Ethanolamine Price — China Factory EXW 2026

Ethanolamine price Spec: China national standards;85%;99%;Monoethanolamine;Diethanolamine

China EXW, VAT excluded

Newest China EXW USD 996.75 / MT · VAT excluded +0.2212 (0.02%) as of 20261023

Newest Price 996.75

Price Date 20261023

Day's Change +0.22

Day's Range 996.75 - 996.97

Month's Change +17.6

Month's Range 996.75 - 1,014.35

Year's Change +258.43

Year's Range 996.75 - 738.32

Watch for capacity additions in China's coastal EO clusters—new entrants could oversupply the domestic market, forcing exports. Conversely, environmental limits on EO production d...

Also known as 2-aminoethanethiol, 2-Aminoethanol, 2-aminoethanol ethanolamine, 2-Hydroxyethylamine

Opinions

How does the competitive landscape for ethanolamine evolve with new capacity and global players?

Watch for capacity additions in China's coastal EO clusters—new entrants could oversupply the domestic market, forcing exports. Conversely, environmental limits on EO production due to its hazardous nature may constrain ethanolamine output growth. BASF's move signals confidence in specialty amines demand from coatings and gas treating, areas where Chinese firms are still catching up.

What drives China's ethanolamine supply-demand balance and price trends?

Track EO plant outages and new EO capacity additions—they directly set ethanolamine cost floors. Also, note that ethanolamine's role in glyphosate links its demand to global agrochemical cycles and Chinese glyphosate export policies. Any environmental crackdown on glyphosate producers could ripple back to ethanolamine consumption.

How will Brazil's anti-dumping duties on Chinese ethanolamine reshape trade flows and pricing?

This ruling may accelerate capacity rationalization in China's ethanolamine sector, where margins were already thin. Watch for retaliatory trade measures or Chinese exporters shifting to derivative products like surfactants or cement additives to bypass tariff lines. Also, Brazil's sole domestic plant is aging, so structural import dependence remains—tariffs may not fully shield local buyers from price hikes.

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Ethanolamine price context

What drives Ethanolamine prices

How does the competitive landscape for ethanolamine evolve with new capacity and global players?: Watch for capacity additions in China's coastal EO clusters—new entrants could oversupply the domestic market, forcing exports. Conversely, environmental limit...

What drives China's ethanolamine supply-demand balance and price trends?: Track EO plant outages and new EO capacity additions—they directly set ethanolamine cost floors. Also, note that ethanolamine's role in glyphosate links its de...

How we assess Ethanolamine price

China factory / mainstream market EXW quotes (VAT excluded where shown) - not a single global public index

Regional and specification detail so buyers can compare like-for-like grades

Landed cost figures from our calculator are planning estimates, not a customs ruling

Overview

Ethanolamine (monoethanolamine, 2-aminoethanol, CAS 141-43-5) is a colourless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid with an ammonia-like odour, miscible with water and alcohols. It is a large-tonnage organic amine and a key intermediate in organic synthesis.

Surfactants: the largest downstream use, directly or as a building block for alkylolamides and other surface-active agents in detergents and liquid laundry products.
Gas treatment: removes carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from gas streams.
Pharmaceuticals & agrochemicals: intermediate for compounds with antitumor or antimalarial activity, and for pesticide production.
Industrial & personal care: solvent, raw material for polyurethane, wood preservation, and personal-care formulations.

China's ethanolamine capacity has expanded significantly in recent years, with production concentrated in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Output is led by monoethanolamine, followed by diethanolamine and triethanolamine. The market has historically relied on imports for a notable share of demand, though domestic supply is growing. The product is typically made from ethylene oxide and ammonia.

Key domestic producers:
Jiaxing Jinyan Chemical – major integrated producer.
Nouryon Chemicals (Jiaxing) – specialty chemicals producer.
Yangzi Petrochemical-BASF – large-scale joint venture producer.
Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical – significant capacity holder.
Hubei Xianlin Chemical – active domestic producer.
Zhejiang Jiahao Chemical – regional producer.
Shanghai Fujia Fine Chemical – specialty fine chemicals.

Properties

Name

Ethanolamine

2-aminoethanethiol

2-Aminoethanol

2-aminoethanol ethanolamine

2-Hydroxyethylamine

CAS Number

141-43-5

EINECS No.

205-483-3

Risk Codes

S26;S36/37/39;S45;S61

Safety Description

R20/21/22;R34;R39/23/24/25;R23/24/25;R10;R52/53

HS Code

2922110001

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Ethanolamine price Spec: China national standards;85%;99%;Monoethanolamine;Diethanolamine

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Opinions

How does the competitive landscape for ethanolamine evolve with new capacity and global players?

What drives China's ethanolamine supply-demand balance and price trends?

How will Brazil's anti-dumping duties on Chinese ethanolamine reshape trade flows and pricing?

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Ethanolamine price context

What drives Ethanolamine prices

How we assess Ethanolamine price

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