China Petrochemical Price Movement – 6 Apr 2026

Aromatic chemicals

Maleic anhydride keeps climbing in China, here is by how much

Phenol prices have surged 40% in five weeks, the chart is alarming

Toluene is up nearly 50% since late February, here is what changed

Benzene slipped today after weeks of gains, is the rally running out of steam

Solvents & intermediates

Acetone prices in China have doubled since February, who is feeling it

Chloroform prices are up 52% since February, what is driving the surge

Acetic acid has jumped 65% in five weeks, one of China's sharpest chemical moves

82-EH is the one chemical falling right now, find out why it is sliding

Plasticisers & derivatives

DOP prices are up 32% since February, plasticiser costs are quietly surging

Adipic acid prices are up 28% since late February, the trend is holding

Ethylene glycol has more than doubled since February, and it is still climbing

Ethylene oxide is up 58% since February, the stealth rally nobody is talking about

Inorganic & industrial chemicals

Sulphuric acid prices have nearly doubled in five weeks in China

Soda ash is the one chemical bucking the upward trend in China

Yellow phosphorus quietly hits a new high, the numbers tell the story

Pigments & specialty chemicals

Titanium dioxide keeps creeping up, and the trend shows no signs of stopping