Sebacic Acid Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Germany remained the priciest Sebacic Acid market tracked, rising just above 1.7% in Q2 2026 to near USD 4,700.00/MT from about USD 4,620.00/MT in Q1, and it was steady cosmetics-sector demand together with firm export interest that kept the market elevated. The global average eased from close to USD 4,257.25/MT down to about USD 4,230.00/MT over the same quarter, a decline of just above 0.6%, as continued sharp declines in China and the United States offset modest gains in Germany and India. It is worth noting that China's price fell by more than a third over the course of 2025 alone, one of the sharpest annual declines recorded in this pipeline, driven by a persistent castor oil feedstock oversupply, and the global average is likely to run in the USD 4,100 to 4,550/MT range through the second half of the year.

Sebacic Acid is a naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid derived primarily from castor oil, serving as a key raw material in the production of nylon-6,10 and other bio-based polyamides, plasticizers, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids. It also plays a valued role in cosmetics and personal care formulations as a moisturizer, emollient, and stabilizer. China leads global production, though India dominates castor seed cultivation and supplies the feedstock underpinning the entire value chain, while China and the United States serve as the leading exporters of finished sebacic acid. Because this product depends so directly on a single agricultural feedstock, castor oil harvest conditions and India's crop output, downstream demand from polyamide, plasticizer, and cosmetics applications, and regional supply-demand imbalances are what really move the price from quarter to quarter.

Sebacic Acid Price Forecast for H2 2026

China's persistent castor oil feedstock oversupply shows some sign of continuing to weigh on that market through H2 2026, even as steady cosmetics and bio-based chemical demand supports Germany and India. Castor oil harvest conditions in India, the dominant global grower, should remain the single most important variable shaping feedstock costs across every market tracked.

A weather disruption affecting the Indian castor harvest, or a sharp recovery in Chinese industrial demand, could be what pushes prices above this forecast. Continued global castor oil oversupply, or further softening in polyamide and lubricant demand, could be what pulls the market back toward the lower end instead.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Sebacic Acid Prices Q2 2026:

• Germany: USD 4,700.00/MT
• United States: USD 4,150.00/MT
• China: USD 4,050.00/MT
• India: USD 4,020.00/MT

Sebacic Acid Prices in Germany

Germany stayed the priciest market tracked, with the price moving from about USD 4,620.00/MT to near USD 4,700.00/MT, a gain of just above 1.7%. It was continued steady demand from cosmetics and personal care formulators, together with firm export interest, that carried the increase.

Why did the price of Sebacic Acid change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

Sebacic acid plays a valued role as a moisturizer, emollient, and stabilizer across skincare, hair care, and color cosmetics formulations, and it is this steady cosmetics-sector demand, combined with firm European export interest, that has kept German pricing at the top of the range even as the broader Chinese benchmark continues correcting sharply lower.

Sebacic Acid Prices in United States

The United States price eased from about USD 4,272.00/MT to near USD 4,150.00/MT, a decline of just above 2.9%. It was continued softening in downstream polyamide and lubricant demand, together with easing feedstock costs, that gave the market room to ease.

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

Demand from polyamide and lubricant applications has stayed measured, and it is this softness, combined with easing castor oil feedstock costs following a comfortable global harvest, that has kept United States pricing on its gradual downward path this quarter.

Sebacic Acid Prices in China

The Chinese price eased from about USD 4,187.00/MT to near USD 4,050.00/MT, a decline of just above 3.3%. It was continued oversupply of castor oil feedstock, together with muted industrial demand, that gave the market room to ease further.

Why did the price of Sebacic Acid change in Q2 2026 in China?

China's domestic producers have continued facing an oversupplied feedstock environment even as export volumes to Germany, South Korea, and India expand, and it is this feedstock abundance, combined with sluggish industrial demand for nylon-6,10 and plasticizer applications, that has kept Chinese pricing on a sustained downward path.

Sebacic Acid Prices in India

The Indian price moved from about USD 3,950.00/MT to near USD 4,020.00/MT, a gain of just above 1.8%. It was steady domestic castor oil availability, together with growing bio-based chemical demand, that carried the increase.

Why did the price of Sebacic Acid change in Q2 2026 in India?

India's integrated castor-to-sebacic-acid value chain, drawing on its position as the world's dominant castor seed producer, has kept feedstock costs comparatively stable, and it is this integration, combined with rising interest in sustainable and bio-based chemicals for eco-friendly polymers and specialty applications, that has kept Indian pricing on a gradual upward path.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Sebacic Acid Prices Q1 2026:

• Germany: USD 4,620.00/MT
• United States: USD 4,272.00/MT
• China: USD 4,187.00/MT
• India: USD 3,950.00/MT

Sebacic Acid Prices in Germany

The price reached close to USD 4,620.00/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 1.5% from Q4 2025. It was steady demand from cosmetics and personal care applications, together with firm European export interest, that pushed the market higher.

