methylacrylate Price Chart & Market Analysis 2026

methylacrylate Price Information Spec: China national standards

Newest Price 1,409.5

Price Date 20261023

Day's Change +0.32

Day's Range 1,409.5 - 1,409.82

Month's Change +7.1

Month's Range 1,409.5 - 1,416.6

Year's Change +342.58

Year's Range 1,409.5 - 1,066.92

Opinions

What is driving the recent price surge in methyl acrylate and its esters?

Watch the feedstock spread closely. Historical data shows methyl acrylate margins have been more resilient than butyl acrylate, often holding above 50% profitability in strong years. If propylene costs keep climbing, producers with integrated propylene units—like Satellite Chemical—will gain a clear cost advantage over merchant buyers.

What are the main production routes for methyl acrylate and their cost implications?

The acrylonitrile hydrolysis route deserves more attention as a cost alternative, especially when propylene prices spike. It produces acrylate esters as co-products and can be competitive in regions with surplus acrylonitrile capacity. However, sulfuric acid consumption and waste treatment add environmental costs that favor cleaner propylene-based processes in China's tightening regulatory environment.

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Overview

Methyl acrylate (methyl propenoate, CAS 96-33-3) is a colorless, transparent liquid with a pungent odor and moderate water solubility, used primarily as an organic synthesis intermediate and polymer monomer.

Industrial: key monomer for acrylic resins via copolymerization with hard monomers like styrene and acrylonitrile, yielding products for coatings, adhesives, acrylic fiber modification, leather processing, papermaking, and rubber.
Chemical synthesis: intermediate for producing various acrylate copolymers and derivatives across multiple downstream sectors.
Regulatory: classified as a flammable, moderately toxic substance (IARC Group 3) requiring stabilized storage and hazardous-goods handling in transport.

China's production is dominated by industrial-grade material via esterification of acrylic acid with methanol, with output volumes smaller than butyl acrylate. Domestic supply meets most demand, with trade flows requiring standard import documentation including MSDS and GHS labeling. The market is expanding with new capacity additions in integrated丙烯酸酯 complexes.

Key domestic producers:
Wanhua Chemical – integrated C3 chain producer with downstream acrylate derivatives.
Qixiang Tengda – expanding into acrylic acid and acrylate production via PDH route.

Properties

Name

methylacrylate

2-Propenoic Acid Methyl Ester

2-Propenoicacidmethylesetr

Acrylate de methyle

acrylatedemethyle

CAS Number

96-33-3

EINECS No.

202-500-6

Risk Codes

S9;S25;S26;S33;S36/37;S43;S43A

Safety Description

R11;R20/21/22;R36/37/38;R43

HS Code

2916121000

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methylacrylate Price Information Spec: China national standards

Opinions

What is driving the recent price surge in methyl acrylate and its esters?

What are the main production routes for methyl acrylate and their cost implications?

Latest News

Downstream buyers remain in a wait-and-see mode, leading to weak consolidation and subdued trading activity for butyl acrylate.

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With downstream essential demand providing support, butyl acrylate continues to trade in a volatile downward trend.

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