In April, the price of isooctanol fluctuated and fell and then consolidated 

According to the Commodity Market Analysis System of SunSirs, as of April 27th, the price of isooctanol was 7,483.33 RMB/ton, a fluctuating decrease of 3.44% compared to the price of 7,750 RMB/ton on April 1st. Plasticizer companies had low operating rates, with the operating rate of plasticizers dropping to 50%. The demand for isooctanol was weak, and the price of isooctanol was fluctuating and falling; Isooctanol enterprises added new production capacity, and the self-sufficiency rate of isooctanol in China had increased to over 95%. The import of isooctanol had significantly decreased, and the overall market supply of isooctanol was sufficient.

Downstream plasticizer DOP prices fluctuated and fell in April

According to the Commodity Market Analysis System of SunSirs, as of April 27th, the DOP price was 8,175.84 RMB/ton, a fluctuating decrease of 1.36% from the April 1st DOP price of 8,288.75 RMB/ton. The operating rate of plasticizer DOP enterprises has dropped to about 50%, the production of plasticizer DOP has decreased, the demand for isooctanol was weak, the support for isooctanol demand has weakened, and the downward pressure of isooctanol still existed.

The self-sufficiency rate of isooctanol increased, and the import volume significantly decreased

Due to the new production capacity in Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang regions, China's self-sufficiency rate of octanol gradually increased from the second half of 2024, and by 2025, the self-sufficiency rate of octanol reached over 95%. After China's self-sufficiency rate of octanol increased, imported octanol was squeezed. Especially by 2025, the downstream reduced the purchase of imported octanol and increased the domestic purchase of octanol, resulting in a significant decrease in the import quantity of octanol. The cumulative import volume of octanol in China from January to March was 45,800 tons, a decrease of 40,500 tons compared to the same period last year, a decrease of 46.93%. The self-sufficiency rate of isooctanol in China has increased, but the demand for isooctanol in China still existed.

Market outlook

According to the octanol products data analyst of SunSirs, plasticizer companies had low operating rates, and downstream demand for isooctanol was weak; The addition of new production capacity and stable operation by isooctanol manufacturers led to an increase in domestic isooctanol supply, resulting in an increase in domestic self-sufficiency rate and a decrease in imports. Overall, the isooctanol market supply was relatively stable. In the future, the supply of isooctanol is stable and demand is weak, and it is expected that the price of isooctanol will weakly consolidate at a low level.

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