Silicone Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Market Overview

Silicone prices in Germany, the highest-cost reporting region, jumped 7.0% in Q2 2026 to USD 6,100.00/MT from USD 5,700.00/MT in Q1, extending a sharp reversal from the Chinese overcapacity-driven softening that had weighed on this market throughout the second half of 2025. Globally, the average rose from USD 4,554.00/MT in Q1 to USD 4,872.50/MT in Q2, a 7.0% gain, following an even sharper 12.5% surge in Q1 alone. For H2 2026, a global average of USD 4,600.00-5,300.00/MT is expected, with firming silicon metal feedstock costs and accelerating electric vehicle, electronics, and medical device sector demand likely to keep this market on its newly established upward path.

Silicone, or polysiloxane, refers to a broad family of synthetic polymers built from repeating silicon-oxygen chains combined with organic side groups, produced from silicon metal through a chlorosilane and hydrolysis process into intermediates such as dimethylcyclosiloxane, which are then processed into silicone rubber, oil, resin, and sealant products. These materials are prized for their heat resistance, flexibility, and chemical stability, finding use in electrical and thermal insulation, sealants and adhesives, automotive and electric vehicle components, medical devices, and personal care formulations. Silicon metal feedstock costs, Chinese production capacity utilization and coordinated supply discipline, and demand from electric vehicle, electronics, and medical device manufacturers are what drive prices in this market.

Silicone Price Forecast for 2026

The outlook for Silicone through H2 2026 stays firm, building on the sharp reversal that took hold in the first half of the year. Chinese producer coordination to curb output and support prices, following a prolonged period of overcapacity-driven weakness, combined with accelerating electric vehicle, electronics, and medical device demand, should keep this market on its newly established upward trajectory, even as the pace of gains likely moderates from the exceptional first-half pace.

The main upside risk is a further tightening of silicon metal feedstock availability or additional Chinese production discipline, which could extend the current rally further. The main downside risk is a resumption of aggressive Chinese capacity utilization once prices recover meaningfully, which could reintroduce the oversupply conditions that weighed on this market through 2025.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Silicone Prices Q2 2026:

• Germany: USD 6,100.00/MT
• United States: USD 5,450.00/MT
• India: USD 4,450.00/MT
• China: USD 3,850.00/MT

Silicone Prices in Germany

German Silicone prices averaged USD 6,100.00/MT in Q2 2026, the highest of any region tracked here, up 7.0% from USD 5,700.00/MT in Q1, as silicon metal feedstock firming and accelerating electric vehicle and medical device sector demand continued reversing the prior overcapacity-driven softening.

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

Silicon metal feedstock costs continued firming, and accelerating demand from electric vehicle thermal management, 5G-grade electronics, and medical device applications gave German producers ample room to keep raising offers.

Silicone Prices in the United States

US prices averaged USD 5,450.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 6.9% from USD 5,100.00/MT in Q1, as global cost pressures and stable downstream demand from industrial, automotive, and healthcare sectors kept this market firm.

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

Rising raw material costs, particularly for silicon-based inputs and catalysts, kept production expenses elevated, while demand from industrial, automotive, and healthcare sectors remained consistent, if still somewhat conservative in near-term procurement behavior.

Silicone Prices in India

Indian prices averaged USD 4,450.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 7.2% from USD 4,150.00/MT in Q1, as sealant, textile auxiliary, and personal care fluid manufacturers continued restocking after an earlier period of caution.

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

Sealant, textile auxiliary, and personal care fluid manufacturers accelerated restocking activity after holding back during the prior downturn, with currency-related cost increases adding further support to Indian offers.

Silicone Prices in China

Chinese prices averaged USD 3,850.00/MT in Q2 2026, the lowest of the four regions, up 6.9% from USD 3,600.00/MT in Q1, as coordinated production cuts among domestic manufacturers continued supporting prices after a prolonged overcapacity-driven downturn.

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

Industry-wide coordination to cut production and support prices, following an extended period of overcapacity that had depressed the market through most of 2025, continued to sustain the recovery, with output management at major chemical clusters keeping fresh inventory from rebuilding.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Silicone Prices Q1 2026:

• Germany: USD 5,700.00/MT
• United States: USD 5,100.00/MT
• India: USD 4,150.00/MT
• China: USD 3,600.00/MT

Silicone Prices in Germany

German prices surged 13.5% in Q1 2026 to USD 5,700.00/MT from USD 5,020.00/MT in Q4 2025, one of the sharpest quarterly reversals recorded anywhere in this report, as silicon metal costs and demand recovery took hold simultaneously.

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

Silicon metal feedstock firming, combined with accelerating electric vehicle and medical device sector demand, reversed the Chinese overcapacity-driven softening that had weighed on this market through the second half of 2025.

Silicone Prices in the United States

US prices jumped 10.4% in Q1 2026 to USD 5,100.00/MT from USD 4,620.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader global reversal from 2025's oversupply-driven decline.

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

Supply tightness and cost-driven pricing strategies took hold as Chinese producers began curbing output, and stable downstream demand from industrial, automotive, and healthcare sectors gave domestic buyers little room to negotiate lower offers.

Silicone Prices in India

Indian prices surged 13.7% in Q1 2026 to USD 4,150.00/MT from USD 3,650.00/MT in Q4 2025, the sharpest regional gain of the quarter as restocking activity accelerated.

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

Sealant, textile auxiliary, and personal care fluid manufacturers accelerated restocking after holding back during the prior downturn, with rupee softness against the US dollar adding a further cost increment on top of the broader Asian recovery.

Silicone Prices in China

Chinese prices jumped 12.5% in Q1 2026 to USD 3,600.00/MT from USD 3,200.00/MT in Q4 2025, as coordinated industry production cuts began reversing the prolonged overcapacity-driven downturn.

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

Following a period where the automotive sector remained a key pressure point and vehicle sales declined in several major markets, domestic manufacturers coordinated production cuts to support prices, and export data showed sharply rising raw rubber and DMC volumes as the market snapped back from its multi-quarter low.

Quarterly Silicone Price Trends

Global Silicone prices declined through every quarter of 2025 as Chinese production overcapacity kept the market well supplied and prices under pressure, before reversing dramatically in Q1 and Q2 2026 as coordinated Chinese supply discipline met firming silicon metal costs and accelerating electric vehicle, electronics, and medical device demand.

What was Silicone Price in 2025?

Silicone declined across every market covered in this report through 2025, as high Chinese operating rates and abundant silicon metal supply kept the market well supplied and prices under sustained pressure, before a dramatic reversal took hold in the first half of 2026 as coordinated supply discipline met resurgent demand.

Silicone Prices in Germany in 2025

German prices fell from about USD 5,450.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 5,020.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 7.9%, before the sharp Q1 2026 reversal more than erased the prior decline.

Silicone Prices in the United States in 2025

US prices fell from about USD 4,850.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 4,620.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 4.7%, as competitive Chinese supply and soft automotive demand maintained the downward trend through most of the year.

Silicone Prices in India in 2025

Indian prices fell from about USD 3,900.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 3,650.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 6.4%, tracking the broader Asian oversupply before the sharp 2026 recovery began.

Silicone Prices in China in 2025

Chinese prices fell from about USD 3,320.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 3,200.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 3.6%, the smallest annual decline of the four regions, as high production rates and surplus inventories maintained the lowest price level throughout the year before production discipline reversed the trend in 2026.

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