broader industrial solvent consumption growth.
- A stable 4.2 percent unemployment rate in February 2026 supported consistent consumer spending on essential pharmaceuticals.
- Pharmaceutical sector demand for precursor chemicals stabilized throughout February 2026, sustaining baseline specialty intermediate consumption levels.
- The Methylene Dibromide Price Forecast shifted upward in March 2026 following severe global chemical supply disruptions.
- Natural gas prices surged dramatically in March 2026, directly pushing the Methylene Dibromide Price Index higher.
Why did the price of Methylene Dibromide change in March 2026 in Europe?
- Methylene chloride feedstock costs stabilized across Northwest Europe during February 2026, anchoring baseline chemical production expenses.
- Regional energy feedstock storage levels depleted significantly across Europe by the end of March 2026.
- Consistent chemical import arrivals from Asia structurally weighed on European market sentiment in Q1 2026.
For the Quarter Ending December 2025
Methylene Dibromide Prices in North America
- In United States, Methylene Dibromide Price Index rose in Q4 2025, driven by increased costs and industrial demand.
- Production costs increased due to bromine costs strengthening in October 2025 and natural gas prices rising from late October.
- Overall producer input costs increased by 3.0% year-over-year in November 2025, impacting Methylene Dibromide expenses.
- Methylene Dibromide demand strengthened as US industrial production increased 2.0% year-over-year in December 2025.
- Retail sales increased 3.3% year-over-year in November 2025, supporting indirect demand for Methylene Dibromide applications.
- Elevated chemical inventories in Q4 2025 led producers to reduce operating rates during the period.
- Manufacturing output inched up in December 2025, indicating expanding industrial activity for Methylene Dibromide.
- The unemployment rate was 4.4% in December 2025, reflecting a strong labor market and economic conditions.
- Consumer confidence was 89.1 in December 2025, showing moderate optimism but with a noted decline.
Why did the price of Methylene Dibromide change in December 2025 in North America?
- CPI increased 2.7% year-over-year in December 2025, raising Methylene Dibromide production expenses.
- Industrial production increased 2.0% year-over-year in December 2025, boosting Methylene Dibromide demand.
- Natural gas prices strengthened from late October 2025, impacting Methylene Dibromide manufacturing costs.
Methylene Dibromide Prices in APAC
- In China, the Methylene Dibromide Price Index remained stable in Q4 2025, reflecting mixed macroeconomic indicators.
- Methylene Dibromide production costs increased in December 2025, driven by accelerated input cost inflation for raw materials.
- Demand for Methylene Dibromide received support from an expanding Manufacturing Index in December 2025.
- Industrial production in China rose by 5.2% year-over-year in December 2025, boosting Methylene Dibromide demand.
- Weak consumer demand, with CPI YoY at 0.8% in December 2025, tempered Methylene Dibromide market sentiment.
- Falling producer prices, indicated by PPI YoY at -1.9% in December 2025, impacted Methylene Dibromide pricing power.
- Robust automotive production in 2025, especially new energy vehicles in December, supported Methylene Dibromide demand.
- China's strong chemical exports in 2025, with a record trade surplus in December, positively influenced Methylene Dibromide.
Why did the price of Methylene Dibromide change in December 2025 in APAC?
- Methylene Dibromide prices were influenced by a 5.2% rise in industrial production in December 2025.
- Weak consumer spending, with retail sales up only 0.9% in December 2025, limited Methylene Dibromide demand.
- Accelerated input cost inflation for raw materials in December 2025 impacted Methylene Dibromide production expenses.
Methylene Dibromide Prices in Europe
- In Germany, the Methylene Dibromide Price Index fell quarter-over-quarter in Q4 2025, influenced by declining producer prices in December 2025.
- Methylene Dibromide production costs were impacted by elevated European natural gas prices and slipping bromine prices in November 2025.
- German chemical sales and production declined in 2025, creating headwinds for Methylene Dibromide demand.
- Industrial production increased by 0.8% year-over-year in October 2025, with manufacturing orders rising in November 2025.
- Retail sales grew by 0.8% year-over-year in October 2025, indirectly supporting Methylene Dibromide end-use demand.
- Comfortable bromine inventories in Europe during November 2025 contributed to lower Methylene Dibromide feedstock costs.
- European chemical producers lowered operating rates in Q4 2025 to manage inventories, impacting Methylene Dibromide supply.
- The low consumer price index of 1.8% year-over-year in December 2025 indicated stable input costs.
- Germany's unemployment rate remained low at 3.8% in November 2025, supporting economic stability and demand.
Why did the price of Methylene Dibromide change in December 2025 in Europe?
- Producer prices declined by 2.5% year-over-year in December 2025, pressuring Methylene Dibromide pricing.
- Bromine feedstock prices slipped in November 2025, reducing Methylene Dibromide production costs.
- Low consumer confidence at -12.0% in December 2025 indirectly weakened Methylene Dibromide demand.
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.
