Resorcinol Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Resorcinol prices moved higher across the board in Q2 2026, though China's move stood out. A planned turnaround at one of the country's larger resorcinol units overlapped with a seasonal pickup in tire-industry orders, pushing the Chinese price up 11.2% to USD 4.85/kg from USD 4.36/kg in Q1. The United States and Germany rose a more moderate 6.8% and 6.0%, while India followed at 7.4%. Averaged across the four markets, the global price climbed from USD 6.03/kg to USD 6.48/kg, a 7.5% gain building on a steady run that's been underway since late 2025. Resorcinol is a specialty phenolic compound made from either the oxidation of diisopropylbenzene or the sulfonation of benzene, depending on the producer's process route. Its biggest single use is as a rubber-to-textile adhesion promoter in tire manufacturing, where it helps steel and fabric cords bond properly to rubber compounds; it also shows up in wood adhesives, pharmaceutical intermediates, and some hair-care and skincare formulations. Because tire production absorbs such a large share of global output, resorcinol pricing tends to track automotive and replacement-tire demand cycles fairly closely, alongside the usual feedstock and plant-utilization factors. Because a relatively small number of production units account for a meaningful share of global capacity, a single planned or unplanned outage can move pricing more noticeably here than in commodities with a broader, more distributed supplier base.

Resorcinol Price Forecast for 2026

The Chinese unit that went down for its turnaround should be back online well before Q4, which ought to take some of the edge off the tightest part of this market. Tire-industry demand isn't likely to slow much in the meantime, though, so expect prices to hold near their Q2 levels through most of H2 before easing modestly as the restart takes effect. A full return to Q1 pricing looks unlikely this year, given how much of the underlying demand growth from tire manufacturers has proven structural rather than seasonal.

A delayed restart at the Chinese facility, combined with continued strong tire-replacement demand, could keep prices near the top of the ranges below through year-end. A faster-than-expected restart paired with softer automotive demand would instead pull the global average back toward the lower end. Broader phenol and benzene feedstock cost movements remain a secondary factor worth watching, since either process route ultimately traces back to petrochemical markets prone to their own periodic swings.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Resorcinol Prices Q2 2026:

• China: USD 4.85/kg
• United States: USD 7.55/kg
• Germany: USD 7.60/kg
• India: USD 5.92/kg

Resorcinol Prices in China

China closed Q2 2026 at USD 4.85/kg, up 11.2% from USD 4.36/kg in Q1. A planned turnaround at one of the country's larger resorcinol units took capacity offline right as domestic tire producers were placing their usual seasonal orders, and smaller buyers found themselves competing for a noticeably tighter pool of available material.

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

The overlap between planned maintenance and seasonal tire-industry buying is what really drove this. Producers had scheduled the turnaround well in advance, but demand didn't ease up to match, leaving the market tighter than usual for several weeks, and several downstream buyers reported drawing down safety stock further than they normally would to bridge the gap.

Resorcinol Prices in the United States

Up 6.8% in Q2 2026, from USD 7.07/kg to USD 7.55/kg. US tire manufacturers kept order volumes steady, and a modest rise in phenol-derivative feedstock costs added a bit more pressure through the quarter.

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

This was a fairly ordinary cost-pass-through move, without the acute supply disruption seen in China. Steady replacement-tire demand kept a firm floor under pricing throughout the period, with no unusual supply-side developments to speak of domestically.

Resorcinol Prices in Germany

Germany's price rose 6.0% in Q2 2026, from USD 7.17/kg to USD 7.60/kg, keeping it the most expensive of the four markets tracked. European buyers import a meaningful share of their resorcinol, so the Chinese supply tightness fed through here as well, just with less intensity than in Asia.

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

Germany's heavier reliance on imports means disruptions elsewhere in the world still show up on local invoices, even without any domestic production issue of its own, a dynamic that's likely to persist for as long as European resorcinol demand outpaces the region's own limited production base.

Resorcinol Prices in India

India rose 7.4% in Q2 2026, from USD 5.51/kg to USD 5.92/kg. Domestic tire production has been expanding steadily, and that growing base of demand met a slightly tighter regional supply picture this quarter.

