For the Quarter Ending September 2025
North America
• In United States, the Tertiary Butylamine Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q3 2025, driven by increasing overall input costs.
• Tertiary Butylamine production costs increased due to a 2.6% year-over-year PPI rise in August 2025.
• Demand outlook was mixed, with industrial production increasing only 0.1% year-over-year in September 2025.
• Strong US retail sales, up 5.42% year-over-year in September 2025, indirectly supported demand.
• Isobutylene feedstock costs eased marginally in Q3 2025, partially offsetting other rising expenses.
• Chemical industry inventories tightened in Q3 2025 as companies accelerated destocking efforts.
• US manufacturing production expanded in Q3 2025, alongside strengthened automotive light vehicle sales.
• A 3.0% year-over-year CPI increase in September 2025 indicated inflation impacting production costs.
• The unemployment rate remained low at 4.3% in September 2025, supporting consumer purchasing power.
Why did the price of Tertiary Butylamine change in September 2025 in North America?
• Rising overall input and raw material costs for chemical manufacturers in Q3 2025.
• A 2.6% year-over-year PPI increase in August 2025 elevated production expenses.
• Tightening chemical industry inventories in Q3 2025 contributed to upward price pressure.
Europe
• In Germany, the Tertiary Butylamine Price Index remained stable quarter-over-quarter in Q3 2025, influenced by subdued industrial demand.
• Tertiary Butylamine production costs faced upward pressure in Q3 2025 due to strengthened naphtha and rising ammonia feedstock expenses.
• Demand for Tertiary Butylamine was subdued in Q3 2025, as Germany's Manufacturing Index was contracting.
• Industrial production declined 1.0% in September 2025, reducing overall consumption of Tertiary Butylamine intermediates.
• The 2.4% CPI increase in September 2025 suggested rising operational expenses for Tertiary Butylamine producers.
• Lower producer prices, down 1.7% in September 2025, primarily due to energy, offered some relief to production costs.
• Elevated isobutylene inventories and subdued European chemical capacity utilization impacted Tertiary Butylamine market dynamics.
• Tertiary Butylamine demand outlook remains cautious, despite a 0.2% rise in retail sales in September 2025.
Why did the price of Tertiary Butylamine change in September 2025 in Europe?
• Subdued industrial production, down 1.0% in September 2025, reduced overall demand for Tertiary Butylamine.
• Rising naphtha and ammonia feedstock costs in Q3 2025 exerted upward pressure on Tertiary Butylamine production expenses.
• Contracting Manufacturing Index in Q3 2025 signaled weaker industrial activity, dampening Tertiary Butylamine consumption.
APAC
• In China, Tertiary Butylamine prices fell in Q3 2025, reflecting contracting manufacturing and weak producer prices.
• Tertiary Butylamine production costs remained stable in Q3 2025, as petrochemical feedstock prices for olefins held steady.
• Automotive production and sales strengthened in Q3 2025, particularly New Energy Vehicles, supporting TBA demand.
• The pharmaceutical sector showed strong demand for Tertiary Butylamine in Q3 2025, driven by surging innovative drug approvals.
• Overall industrial demand for Tertiary Butylamine faced headwinds from a contracting Manufacturing Index in September 2025.
• China's industrial production grew 6.5% year-on-year in September 2025, providing underlying support for chemical demand.
• Weak consumer confidence (89.6) and deflationary CPI (-0.3% YoY) in September 2025 dampened overall end-use demand.
• Persistent overcapacity in China's chemical supply in 2025 contributed to a global oversupply situation for Tertiary Butylamine.
Why did the price of Tertiary Butylamine change in September 2025 in APAC?
• Contracting Manufacturing Index in September 2025 indicated reduced industrial activity, lowering chemical demand.
• Weak producer prices, down 2.3% YoY in September 2025, reflected weak industrial demand.
• Deflationary consumer prices, down 0.3% YoY in September 2025, signaled weak consumer spending.
