Isooctyl Alcohol Price — China Factory EXW 2026

Isooctyl Alcohol price Spec: 99.6%;170kg/drum China national standards;99.8%｜China national standards;99.8%｜Premium grade;First-grade product

China EXW, VAT excluded

Newest China EXW USD 1,121.04 / MT · VAT excluded -110.6283 (-9.00%) as of 20261028

Newest Price 1,121.04

Price Date 20261028

Day's Change -110.63

Day's Range 1,121.04 - 1,010.42

Month's Change -280.72

Month's Range 1,121.04 - 840.33

Year's Change --

Year's Range --

The Guangxi Huayi startup highlights a broader trend: coastal projects leveraging imported propane or other feedstocks are challenging traditional inland coal-based producers. This...

Also known as exxal8, Isoocityl alcohol, isooctan-1-ol, Isooctyl Alcohol 26952-21-6

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How is new capacity expansion reshaping China's isooctyl alcohol supply landscape?

The Guangxi Huayi startup highlights a broader trend: coastal projects leveraging imported propane or other feedstocks are challenging traditional inland coal-based producers. This geographic shift could alter regional pricing dynamics, with southern China potentially becoming more self-sufficient and reducing the need for cargoes from the north or overseas.

What are the key downstream applications and growth prospects for isooctyl alcohol beyond plasticizers?

The specialty applications, while smaller in volume, offer higher margins and more stable demand. Isooctyl nitrate production is technically challenging and dominated by a few players globally, presenting an opportunity for Chinese firms with advanced continuous-flow technology to substitute imports and capture value in the diesel additives segment.

What is driving the recent rebound in China's isooctyl alcohol prices?

Beyond the immediate supply disruptions, watch the downstream plasticizer demand cycle. With DOP and DOTP accounting for over 75% of consumption, any slowdown in PVC processing or construction-related demand could quickly offset the current price support. The rebound may be short-lived if maintenance restarts coincide with weak end-user buying.

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Isooctyl Alcohol price context

What drives Isooctyl Alcohol prices

How is new capacity expansion reshaping China's isooctyl alcohol supply landscape?: The Guangxi Huayi startup highlights a broader trend: coastal projects leveraging imported propane or other feedstocks are challenging traditional inland coal-b...

What are the key downstream applications and growth prospects for isooctyl alcohol beyond plasticizers?: The specialty applications, while smaller in volume, offer higher margins and more stable demand. Isooctyl nitrate production is technically challenging and dom...

How we assess Isooctyl Alcohol price

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

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

Overview

Isooctyl alcohol (2-ethylhexanol, CAS 26952-21-6) is a colorless, high-boiling alcohol with a density of 0.832 g/cm³, a melting point of -117.1°C, and an estimated boiling point of 170.96°C. It serves primarily as a raw material for plasticizers and as an industrial solvent.

Plasticizers: key feedstock for dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), dioctyl phthalate (DOP), and cold-resistant auxiliary plasticizers such as dioctyl adipate (DOA) and dioctyl sebacate.
Solvents: used in coatings and industrial cleaners for its high boiling point and lipophilicity, improving film gloss and degreasing efficiency.
Fine chemical intermediates: oxidized to isooctanoic acid and its metal salts; also used in lubricant additives, mineral flotation agents, and fuel combustion improvers.
Other applications: serves as an intermediate in daily chemical, pharmaceutical, pesticide, and fragrance industries.

China's production is dominated by the oxo synthesis route from propylene, with capacity concentrated in large butanol-octanol units. Domestic output has grown steadily, and exports of isooctyl alcohol surged in recent years due to cost advantages, though industry-wide capacity expansion is pressuring margins.

Key domestic producers:
Luxi Chemical – operates a butanol-octanol unit with isooctyl alcohol capacity.
Xinpu Chemical (Taixing) – new 150,000 t/y isooctyl alcohol project under construction.
Hualu Hengsheng – coal-chemical integrated producer active in octanol supply.

Properties

Name

Isooctyl Alcohol

exxal8

Isoocityl alcohol

isooctan-1-ol

Isooctyl Alcohol 26952-21-6

CAS Number

26952-21-6

EINECS No.

248-133-5

HS Code

2905169000

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Isooctyl Alcohol price Spec: 99.6%;170kg/drum China national standards;99.8%｜China national standards;99.8%｜Premium grade;First-grade product

Recent market notes

On October 28, Shandong Lihuayi raised its quoted price for isooctyl alcohol.

On October 12, Shandong Lihua Yi reported an upward revision in its price quotation for isooctyl alcohol.