Butyl Acrylate Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Butyl Acrylate prices in Germany, the highest-cost reporting region, rose 5.4% in Q2 2026 to USD 1,950.00/MT from USD 1,850.00/MT in Q1, as tight regional supply and REACH-driven quality-grade premia continued insulating this market from aggressive Asian import competition. The United States, which had been the only tracked region still declining in Q1 2026, reversed sharply, up 11.8% to USD 1,260.00/MT. Chinese prices, the most volatile in this report after a punishing 2025 decline, rose 6.4% to USD 1,181.00/MT. Globally, the average rose from USD 1,343.22/MT in Q1 to USD 1,437.74/MT in Q2, a 7.0% gain. For H2 2026, a global average of USD 1,250.00-1,550.00/MT is expected, with softer acrylic acid and n-butanol feedstock costs likely to reduce production economics somewhat as the year progresses.

Butyl Acrylate is an acrylate ester produced by esterifying acrylic acid with n-butanol, serving as the primary monomer in acrylic emulsion and polymer production used in architectural and industrial paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and textile finishing applications. Its two-feedstock dependence, acrylic acid and n-butanol, both of which trace back to propylene, means this market's cost structure is unusually sensitive to swings anywhere along the propylene value chain. The downward trajectory that characterized most of 2025 reflected soft global paints and coatings demand, weaker propylene and butanol feedstock economics, and expanding Chinese acrylic emulsion capacity, before rising crude oil and feedstock costs reversed that trend sharply in 2026. Acrylic acid and n-butanol feedstock costs, paints and coatings demand, and regional trade and anti-dumping policy are what drive prices in this market.

Butyl Acrylate Price Forecast for 2026

The outlook for Butyl Acrylate through H2 2026 points to prices remaining under some pressure as softer acrylic acid and n-butanol feedstock costs continue reducing production economics across major manufacturing regions. Export competition from Asia is likely to intensify amid adequate operating rates and comfortable inventories, while procurement is expected to remain largely need-based across downstream industries as demand from paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and construction chemicals recovers only gradually.

The main upside risk is a further escalation of Middle East shipping disruptions affecting propylene, acrylic acid, or n-butanol feedstock costs, which could push prices back toward their Q2 2026 highs. The main downside risk is intensifying Asian export competition combined with only gradual downstream demand recovery, which could extend the kind of correction already visible in some markets.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Butyl Acrylate Prices Q2 2026:

• Germany: USD 1,950.00/MT
• United States: USD 1,260.00/MT
• India: USD 1,268.00/MT
• China: USD 1,181.00/MT

Butyl Acrylate Prices in Germany

German Butyl Acrylate prices averaged USD 1,950.00/MT in Q2 2026, the highest of any region tracked here, up 5.4% from USD 1,850.00/MT in Q1, as tight regional supply continued insulating this market from aggressive Asian import competition.

Why did the price of Butyl Acrylate change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

European pricing resilience continued reflecting tight regional supply, REACH-driven quality-grade premia, and shipping disruptions that have insulated the region from aggressive Asian import competition, even as new import registration requirements added further uncertainty for buyers of imported material.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in the United States

US prices averaged USD 1,260.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 11.8% from USD 1,127.00/MT in Q1, the strongest single-quarter rise across the regions tracked here, reversing sharply after having been the only tracked region still declining in the prior quarter.

Why did the price of Butyl Acrylate change in Q2 2026 in the United States?

Rising crude oil prices significantly increased feedstock acrylic acid and n-butanol costs, while higher freight rates and marine insurance premiums elevated export and import costs, pushing this market's price sharply higher after its earlier lag relative to other regions.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in India

Indian prices averaged USD 1,268.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 5.7% from USD 1,200.00/MT in Q1, as steady demand from coatings and adhesives applications continued driving gains.

Why did the price of Butyl Acrylate change in Q2 2026 in India?

Healthy demand from paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and construction chemicals continued supporting market sentiment, even as feedstock costs moved higher through the quarter.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in China

Chinese prices averaged USD 1,181.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 6.4% from USD 1,110.00/MT in Q1, continuing the sharp recovery from what had been the most volatile regional profile of any market tracked in this report.

