Behenyl Alcohol Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Behenyl Alcohol prices in Germany, the highest-cost reporting region, rose 3.0% in Q2 2026 to USD 4,480.00/MT from USD 4,350.00/MT in Q1, extending a sharp reversal from the gradual multi-quarter decline that had characterized this market through most of 2025. US prices rose 3.0% to USD 4,140.00/MT, tracking the same feedstock-driven firming trend evident across every region tracked in this report. Globally, the average rose from USD 3,691.00/MT in Q1 to USD 3,800.20/MT in Q2, a 3.0% gain, following a jump of 10.1% in Q1 alone as elevated fatty acid and rapeseed oil feedstock costs reversed the earlier softening trend. For H2 2026, a global average of USD 2,500.00-4,600.00/MT is expected, with elevated feedstock costs likely to keep this market firm.

Behenyl Alcohol, also known as docosanol or C22 fatty alcohol, is a long-chain saturated fatty alcohol derived through the hydrogenation of behenic acid, sourced primarily from rapeseed oil, mustard seed oil, or synthetic petrochemical routes. It serves as a critical emollient, thickening, and stabilizing agent in cosmetic and personal care formulations, including hair conditioners, skin creams, and lip balms, alongside pharmaceutical applications as an antiviral topical treatment ingredient and industrial uses as a lubricant additive. Because its primary feedstock, behenic acid, is derived from vegetable oil crushing, this market's cost structure tracks broader vegetable oil commodity markets closely, making it exposed to the same seasonal harvest and crush-margin dynamics affecting related oilseed products. Rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock costs, cosmetic and personal care demand, and regional fatty alcohol production capacity are what drive prices in this market.

Behenyl Alcohol Price Forecast for 2026

The outlook for Behenyl Alcohol through H2 2026 stays firm, tracking elevated rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock costs tied to the broader vegetable oil commodity cost environment. Steady demand from cosmetic and personal care formulators, alongside pharmaceutical topical treatment applications, should continue supporting consumption even as the pace of further gains likely moderates from the sharp Q1 2026 spike that characterized every region covered here.

The main upside risk is a further tightening of rapeseed or mustard oil feedstock availability, tied to harvest conditions in major producing regions, which would push production costs higher across every region. The main downside risk is a faster-than-expected normalization of vegetable oil feedstock costs combined with softer cosmetic demand, which would ease some of the current price pressure. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Behenyl Alcohol Prices Q2 2026:

• Germany: USD 4,480.00/MT
• United States: USD 4,140.00/MT
• India: USD 3,400.00/MT
• China: USD 2,970.00/MT

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in Germany

German Behenyl Alcohol prices averaged USD 4,480.00/MT in Q2 2026, the highest of any region tracked here, up 3.0% from USD 4,350.00/MT in Q1, as strong demand from European cosmetic and personal care formulators continued sustaining this market's premium position through the quarter. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term.

Why did the price of Behenyl Alcohol change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

Elevated rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock costs continued flowing through to finished behenyl alcohol pricing, while strong demand from German cosmetic and personal care formulators kept this market at the top of the range tracked in this report through the quarter. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in United States

US prices averaged USD 4,140.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 3.0% from USD 4,020.00/MT in Q1, as steady demand from personal care formulators and pharmaceutical topical treatment manufacturers continued driving gains through the quarter. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement.

Why did the price of Behenyl Alcohol change in Q2 2026 in United States?

Steady demand from personal care formulators and pharmaceutical topical treatment manufacturers, tied to this market's role as an emollient and stabilizing agent, kept US buyers active even as feedstock costs continued moving higher through the quarter. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in India

Indian prices averaged USD 3,400.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 3.0% from USD 3,300.00/MT in Q1, as growing demand from India's expanding cosmetic and personal care formulation manufacturing sector continued supporting this market's upward trajectory. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement.

Why did the price of Behenyl Alcohol change in Q2 2026 in India?

Continued growth in demand from India's expanding cosmetic and personal care formulation manufacturing sector kept buyers competing for available behenyl alcohol supply throughout the quarter, supporting price gains even amid firming feedstock costs. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in China

Chinese prices, the lowest of the four regions, averaged USD 2,970.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 2.8% from USD 2,890.00/MT in Q1, as large-scale domestic fatty alcohol production capacity continued keeping this market comparatively affordable relative to Western and Indian benchmarks. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term.

