Ethane Price Chart & Market Analysis 2026

Ethane Price Information Spec: N/A;Liquid

Newest Price 966.89

Price Date 20261023

Day's Change +0.21

Day's Range 966.89 - 967.11

Month's Change -170.71

Month's Range 966.89 - 796.19

Year's Change +451.53

Year's Range 966.89 - 515.36

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What are the key differences between industrial-grade and high-purity ethane in downstream applications?

Watch the supply chain difference. Industrial ethane moves in bulk via pipeline or cryogenic tankers tied to cracker logistics. High-purity ethane ships in treated cylinders—often 13 kg standard packages—requiring specialty gas distributors with proper hazardous chemical licenses and cylinder management. This affects lead times and pricing structure significantly.

How is ethane cracking reshaping China's ethylene production cost competitiveness?

For buyers, the key is feedstock security. US ethane exports to China face tariff and logistics risks, while domestic supply depends on natural gas processing and refinery off-gas recovery. Long-term contracts with domestic producers may offer more stable pricing than spot imports, especially as Chinese ethane crackers scale up.

How should buyers choose ethane purity grades from industrial fuel to semiconductor applications?

Buyers should demand a COA showing the full impurity spectrum, not just purity. Two suppliers both claiming 99.9% can differ tenfold in moisture or oxygen. Also verify cylinder treatment—polished and passivated inner walls prevent secondary contamination that degrades high-purity product during storage.

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Overview

Ethane (C2H6, CAS 74-84-0) is a colourless, odourless gas at ambient conditions with a density of 0.362 g/mL at 20°C, a boiling point of −88°C, and a melting point of −172°C. It serves as a versatile feedstock spanning industrial fuel, petrochemical cracking, and high-purity electronic specialty gas applications.

Industrial fuel: used as a combustion heat source in industrial cutting and heating, where low-purity grades (≥99.0%) suffice.
Petrochemical feedstock: steam cracking of ethane yields ethylene with high single-pass yield (65–75%) and low by-product formation, requiring ≥99.5% purity with sulfur controlled to ≤1 ppm.
Refrigerant: serves as an R170 system refrigerant in low-temperature freezing applications.
Electronic specialty gas: at 5N–6N purity (≥99.999%), it acts as a carbon source in CVD/PECVD thin-film deposition for SiC and carbon nitride layers, and as a dopant source in GaN substrate manufacturing.
Standard gas: used as a balance or component gas for calibrating gas chromatographs and environmental monitors, requiring ≥99.99% purity.

China's production landscape spans industrial-grade ethane (≥99%) from natural gas deep-cooling separation and light hydrocarbon recovery, alongside high-purity electronic grades for semiconductor applications. Domestic supply of industrial grades is well-established, while ultra-high-purity electronic grades face tightening purity thresholds as chip manufacturing advances toward 2nm nodes. Key production trends focus on improving recovery rates in cryogenic separation and enhancing cylinder surface treatment to prevent secondary contamination.

Key domestic producers:
Heze Xileng Chemical – industrial-grade ethane with sulfur controlled to ≤1 ppm.
Shandong Xileng Chemical – high-purity grades for electronic and specialty applications.

Properties

Name

Ethane

Bimethyl

C2H6

Dimethyl

Ethane [UN1035] [Flammable gas]

CAS Number

74-84-0

EINECS No.

200-814-8

Risk Codes

S9;S16;S33

Safety Description

HS Code

2901100000

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Ethane Price Information Spec: N/A;Liquid

Opinions

What are the key differences between industrial-grade and high-purity ethane in downstream applications?

How is ethane cracking reshaping China's ethylene production cost competitiveness?

How should buyers choose ethane purity grades from industrial fuel to semiconductor applications?

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