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The substitution story is real but slow. Buyers should watch MDI and bio-based adhesive commercialization rather than expect a near-term shift. For now, formaldehyde pricing tracks methanol and construction demand far more than any regulatory pressure, so panel-grade demand remains the dominant, sticky outlet.
Traders should treat methanol as the primary leading indicator for formaldehyde. Because the sales radius is short, regional supply-demand imbalances matter more than national averages. Watch port inventory and overseas methanol restarts, since rising imports pressure domestic methanol and can pull formaldehyde down even when downstream demand looks stable.