Why did the price of Butyl Acrylate change in Q2 2026 in China?

Chinese stimulus-supported coatings demand and firmer propylene feedstock costs continued driving this market's recovery, extending what had been the strongest single-quarter rise across all tracked regions in the prior period.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Butyl Acrylate Prices Q1 2026:

• Germany: USD 1,850.00/MT
• United States: USD 1,127.00/MT
• India: USD 1,200.00/MT
• China: USD 1,110.00/MT

Butyl Acrylate Prices in Germany

German prices rose 5.1% in Q1 2026 to USD 1,850.00/MT from USD 1,760.00/MT in Q4 2025, as tight regional supply and quality-grade premia continued supporting this market.

Why did the price of Butyl Acrylate change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

European butyl acrylate prices held the upper range throughout the period, with pricing resilience reflecting tight regional supply, REACH-driven quality-grade premia, and shipping disruption insulating the region from aggressive Asian import competition.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in the United States

US prices fell 2.0% in Q1 2026 to USD 1,127.00/MT from USD 1,150.00/MT in Q4 2025, the only tracked region still declining in the quarter.

Why did the price of Butyl Acrylate change in Q1 2026 in the United States?

North American butyl acrylate was the only tracked region still declining in Q1 2026, even as rising crude oil prices began increasing feedstock acrylic acid and n-butanol costs elsewhere, reflecting a lag in this market's response to the broader global feedstock repricing.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in India

Indian prices surged 11.1% in Q1 2026 to USD 1,200.00/MT from USD 1,080.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader Asian feedstock cost spike.

Why did the price of Butyl Acrylate change in Q1 2026 in India?

Butyl acrylate prices showed a firm global trend, supported by strong upstream cost pressure and tightening supply conditions, with feedstock support remaining strong as acrylic acid prices increased due to rising propylene costs and constrained supply.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in China

Chinese prices surged 11.0% in Q1 2026 to USD 1,110.00/MT from USD 1,000.00/MT in Q4 2025, the strongest single-quarter rise across all tracked regions, reflecting Chinese stimulus-supported coatings demand and firmer propylene feedstock.

Why did the price of Butyl Acrylate change in Q1 2026 in China?

Northeast Asian butyl acrylate posted the most volatile profile of any tracked region, rebounding sharply as Chinese stimulus-supported coatings demand and firmer propylene feedstock reversed a punishing prior decline, with new capacity additions absorbed efficiently by downstream demand from coatings, adhesives, and emulsion applications.

Quarterly Butyl Acrylate Price Trends

Global Butyl Acrylate prices declined steadily through 2025 on soft global paints and coatings demand, weaker propylene and butanol feedstock economics, and expanding Chinese acrylic emulsion capacity, before a sharp reversal took hold in Q1 2026 as rising crude oil prices lifted acrylic acid and n-butanol feedstock costs, with China posting the most volatile regional profile of any market tracked in this report.

What was Butyl Acrylate Price in 2025?

Butyl Acrylate declined across every market covered in this report through 2025, driven by soft global paints and coatings demand, weaker propylene and butanol feedstock economics, and expanding Chinese acrylic emulsion capacity, with China posting the steepest annual decline of any market tracked before an equally sharp reversal took hold in early 2026.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in Germany in 2025

German prices held essentially flat across 2025, moving from about USD 1,750.00/MT in Q1 to USD 1,760.00/MT by Q4, up roughly 0.6%, reflecting the resilience of this tightly supplied, premium-priced European market.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in the United States in 2025

US prices declined from about USD 1,350.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,150.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 14.8%, before this market became the only tracked region still declining into Q1 2026.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in India in 2025

Indian prices declined from about USD 1,150.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,080.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 6.1%, tracking the broader global softening through the year.

Butyl Acrylate Prices in China in 2025

Chinese prices declined from about USD 1,270.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,000.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 21.3%, the steepest annual decline of any market tracked in this report, before rebounding sharply in early 2026.

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