Butyric Acid Price Trend and Forecast

Butyric Acid Regional Price Overview

Get the latest insights on price movement and trend analysis of Butyric Acid in different regions across the world (Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa).

Butyric Acid Price Trend for the Q3 of 2024

Asia

In Asia, the butyric acid market experienced some fluctuations throughout the third quarter of 2024. The key suppliers in the region were cautious in their offerings due to rising freight costs, making imported butyric acid less competitive in Europe and the US.
 

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Domestic demand in Asia remained relatively stable, with steady consumption from the animal feed and chemical sectors. However, market uncertainty persisted, and price hikes were modest despite the global supply chain challenges. This stagnancy was a consequence of the cautious movement of the market players as despite ample demand they sustained their previous production rates.

Europe

In the majority of the European countries, the butyric acid market maintained a relatively stable outlook. Despite an increase in production costs due to rising feedstock propylene prices, the overall market remained balanced. The local suppliers faced challenges from reduced imports, as Asian and Middle Eastern suppliers were deterred by high freight costs and longer transit times. This situation encouraged local suppliers to push for higher prices. While chemical intermediate industries experienced a downturn, the animal fodder sector showed stronger demand, meanwhile production remained slow, which supported butyric acid consumption.

North America

In the United States, the butyric acid market was stable but faced moderate demand, especially in the animal feed sector. While production costs stabilized following the resumption of propylene production plants after maintenance shutdowns, supply remained somewhat restricted due to planned reductions by US oil refiners. Therefore, the return of some propylene plants improved production conditions, but the overall supply-demand balance was tight. As the fall maintenance season approached, market participants anticipated potential disruptions in butyric acid supply. On the other hand, demand for butyric acid from the cosmetics and food flavoring sectors was expected to improve with the onset of the festive quarter, leading to potential price increases.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of Butyric Acid is expected to exhibit a stable trend in the quarters ahead as based on the current dynamics, the disturbances of supply and demand sectors are likely to balance each other.
 

Butyric Acid Price Trend for the Q2 of 2024

Asia

Butyric acid is industrially produced primarily through the fermentation of biomass, using anaerobic bacteria like Clostridium butyricum, or through chemical synthesis methods, including the oxidation of butyraldehyde derived from propylene. During the second quarter of the year 2024, the butyric acid prices in Asia were majorly found to be buoyant. The downstream demands were steady and regular. However, the availability and access to the feedstock corn starch and sugarcane materials kept the prices in check for butyric acid.

Europe

The European butyric acid market also did not show much enthusiasm during the said time period. There was a global slowdown in corn prices amidst a surplus availability, which exerted a downward pressure on butyric acid prices. Along with that the crude oil rates were also seen stabilizing during this time. Therefore, the butyric acid prices did not have much room to grow in the European markets during the given span. The regional challenges with supply chain hindrances and logistical interruptions also remained pivotal over the discussed period.

North America

Reflecting the global trend, butyric acid prices in the American market were also wavering for a large part. Existing demands were insufficient to guide the prices uphill yet kept the overall pricing equation balanced. With some minor occasional fluctuations, the butyric acid markets were mostly depending on the sustained gap between the supply and demand outlooks. Since the markets were almost stable for the most part, the prices remained anchored throughout the concerned span of Q2’24.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, not much change is anticipated in Butyric Acid prices in the coming months since the demand trajectory does not seem to improve anytime soon.
 

Butyric Acid Price Trend for the Q1 of 2024

Asia

The downstream industries struggled to sustain in the first quarter of 2024, which was well reflected in the pricing trajectory of butyric acid. These industries experienced month-on-month variations in their sales figures, resulting in an oscillating trajectory of butyric acid price trends.

Additionally, the food industry experienced a sudden rise in inflationary pressure and a slowing down of consumer purchasing activities, which exerted a negative influence on the pricing trajectory of butyric acid. Further, the newly proposed drug policy in Taiwan, setting of an upper limit on pharmaceutical pricing in India and several other Asian countries prompted the pharmaceutical giants to raise their price quotations of some drugs, capping the prices of others, thus limiting the procurement rate of butyric acid during the Q1 of 2024.

Europe

In Germany, a number of chemical manufacturers, such as OQ Chemicals and Eastman Chemical Company, announced force majeure due to operational disruption at the raw material supplier front. Further, an abrupt shutdown of several production plants amid supply constraints and a consistent rise in the cost of production also raised the concerns of the manufacturing as well as the trading sector.

Additionally, the market also experienced a sudden incline in the cost of imports, particularly from the Asian countries, as the time duration of the arrival of shipments increased by almost 2-3 weeks due to the re-routing of the Red Sea route. On the demand side, the downstream industries functioned under the pressure of rising inflation and inclining bank interest rates, extending only limited support to the butyric acid price trend.

North America

In North America, the sudden rise in pharmaceutical product pricing carried forward from the previous quarter asserted a significant influence on the pricing trajectory of butyric acid in the first quarter of 2024.