Why did the price of Sebacic Acid change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

Export interest, particularly from Europe, continued adding to market confidence this quarter, and it was this demand, meeting steady feedstock castor oil availability, that drove the modest German increase, a pattern distinct from the sharp declines recorded in Asian markets over the same period.

Sebacic Acid Prices in United States

The price eased to close to USD 4,272.00/MT in Q1 2026, a decline of just above 4.0% from Q4 2025. It was easing castor oil feedstock costs, together with steady but unremarkable downstream demand, that pressured the market lower.

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

Castor oil feedstock costs eased entering the year following smooth harvest inflows from India, the major producer, and it was this comfortable feedstock availability, meeting demand from plastics, lubricants, and personal care applications that stayed steady rather than accelerating, that drove the United States decline.

Sebacic Acid Prices in China

The price eased to close to USD 4,187.00/MT in Q1 2026, a decline of just above 4.8% from Q4 2025. It was continued oversupply of castor oil feedstock, together with sluggish industrial demand, that pressured the market lower.

Why did the price of Sebacic Acid change in Q1 2026 in China?

An oversupply of castor oil feedstock and sluggish industrial demand continued weighing on the Chinese market this quarter, and it was this combination, extending a pattern that had already pulled prices down sharply over the prior year, that drove the continued Chinese decline.

Sebacic Acid Prices in India

The price reached close to USD 3,950.00/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 1.3% from Q4 2025. It was steady castor oil availability, together with growing interest in bio-based chemicals, that pushed the market higher.

Why did the price of Sebacic Acid change in Q1 2026 in India?

Castor oil availability stayed steady given India's dominant position in global castor seed production, and it was this feedstock security, meeting growing interest in sustainable, bio-based chemicals for eco-friendly polymers, that drove the modest Indian increase.

Quarterly Price Trends

This market eased overall across the six quarters tracked here, dominated by China's dramatic decline. Close to USD 4,975.00/MT in Q1 2025 eased to about USD 4,958.00/MT, near USD 4,640.00/MT, and close to USD 4,325.00/MT by Q4, before continuing to about USD 4,257.25/MT in Q1 2026 and near USD 4,230.00/MT in Q2. That is a decline of roughly 15.0% across the full window, driven almost entirely by the sharp Chinese correction.

Annual Price Review 2025

It was a muted pricing environment across the Chinese market, driven by an oversupply of castor oil feedstock and sluggish industrial demand, that dragged the global average down through 2025, even as Germany and India moved on steadier, more modest paths. The global average opened near USD 4,975.00/MT in Q1 and eased to close to USD 4,325.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 13.1% for the year, with China's dramatic correction accounting for most of the movement.

Sebacic Acid Prices in Germany, 2025

The German price climbed from about USD 4,500.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 4,550.00/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 1.1% for the year, holding the highest absolute cost among the four markets tracked throughout. It was steady demand from cosmetics and personal care formulators, meeting consistent castor oil feedstock supply, that drove the modest, stable climb through 2025.

Sebacic Acid Prices in United States, 2025

The United States price eased from about USD 4,750.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 4,450.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 6.3% for the year. It was smooth castor oil harvest inflows from India, meeting demand from plastics and lubricants that grew only modestly, that drove the gradual softening through 2025.

Sebacic Acid Prices in China, 2025

The Chinese price fell sharply from about USD 6,850.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 4,400.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 35.8% for the year, one of the sharpest annual moves recorded in this pipeline of tracked commodities. It was a muted pricing environment driven by an oversupply of castor oil feedstock and sluggish industrial demand that defined the dramatic decline through 2025, even as China remains the dominant global producer of this product.

Sebacic Acid Prices in India, 2025

The Indian price climbed from about USD 3,800.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 3,900.00/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 2.6% for the year, the smallest absolute cost among the four markets tracked throughout. It was India's integrated castor oil to sebacic acid value chain, combined with growing interest in sustainable and bio-based chemicals, that kept Indian pricing the most affordable of the four all year, with minimal logistical disruptions supporting a healthy raw material supply.

How Expert Market Research Can Help

The Sebacic Acid market depends almost entirely on castor oil feedstock economics, so Expert Market Research tracks Indian castor harvest conditions closely alongside downstream polyamide, plasticizer, and cosmetics demand cycles across the four markets covered here. This is combined with trade flow data to build the forecasts. Should the Sebacic Acid pricing data or procurement strategy support be needed, the team is ready to help.