Why did the price of Resorcinol change in Q2 2026 in India?

India's rapidly growing tire sector is absorbing more resorcinol each year, and this quarter that structural growth combined with the regional supply squeeze to push the gain a bit above the US and Germany's moves, reinforcing India's position as the fastest-growing of the four tracked markets.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Resorcinol Prices Q1 2026:

• China: USD 4.36/kg
• United States: USD 7.07/kg
• Germany: USD 7.17/kg
• India: USD 5.51/kg

Resorcinol Prices in China

China's Q1 2026 price came in at USD 4.36/kg, up 3.6% from USD 4.21/kg in Q4 2025. Production ran normally through the quarter, and the modest gain reflected steady, unremarkable demand growth.

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

This was an ordinary quarter with no disruptions of note - just the usual gradual demand growth from the tire sector working its way into prices, with plant utilization running at typical first-quarter levels throughout.

Resorcinol Prices in the United States

US prices rose 3.7% in Q1 2026, from USD 6.82/kg to USD 7.07/kg, in line with the broader steady trend seen through most of 2025 and into early 2026.

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

Feedstock costs drifted up only slightly, and demand stayed at its usual seasonal pace, making this one of the calmer quarters in the recent series, with inventory levels across the US supply chain staying well within their normal range.

Resorcinol Prices in Germany

Germany climbed 3.5% in Q1 2026, from USD 6.93/kg to USD 7.17/kg, keeping pace with the steady run the market's been on. Import costs held fairly flat through the period.

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

Nothing unusual drove this quarter for Germany - the gain was a continuation of the same gradual upward drift that's characterized this market since late 2025, with import volumes flowing in at a steady, predictable pace.

Resorcinol Prices in India

India rose 3.4% in Q1 2026 to USD 5.51/kg from USD 5.33/kg in Q4 2025, the smallest of the four regional gains, reflecting steady but unremarkable domestic demand growth.

Why did the price of Resorcinol change in Q1 2026 in India?

India's tire sector kept expanding at its usual pace, without the acute supply pressure that would later show up across the market in Q2, when the planned Chinese turnaround began working its way through the broader supply chain.

Quarterly Resorcinol Price Trends

The six-quarter series shows a market on a fairly gentle climb through most of 2025, then a sharper move once the Chinese plant turnaround overlapped with seasonal tire-industry demand in Q2 2026. The table below tracks the global average and the pace of change each quarter.

What was Resorcinol Price in 2025?

Across the full year, resorcinol's global average rose from USD 5.62/kg in Q2 2025 to USD 6.48/kg in Q2 2026, a 15.3% climb. Most of 2025 saw a slow, steady drift upward on general tire-industry demand growth; the sharper move only showed up in Q2 2026, once the Chinese turnaround and seasonal ordering both landed together, a combination that pushed the pace of increase well above the steadier rate seen through most of the prior year.

Resorcinol Prices in China in 2025

From USD 3.90/kg in Q1 2025 to USD 4.21/kg by Q4, a 7.9% rise, driven by steady tire-sector demand growth. The sharper move came only after Q1 2026 ended, once the planned turnaround took effect, marking a clear break from the steadier pace of increase seen through most of 2025.

Resorcinol Prices in the United States in 2025

The United States went from about USD 6.45/kg to USD 6.82/kg across 2025, up 5.7%, on steady replacement-tire demand and gradually rising phenol-derivative feedstock costs, a pattern that held fairly consistently across the full annual period.

Resorcinol Prices in Germany in 2025

Germany rose from USD 6.55/kg to USD 6.93/kg over 2025, up 5.8%, remaining the priciest of the four markets throughout the year given its heavier reliance on imports, a position it's held consistently since well before this reporting period began.

Resorcinol Prices in India in 2025

The smallest annual gain of the four - USD 5.05/kg to USD 5.33/kg, up 5.5% - reflecting steady, contract-driven tire-sector demand growth without any major disruption during the year, consistent with India's generally calmer historical pricing pattern.

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