Polyacetal Resin Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Germany paid the most for polyacetal resin in Q2 2026: USD 2,620/MT, up 2.9% from USD 2,545 in Q1.

Polyacetal resin, commonly known by its acronym POM or the trade name Delrin, is an engineering thermoplastic polymerised from formaldehyde or its trimer trioxane, prized for its stiffness, low friction, and dimensional stability in precision mechanical parts.

Homopolymer grade offers higher stiffness and strength, while copolymer grade trades some mechanical performance for better thermal stability and chemical resistance, giving formulators a choice depending on the specific application.

Gears, bearings, fasteners, and precision components across automotive and consumer electronics manufacturing make up the bulk of demand, giving polyacetal resin pricing a close tie to industrial and automotive production activity.

Acetal competes directly with certain nylon and polyester grades in precision mechanical parts, and the choice between them typically comes down to a specific balance of stiffness, moisture absorption, and cost that engineers weigh for each individual component design.

A small number of global producers, concentrated in Germany, the United States, Japan, and China, account for the large majority of world capacity, giving this market a more concentrated supplier base than most other engineering plastics covered in this pipeline.

Comparing the four markets side by side, Germany sat about 29% above China as Q2 closed. That kind of gap is common where import exposure and domestic production costs diverge as sharply as they do here.

Polyacetal Resin Price Forecast for 2026

Expect steady gains across all four markets through H2 2026 as automotive and precision component manufacturing demand continues its gradual recovery. China should retain its cost advantage given its scale of production capacity. Germany's premium should persist given its concentrated precision engineering and automotive component manufacturing base. Automotive electrification is a modest net positive to watch, since electric vehicles still use meaningful quantities of small precision plastic components even without the internal combustion parts that also once relied on acetal resin.

On balance, the first half of 2026 brought a 3.3% increase average move across the 4 markets covered here, a trend that should persist through year end absent a material change in the underlying drivers.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Polyacetal Resin Prices Q2 2026:

• China: USD 2,035/MT
• United States: USD 2,480/MT
• Germany: USD 2,620/MT
• Japan: USD 2,345/MT

Polyacetal Resin Prices in China

In Q2 2026, China priced at USD 2,035/MT, up 4.1% from USD 1,955/MT the previous quarter, ranking it the most affordable among the 4 markets this report follows.

Why did the price of Polyacetal Resin change in Q2 2026 in China?

Ample production capacity met firming feedstock costs, supporting a steady increase, working out to China trading about 14.1% below this quarter's 4-region average.

Measured against China's own average pace of 1.9% a quarter across the six quarters this report tracks, this move came in faster than that pace.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in United States

United States reached USD 2,480/MT in Q2 2026, firm automotive component demand kept US pricing climbing in step with the broader feedstock trend, placing it the 2nd most expensive across the 4 regions covered in this report.

Why did the price of Polyacetal Resin change in Q2 2026 in United States?

Firm automotive component demand kept US pricing climbing in step with the broader feedstock trend, leaving United States running roughly 4.6% above the 4-region average for the quarter.

That is faster than the 1.7% average quarterly move United States has posted across the six quarters this report tracks.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in Germany

Germany rose 2.9% to USD 2,620/MT in Q2 2026, strong precision engineering and automotive demand from the region's established manufacturing base kept Germany at the top of this group, putting it the priciest of the 4 markets tracked this quarter.

Why did the price of Polyacetal Resin change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

Strong precision engineering and automotive demand from the region's established manufacturing base kept Germany at the top of this group, with Germany now sitting about 10.5% above the 4-region average this quarter.

Germany has averaged 1.6% a quarter over the six quarters this report tracks; this move came in faster than that longer-run pace.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in Japan

USD 2,345/MT. That is where Japan landed in Q2 2026, up 3.3% from USD 2,270/MT in Q1 2026, making it the 3rd most expensive of the 4 markets tracked here this quarter.

Why did the price of Polyacetal Resin change in Q2 2026 in Japan?

Steady consumer electronics and precision component demand supported a firm quarter, which puts Japan roughly 1.1% below the average across the 4 regions this report tracks.

Set against a 1.8% average quarterly pace over the six quarters this report tracks, Japan's move this quarter landed faster than that trend.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Polyacetal Resin Prices Q1 2026:

• China: USD 1,955/MT
• United States: USD 2,405/MT
• Germany: USD 2,545/MT
• Japan: USD 2,270/MT

Polyacetal Resin Prices in China

In Q1 2026, China priced at USD 1,955/MT, up 1.4% from USD 1,928/MT the previous quarter, ranking it the most affordable among the 4 markets this report follows.

Why did the price of Polyacetal Resin change in Q1 2026 in China?

Feedstock costs firmed modestly as the year opened, carrying through to a steady early-year increase, working out to China trading about 14.8% below this quarter's 4-region average.

Measured against China's own average pace of 1.9% a quarter across the six quarters this report tracks, this move came in slower than that pace.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in United States

United States reached USD 2,405/MT in Q1 2026, early-year automotive sector restocking supported a firm start to 2026, placing it the 2nd most expensive across the 4 regions covered in this report.

Why did the price of Polyacetal Resin change in Q1 2026 in United States?

Early-year automotive sector restocking supported a firm start to 2026, leaving United States running roughly 4.9% above the 4-region average for the quarter.

That is slower than the 1.7% average quarterly move United States has posted across the six quarters this report tracks.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in Germany

Germany rose 1.3% to USD 2,545/MT in Q1 2026, consistent demand from the region's established precision engineering industry carried prices higher, putting it the priciest of the 4 markets tracked this quarter.

Why did the price of Polyacetal Resin change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

Consistent demand from the region's established precision engineering industry carried prices higher, with Germany now sitting about 11.0% above the 4-region average this quarter.

Germany has averaged 1.6% a quarter over the six quarters this report tracks; this move came in slower than that longer-run pace.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in Japan

USD 2,270/MT. That is where Japan landed in Q1 2026, up 1.4% from USD 2,239/MT in Q4 2025, making it the 3rd most expensive of the 4 markets tracked here this quarter.

Why did the price of Polyacetal Resin change in Q1 2026 in Japan?

Growing electronics manufacturing demand supported a steady early-year gain, which puts Japan roughly 1.0% below the average across the 4 regions this report tracks.

Set against a 1.8% average quarterly pace over the six quarters this report tracks, Japan's move this quarter landed slower than that trend.

Quarterly Polyacetal Resin Price Trends

The global average climbed steadily across the window, from USD 2,175/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,370 by Q2 2026, a gain of 9.0% over six quarters.

What was Polyacetal Resin Price in 2025?

Looking back at 2025, the global polyacetal resin average ran from about USD 2,175/MT in Q1 to USD 2,263 by Q4, a 4.1% increase across the year.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in China in 2025

China prices moved from about USD 1,850/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,928 by Q4, up roughly 4.2%. China closed the year ranked 4 of the 4 markets this report tracks.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in United States in 2025

United States prices moved from about USD 2,280/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,373 by Q4, up roughly 4.1%, leaving United States in 2 place among the 4 tracked markets heading into the new year.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in Germany in 2025

Germany prices moved from about USD 2,420/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,513 by Q4, up roughly 3.8%. That left Germany ranked 1 of 4 tracked markets heading into 2026.

Polyacetal Resin Prices in Japan in 2025

Japan prices moved from about USD 2,150/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,239 by Q4, up roughly 4.2%, placing Japan 3 of 4 tracked markets as 2025 closed out.

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We track homopolymer and copolymer grade pricing separately, since the roughly ten percent price gap between them can shift independently based on which end-use segment is driving demand in a given quarter.