Isobutene News & Market Updates

Cost-side Support Strengthens; Post-Holiday MMA Market Prices Trend Higher

on Oct 09, 2026

Post-holiday, the MMA market showed cautious stability with prices rising slightly to 13,100–13,200 yuan/ton in East China. Increased upstream raw material...

DOTP market prices are rising.

on Oct 08, 2026

Domestic DOTP prices rose 50–150 yuan/ton post-holiday, driven by strong cost support from surging PTA and isooctanol. Capacity utilization remained moderately...

MMA Market Analysis and Post-Holiday Outlook

on Sep 30, 2026

In September, China’s MMA market rose due to costs before a late-month decline. East China prices averaged 12,761 CNY/ton (+11.92% YoY). Supply remained tight...

The logic behind MMA price fluctuations: cost and supply factors are interwoven throughout market movements.

on Sep 08, 2026

MMA prices in East China rose 6.14% to 12,100 yuan/ton since late August, driven by supply delays and high feedstock costs. Supply is set to recover by...

China's high-purity isobutene capacity is expanding rapidly, with Shandong province alone accounting for over 35% of national capacity in 2024, concentrated in Zibo, Dongying and Yantai. Provincial high-purity capacity is projected to reach 800,000 tonnes/year by 2025, with…

M Marcus Hayes on Aug 27, 2026

The gap between domestic and imported isobutene has narrowed dramatically over the past decade. In 2012, imported product dominated food-grade polyisobutylene, with domestic material confined to industrial uses due to inconsistent impurity control. Today, leading Chinese…

E Elena Vasquez on Aug 16, 2026

Isobutene pricing in China is fundamentally tiered by purity, with each grade serving a distinct value chain. Industrial-grade (50-85%) feeds MTBE, tert-butanol and tert-butylamine, competing largely on feedstock cost from refinery C4 streams. Chemical-grade (≥95%) goes into…

O Olivier Dupont on Aug 06, 2026

Multiple bearish factors coexist, pushing MMA to its lowest level since mid-March.

on Jun 29, 2026

MMA market in June: low-season demand, supply recovery, falling costs, and bearish sentiment led to a decline from narrow fluctuation to 11,100-12,300 yuan/ton...

In 2026, the price trend of the MMA industrial chain exceeded expectations, reshaping the cost transmission mechanism.

on Jun 17, 2026

In H1 2026, MMA upstream raw material prices all rose year-on-year, with sulfuric acid, acetone, and methanol up 126%, 49%, and 42% respectively. MMA prices...

Chempricehub Alert: Impact of Qixiang Tengda's Isobutylene Technical Renovation Project

on Mar 23, 2026

Zibo Qixiang Tengda plans a 20.73 million yuan revamp of its 70,000 t/y isobutylene plant, enabling production from both MTBE and tert-butanol. The upgrade...