Surging rapidly! The price of this raw material has reached a three-year high, exceeding 13,000 yuan per ton!
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During this period, driven by tightened supply conditions and strong support from cost factors, the price of epichlorohydrin – regarded as the \"dark horse\" in the chemical industry – soared rapidly, breaking through the 13,000 yuan mark and reaching a record high in nearly three years! By how much exactly has it increased? From 8800 to 13000! According to Guanghua Jun, epichlorohydrin experienced a strong rise in 2025, with its cumulative price increase ranking among the highest among Chinese chemical products from January to September of that year. By 2025, how much will epichlorohydrin increase in price? According to market data for epichlorohydrin in China from January to September, the upward trend began at the end of March 2025; the price rose from 8,850 yuan per ton to 13,000 yuan per ton by early September, an increase of 4,150 yuan per ton, representing a rise of 46%. The price of epichlorohydrin in China has been rising for over 6 months, showing an overall upward trend. Although there were brief dips during this period, the general upward trajectory is very clear. And starting from early August, the market shifted away from its volatile trend and experienced consecutive monthly increases, driven by strong momentum.
As the main raw material for epichlorohydrin, the price of 99.5% industrial-grade glycerol in the East China region was 9,450–9,500 yuan per ton, up by 275 yuan per ton compared to the same period last week, representing a increase of 3.01%. Rising prices in the international market have provided strong cost support for the domestic glycerin market. At the same time, supply in the market is tight, and coupled with a sharp rise in the price of epichlorohydrin at the downstream end, these various positive factors have collectively driven up the price of glycerin. High raw material prices place significant cost pressures on glycerol-based epichlorohydrin plants, further emphasizing the role of cost factors in determining their operations.
From a cost perspective, most of the major glycerin manufacturers in the international market currently do not face any sales pressure, and they have a strong willingness to maintain high prices. In the domestic market, due to the relatively high prices of glycerin in the earlier period, few domestic buyers were willing to purchase at higher prices. As a result, both the volume of glycerin arriving and its circulation levels have remained low compared to the same period in previous years, and it is even more difficult to find supplies at low prices. Affected by high prices in the international market and strong cost support, domestic glycerin prices are expected to remain strong in September.
On the supply side, reports indicate that facilities such as Zibo Feiyuan, Hubei Minteng, Hebei Zhuotai, Zhejiang Zhenyang, and Guangxi Jinze are currently shut down. In addition, Quzhou Juhua’s 100,000-ton/year glycerin production facility was shut down on September 4; the date for its restart will be announced later. The overall operating rate of the epichlorohydrin industry is 50% to 60%, with a tight supply situation. In terms of production operations, the estimated operating capacity rate for epichlorohydrin produced via the glycerol method in September is 35%, a 2% decrease compared to the previous month ； The estimated operating load rate for the propylene process is 98%, also down by 2% compared to the previous month. This change was mainly driven by a sudden shutdown at a factory in Zhejiang on September 4; the factory’s production capacity of 100,000 tons was affected, which further exacerbated the severe shortage of spot goods in the market and had a significant impact on the attitudes of those working in this industry.
The overall operating rate of the epichlorohydrin industry is around 50-60%, with a tight supply situation and limited market supplies. Coupled with a significant rise in the prices of epichlorohydrin at the downstream end, these various favorable factors have contributed to an increase in the price of glycerin