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Updated to Q1 2021
Some supply tightness is expected to carry over from late 2020 and remain fairly constant during Q1. Supply tightness also prompted some order controls late in 2020, which may continue at least through early 2021. Tight upstream propylene is pressuring oxo-alcohols production costs, which along with transportation constraints and heightened demand, may further prolong oxo-alcohols supply constraints.
Demand is expected steady to stronger in Q1 as buying interest carries over from late 2020 construction coatings markets – primarily residential – and plasticizers demand from construction as well as automobile manufacturing. In the downstream plasticizers sector, buying interest in feedstock 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) has been especially strong. Commercial construction is expected to gain momentum if coronavirus vaccines are successfully administered and coronavirus cases diminish significantly.
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The alcohols (NBA, IBA, and 2-EH) have some uses just as solvents, but are primarily used as feedstocks for other products.
The weekly US oxo-alcohols report covers contract and spot prices for normal butanol (NBA), isobutanol (IBA), 2 ethyl hexanol (2-EH) and dioctyl phthalate (DOP).
The report provides an overview of markets for solvents and plasticisers that are the key drivers for oxo-alcohols.
ICIS talks to producers, consumers and resellers to assess prices. We pay special attention to trends in the construction trades as indicators of downstream demand.
The oxo-alcohols report is essential to our customers as it assists them to make their purchasing decisions.
ICIS collects pricing data on a wide range of chemical, energy and fertilizer products, including Oxo-alcohols. Our extensive experience in price reporting means we can offer you access to historical data dating back more than 20 years for certain commodities.
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