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Acetone
Demand for acetone in India has risen steadily since 2017-18 and outpaced production, so gross imports, an estimated 133 KT in 2025-26, keep the market volatile.
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Acetone demand in India should keep rising steadily from 2026-27 to 2030-31 as end-use industries grow. The planned projects have yet to start, so the gap between demand and domestic supply stays open. Until they do, acetone prices in India follow import offers, and those depend on how much new supply comes from phenol-acetone plants abroad, mostly in China.
Most producers prefer an integrated plant, where phenol production is used captively to make acetone. In India, Deepak Phenolics (Dahej) is the main producer of both, and Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL) runs a much smaller phenol-acetone plant at Kochi. Next is Haldia Petrochemicals' phenol-acetone complex at Haldia, West Bengal, scheduled for commissioning on 14 October 2026, while Deepak Chem Tech is building 300 KTPA of phenol, 185 KTPA of acetone and 100 KTPA of IPA at Dahej, due by 2027-28. Once running, these plants will reduce India's reliance on imported acetone and the foreign exchange it costs.
Asia is where acetone demand grows fastest, and its producers want to lead the world in integrated cumene, phenol and acetone. Economic growth in Asia-Pacific and healthy demand for MMA from electronics and car makers drive the global market, while slow growth in Europe and strict regulation worldwide hold it back. Green and bio-based solvents are emerging as substitutes, and water-based paints and coatings may cut demand further. Global demand keeps growing all the same, but new supply from phenol-acetone plants, mostly in China, is being added faster than demand.
Highlights of the Report
- Domestic installed capacity, production and demand
- Demand Supply forecasting
- Key Manufacturers in India
- Capacity Utilization Rate
- Planned Projects and Expansions
- Domestic Market Share and Trends
- Region-wise Demand Distribution
- Month-wise Import Quantities
- Month-wise Export Quantities
- Country-wise Share of Imports
- Country Wise Share of Exports
- Major End Users, Traders and Distributors
- CFR Pricing
- Domestic Market Prices
- Prominent Production Technology Licensors
- Industrial Manufacturing Process
- Application and Use in Diverse Sectors
- Global Market highlights
- Health Impacts
- Chemical and Physical Properties
- Market Dynamics
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Physical & Chemical Properties of Acetone
- Technology
- Manufacturing Process
- Cumene Process
- Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Isopropyl Alcohol
- Older Methods
- Health Impacts of Acetone
- First Aid Measures For Acetone
- Uses of Acetone
- Chapter 2: INDIAN SCENARIO
- Capacity, Production, Import, Export & Demand (2016-17 to 2025-26, MT)
- Production and Demand
- Capacity Utilization (2016-17 to 2025-26)
- Demand-Supply Forecasting: Capacity, Production, Import, export and demand of acetone from fiscal 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
- Key Producers of acetone in India
- Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd
- Schenectady International Group - India Ltd
- Deepak Phenolics Limited
- Haldia Petrochemicals Limited
- Consumption Pattern in India
- Chapter 3: IMPORT EXPORT SCENARIO
- Import and Export of Acetone in India
- Country wise Import of Acetone
- Country wise export of Acetone
- Month Wise Import and Export Data (2024 to 2026)
- Major End Users, Traders and Distributors
- CHAPTER 4: PRICE ANALYSIS OF ACETONE
- Import and Export Value per Tonne (2016-17 to 2025-26)
- CFR Price Analysis
- Domestic Price Analysis (2016-17 to 2025-26)
- CHAPTER 5: GLOBAL SCENARIO
- Global Snapshot
- Market Segmentation
- Competitive Landscape and Key Vendors
- Global Acetone Demand by Application
- World Wide Consumption of Acetone
- Market Dynamics
- LIST OF FIGURES
- Figure 1: Molecular Structure of Acetone
- Figure 2: Production & Demand of Acetone (2016-17 to 2025-26, MT)
- Figure 3: Capacity Utilization of Acetone (2016-17 to 2025-26, %)
- Figure 4: Demand, Production and Capacity of acetone from (2016-17 to 2025-26, MT)
- Figure 5: Production and demand of acetone 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
- Figure 6: Import and export of acetone 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
- Figure 7: Import and Export for Acetone (MT, 2016-17 to 2025-26)
- Figure 8: Country wise Import of acetone 2024-25, % Share
- Figure 9: Country wise Import of acetone 2025-26, % share
- Figure 10: Country wise export of acetone 2024-25, % share
- Figure 11: Country wise export of acetone 2025-26, % share
- Figure 12: Month wise Import Data (2024)
- Figure 13: Month wise Import Data (2025)
- Figure 14: Month wise Import Data (2026)
- Figure 15: Month wise export Data (2024)
- Figure 16: Month wise export Data (2025)
- Figure 17: Month wise export Data (2026)
- Figure 18: Import and Export Value per Tonne (2016-17 to 2025-26)
- Figure 19 : CFR prices from 2016-17 to 2025-26 in USD/MT
- Figure 20 : Domestic market price of acetone from 2016-17 to 2025-26,Rs/kg
- Figure 21: World Consumption of Acetone 2025
- Figure 22: Global Acetone Demand by application
- LIST OF TABLES
- Table 1: Physical & Chemical Properties of Acetone
- Table 2: Uses of acetone in various manufacturing Industries
- Table 3: Acetone Capacity, Production, Import, Export and Demand (2016-17 to 2025-26, MT
- Table 4: Capacity Utilization of Acetone (2016-17 to 2025-26, MT,%)
- Table 5: Capacity, Production, Import, export and demand of acetone 2026-27 to 2030-31,MT
- Table 6: Country wise Import of acetone 2024-25, MT
- Table 7: Country wise Import of acetone 2025-26, MT
- Table 8: Country wise export of acetone 2024-25, MT
- Table 9: Country wise export of acetone 2025-26, MT
- Table 10: Month wise Import Data (2024)
- Table 11: Month wise Import Data (2025)
- Table 12: Month wise Import Data (2026)
- Table 13: Month wise export Data (2024)
- Table 14: Month wise export Data (2025)
- Table 15: Month wise export Data (2026)
- Table 16: Major End Users, Traders and Distributor of acetone in India
- Table 17: Import Value per Tonne (2016-17 to 2025-26)
- Table 18 : Export Value Per Tonne(2016-17 to 2025-26)
- Table 19: CFR Prices from 2016-17 to 2025-26 in USD/MT
- Table 20: Domestic market price of acetone from 2016-17 to 2025-26,Rs/kg
- Table 21: Global Acetone Market Segmentation
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