Why did the price of Behenyl Alcohol change in Q2 2026 in China?

Large-scale domestic fatty alcohol production capacity continued keeping Chinese offers the most competitive of any region tracked here, even as the broader rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock cost environment pushed prices modestly higher through the quarter. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Behenyl Alcohol Prices Q1 2026:

• Germany: USD 4,350.00/MT
• United States: USD 4,020.00/MT
• India: USD 3,300.00/MT
• China: USD 2,890.00/MT

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in Germany

German prices surged 10.1% in Q1 2026 to USD 4,350.00/MT from USD 3,950.00/MT in Q4 2025, as rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock costs spiked following broader vegetable oil commodity market tightening. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term.

Why did the price of Behenyl Alcohol change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

Rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock prices surged sharply as the broader vegetable oil commodity repricing raised the cost basis across the entire fatty alcohol value chain, and that pressure flowed directly through to finished behenyl alcohol pricing across German cosmetic supply chains. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in United States

US prices surged 10.1% in Q1 2026 to USD 4,020.00/MT from USD 3,650.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader feedstock cost spike affecting fatty alcohol production economics across North America. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed.

Why did the price of Behenyl Alcohol change in Q1 2026 in United States?

Elevated rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock costs, tied to broader vegetable oil commodity market tightening, pushed US production expenses sharply higher, even as steady underlying personal care and pharmaceutical demand kept this market fundamentally well supported. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in India

Indian prices surged 10.0% in Q1 2026 to USD 3,300.00/MT from USD 3,000.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader Asian vegetable oil feedstock cost spike affecting fatty alcohol production economics. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement.

Why did the price of Behenyl Alcohol change in Q1 2026 in India?

Elevated rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock prices, following disruptions to broader vegetable oil commodity markets, increased production costs for fatty alcohol manufacturers, pushing Indian behenyl alcohol prices higher through the quarter. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in China

Chinese prices surged 10.3% in Q1 2026 to USD 2,890.00/MT from USD 2,620.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the global rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock cost spike even as domestic production capacity remained substantial. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement.

Why did the price of Behenyl Alcohol change in Q1 2026 in China?

Rising rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock costs, tied to the broader global vegetable oil commodity cost environment, fed through to Chinese behenyl alcohol pricing even as the country's substantial domestic production capacity kept the pace of the increase comparatively moderate. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term.

Quarterly Behenyl Alcohol Price Trends

Global Behenyl Alcohol prices eased gradually through most of 2025 as rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock costs moderated, before accelerating sharply in Q1 2026 as rising feedstock costs, tied to the broader vegetable oil commodity cost environment, pushed prices to their highest levels of the period, a trend that continued into Q2 across every region tracked in this report. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement.

What was Behenyl Alcohol Price in 2025?

Behenyl Alcohol eased across every market covered in this report through 2025, tracking moderating rapeseed and mustard oil feedstock costs, before the broader vegetable oil commodity cost environment sharply reversed that trend in Q1 2026, pushing feedstock costs, and with them fatty alcohol production economics, higher across every region tracked here. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in Germany in 2025

German prices eased from about USD 4,200.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 3,950.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 6.0%, before the sharp Q1 2026 reversal that followed as feedstock costs spiked across the fatty alcohol value chain. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in United States in 2025

US prices eased from about USD 3,900.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 3,650.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 6.4%, tracking the broader moderating feedstock cost trend through most of the year before the reversal that followed. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in India in 2025

Indian prices eased from about USD 3,200.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 3,000.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 6.2%, tracking the broader vegetable oil feedstock softening before the sharp reversal that followed into 2026. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. These conditions are expected to remain a key factor shaping pricing in the near term.

Behenyl Alcohol Prices in China in 2025

Chinese prices eased from about USD 2,800.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,620.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 6.4%, matching the steepest annual decline of the four regions before feedstock costs spiked sharply. Buyers and sellers alike watched these developments closely for signs of further movement. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed. Regional supply and demand balances continued to evolve as the quarter progressed.

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