Similar to the European countries, the region also experienced a significant incline in the cost of raw materials. Additionally, a subsequent rise in the prices of crude oil raised the operational costs by a significant margin and thus supported the uptrend in the pricing trajectory of butyric acid. However, the demand for the commodity, aside from the pharmaceutical industry, remained subdued in the region, raising the skepticism of the traders and limiting the growth outlook of the butyric acid market.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of Butyric Acid is expected to be based on the market fundamentals of downstream industries and the pricing trajectory of feedstock chemicals and crude oil in the forthcoming quarters.
 

Butyric Acid Price Trend for the October - December of 2023

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Asia

The food and pharmaceutical industries performed relatively well as compared to the end quarters of 2023, which somewhat stabilized the butyric acid price trend in the fourth quarter of 2023. However, the weak condition of the domestic economy and rising uncertainties in the overseas industries posed a challenge for the traders and the export-import balance of the region. On the other hand, the fluctuations in the cost of raw materials pushed the butyric acid price trend in an oscillating trajectory during the last quarter of 2023.

Europe

The butyric acid price trend in the European countries experienced oscillations as the prices fluctuated monthly. The traders pointed out that the downstream industries presented a lesser number of queries during the fourth quarter of 2023, which translated to a low number of sales and, in turn, a decline in the butyric acid price trend. Further, the economic conditions of the region bore the ill consequences of the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas crises and thus failed to extend any support to the butyric acid price trend.

North America

The US Butyric Acid market witnessed a sliding trend in its prices due to weakened demand from downstream sectors. In view of this poor rate of procurement, the manufacturers had to reduce operational activities. On the other hand, the supply chains worked efficiently amid weaker demand, leading to increased material availability. This caused an overall disruption in the delicate balance between supply and demand dynamics. Additionally, towards the end of the quarter, the raw material propylene's stable nature helped the butyric acid price trend to gain some stagnancy.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of Butyric Acid will adhere to the circumstances presented by the demand from the downstream industries and the global economy.
 

Butyric Acid Price Trend for the July - September of 2023

Asia

In the Asia Pacific countries, the prices of butyric acid witnessed a steep decline as the downstream industries failed to give the market the necessary push. Among the downstream sectors, the food and beverages and pharmaceuticals sector faced turbulence in their market demands, which resulted in the decline in the butyric acid price graph. In addition, the growth further de-escalated due to the weak economic momentum, contraction of the manufacturing sector, and excess influx of material in the region.

Europe

The first month of the third quarter struggled with the sluggish operations of the downstream industries and the manufacturing activities, leading to the downfall in the prices of butyric acid.

In view of the poor demand, the traders had to reduce their production outputs, hurting the overall sentiments of the butyric acid price trend. However, in the latter half, with the rise in cost of production and depletion in inventory levels, the trajectory of the butyric acid price graph started to improve. During this phase, the supply chains took a weak tone and thus supported in rise in the butyric acid price trend.

North America

In North America, the prices of butyric acid faced several challenges that resulted in its feeble performance. Here, the butyric acid regional prices suffered from the plunging economic conditions and consistently rising interest rates, leading to the fall in the butyric acid prices. The decline was much steeper in the second half of the quarter, where disruptions in the supply chains and falling global dynamics escalated the downfall of the butyric acid price trend.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of Butyric Acid are estimated to struggle with poor demand from the downstream industries and weak conditions of the global economy.
 

Butyric Acid Price Trend for the First Half of 2023

Asia

During the initial months of the first quarter, butyric acid prices dipped due to the feeble market movement of cosmetics and related industries. But after the stretch of the Lunar holidays, the purchasing potential of buyers inclined, which drove the demand for butyric acid in the region.

The downstream inquiries continued to keep the price afloat till the middle of the second quarter. In the last phase of this quarter, procurement of butyric acid from the pharma and food processing industries reduced significantly, and the depreciating economy also played its role in pushing the price trend of butyric acid in the negative direction.

Europe

In the European market, the first quarter proved to be favorable in terms of butyric acid prices. The cosmetics and other related sectors presented consistent demand, which supported the rising trend of butyric acid prices. However, in the second quarter, the pharma, food processing, and chemical industries performed weakly amid the rising pressure of inflation and hikes in interest rates. In the French market, the declining trend adopted by several businesses and the elevation in production costs further hampered the price trend of butyric acid.

North America

In North America, the price trend oscillated in the first quarter of 2023 and then witnessed a steep decline in the second quarter. The high cost of production of propylene, along with growth in the downstream market, provided the required assistance to the price trend of butyric acid in Q1. However, the second quarter struggled with the ample availability of the product, declining fresh orders, and the low appetite of consumers.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of butyric acid is estimated to showcase a receding trend as the demand from the end user industries and sliding economic conditions will likely affect the butyric acid market.

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