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.
