Furfural Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

China posted by far the sharpest move among the four Furfural markets tracked, jumping just above 14.8% in Q2 2026 to near USD 1,320/MT from about USD 1,150/MT in Q1, and it was the new Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law taking full effect on May 1 that drove the increase. The global average moved from close to USD 1,520.00/MT to near USD 1,590.00/MT, a gain of roughly 4.6%. What stands out here is that China accounts for more than eighty percent of global furfural production, so a domestic regulatory change there ripples across the entire market, and the global average is likely to run in the USD 1,550 to 1,700/MT range for the rest of the year.

The Furfural is a renewable heterocyclic aldehyde produced by acid-catalyzed dehydration of pentose sugars found in corncobs, rice husks, and sugarcane bagasse. It serves as a selective refining solvent and as a platform intermediate for furfuryl alcohol, furan resins, and specialty solvents used in foundries, adhesives, and pharmaceuticals. China accounts for more than eighty percent of global production, drawing on its vast agricultural residue base. Because the market is this concentrated in one producing country, Chinese feedstock availability, energy costs, and regulatory changes, including the safety and compliance rules that took effect in May 2026, are what really move the price from quarter to quarter.

Furfural Price Forecast for 2026

China's new Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law shows no sign of being rolled back, which points toward sustained cost pressure through H2 2026, particularly on the Chinese domestic benchmark. Steady demand from the foundry, adhesives, and pharmaceutical sectors should keep supporting the market regardless of the regulatory shift.

Further tightening of Chinese corncob feedstock, or additional compliance requirements phased in under the new safety law, could be what pushes prices above this forecast. A smoother-than-expected compliance transition, or an easing of feedstock costs, could be what keeps the market closer to the lower end instead.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Furfural Prices Q2 2026:

• China: USD 1,320/MT
• Germany: USD 2,040/MT
• Japan: USD 1,310/MT
• Spain: USD 1,710/MT

Furfural Prices in China

The Chinese benchmark jumped from about USD 1,150/MT to near USD 1,320/MT, a rise of just above 14.8%, by far the sharpest move of the four markets tracked. It was the new Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law, taking full effect on May 1, that pushed compliance costs onto producers almost overnight.

Why did the price of Furfural change in Q2 2026 in China?

The new law requires full-lifecycle controls, dedicated safety personnel, and formal registration and licensing, with penalties reaching into the hundreds of thousands of RMB for non-compliance, and it is this regulatory burden, layered onto already-tight corncob feedstock availability, that explains the sharp jump. Domestic manufacturer quotations swung within days of the law taking hold.

Furfural Prices in Germany

Germany stayed the priciest market by a wide margin, with the price moving from about USD 2,010/MT to near USD 2,040/MT, a gain of just above 1.5%. It was steady demand from the foundry, adhesives, and pharmaceutical sectors, all of which rely heavily on furfural for resins and binders, that carried the modest increase.

Why did the price of Furfural change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

European demand for furfural derivatives has stayed remarkably consistent, and it is this consistency, combined with import costs that reflect the tighter Chinese supply picture, that kept German pricing on its steady upward path even without any single dramatic local driver.

Furfural Prices in Japan

The Japanese price moved from about USD 1,290/MT to near USD 1,310/MT, a gain of just above 1.6%. It was steady demand from resin and binder applications, together with the same tightening Chinese supply picture affecting every import-dependent market, that carried the increase.

Why did the price of Furfural change in Q2 2026 in Japan?

Japan sources a meaningful share of its furfural from Chinese suppliers, and it is this exposure, though more moderate than what hit the Chinese domestic market directly, that has kept Japanese import costs on a steady upward trajectory this year.

Furfural Prices in Spain

The Spanish price moved from about USD 1,685/MT to near USD 1,710/MT, a gain of just above 1.5%. It was consistent demand from resin and binder manufacturers, together with import costs reflecting the tighter global supply picture, that carried the increase.

Why did the price of Furfural change in Q2 2026 in Spain?

