Isobutyraldehyde Price Trend and Forecast

Regional Price Trend

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Isobutyraldehyde Price Trend for the Second Half of 2023

Isobutyraldehyde price trend showcased marginal fluctuations throughout the second half of the year 2023. With the crude oil and propylene prices rising the isobutyraldehyde prices also started to inch up in the global market at the beginning of the third quarter.

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The construction industry was also performing relatively better during this time, so the demands from the resin and coating industries also persisted fine. However, as the Q4 began, a marginal fall was witnessed in the demand curve, which kept getting steeper as time progressed.

The holiday season in the later months further restricted the downstream consumption, adding to the suppliers’ stress. They started discounting the prices to maintain the market outlook, but it was also not of much help as the feedstock costs also started sliding.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the Isobutyraldehyde price trends are likely to improve in the coming times since the demands are expected to rise again as industrial activities start to normalize.

Isobutyraldehyde Price Trend for the First Half of 2023

Isobutyraldehyde experienced mixed price trend throughout the said period. As the Chinese market started reviving after the COVID restrictions were lifted, the Isobutyraldehyde market experienced a sudden surge in demand at the beginning of the first quarter, resulting in a price inclination throughout the month of January.

The spot price of Isobutyraldehyde had risen to about 8266 USD/MT at the beginning of February 2023. But as the inventories rose due to excess supplies and the market activities came to a halt again because of the Chinese Lunar New Year Holidays, the demands dipped, setting the Isobutyraldehyde prices on a declining trend.

With an approximate decline of about 17%, the Chinese domestic market closed the second quarter with an average price of about 6833 USD/MT in June’23. Overall, the market sentiments were primarily swinging low after starting strong in the beginning.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend for Isobutyraldehyde are expected to fluctuate, given the widening supply-demand gap and oscillating economic conditions.

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