Spain, like the other European markets tracked here, depends on imports to meet its furfural needs, and it is this reliance that has kept Spanish pricing moving in step with the broader European trend, itself shaped by tightening Chinese export availability.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Furfural Prices Q1 2026:

• China: USD 1,150/MT
• Germany: USD 2,010/MT
• Japan: USD 1,290/MT
• Spain: USD 1,685/MT

Furfural Prices in China

The price reached close to USD 1,150/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 17.3% from Q4 2025. It was anticipation of the incoming Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law, together with tightening corncob feedstock supply, that pushed the market sharply higher ahead of the law's effective date.

Why did the price of Furfural change in Q1 2026 in China?

Producers appear to have begun pricing in the compliance costs of the incoming safety law well before it formally took effect, since registration and licensing requirements take time to prepare for. Feedstock tightness added a second layer of pressure on top of that anticipation.

Furfural Prices in Germany

The price reached close to USD 2,010/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 1.5% from Q4 2025. It was firm demand from the resin and binder-consuming industries, together with rising import costs tied to Chinese feedstock tightness, that drove the increase.

Why did the price of Furfural change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

Germany imports the large majority of the furfural it uses, given China's dominant production share, and it is this dependence that means any tightening in Chinese supply, even before the safety law fully took effect, tends to show up here as a steady cost increase.

Furfural Prices in Japan

The price reached close to USD 1,290/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 1.6% from Q4 2025. It was import costs tied to tightening Chinese feedstock and early compliance-cost anticipation that drove the movement.

Why did the price of Furfural change in Q1 2026 in Japan?

The rising natural gas prices that hit energy-intensive furfural production more broadly also affected the Japanese market, and it was this energy cost pressure, combined with tightening availability from Chinese suppliers, that pushed the price modestly higher.

Furfural Prices in Spain

The price reached close to USD 1,685/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 1.5% from Q4 2025. It was rising import costs, tied to the same feedstock and compliance dynamics affecting the wider market, that drove the movement.

Why did the price of Furfural change in Q1 2026 in Spain?

The consistent consumption amidst supply challenges that has characterized this market for some time continued into the new year, and it was this steady demand, meeting incrementally tighter global supply, that pushed the Spanish price higher.

Quarterly Furfural Price Trends

This market climbed steadily through 2025 before accelerating sharply in 2026 on China's new safety regulation. Close to USD 1,400.00/MT in Q1 2025 rose to about USD 1,420.00/MT, near USD 1,440.00/MT, and close to USD 1,460.00/MT by Q4, before jumping to about USD 1,520.00/MT in Q1 2026 and near USD 1,590.00/MT in Q2. That is a rise of roughly 13.6% across the window, with the pace picking up sharply once the Chinese regulatory change began to bite.

What was Furfural Price in 2025?

It was steady tightening of corncob and other agricultural residue feedstock, together with consistent demand from resin and binder applications, that drove most of the 2025 movement in the furfural market. The global average opened near USD 1,400.00/MT in Q1 and climbed to close to USD 1,460.00/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 4.3% for the year, well before China's new Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law reshaped the picture heading into 2026.

Furfural Prices in China in 2025

The Chinese benchmark climbed from about USD 890/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 980/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 10.1% for the year, a comparatively gradual increase before the far sharper regulatory-driven jump of early 2026. It was steady tightening of corncob feedstock availability, rather than any single event, that explains most of the 2025 movement.

Furfural Prices in Germany in 2025

The German price climbed from about USD 1,900/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 1,980/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 4.2% for the year, holding the highest absolute cost among the four markets tracked throughout. It was consistent demand from foundries, adhesives, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, industries that rely on furfural-derived resins and binders, that kept the German market on a steady upward path all year.

Furfural Prices in Japan in 2025

The Japanese price climbed from about USD 1,210/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 1,270/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 5.0% for the year. It was rising natural gas prices, which pushed up energy-intensive production expenses, together with fluctuations in corncob, rice husk, and sugarcane bagasse feedstock availability, that drove the steady increase through 2025.

Furfural Prices in Spain in 2025

The Spanish price climbed from about USD 1,590/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 1,660/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 4.4% for the year. It was consistent consumption amidst supply challenges, a pattern that has defined this market for some time, that kept exerting steady upward pressure on prices throughout 2025.

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