Dibutyl Phthalate Prices, Pricing, Demand & Supply
NORTH AMERICA The price of Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) in the US market expresses a bullish trend in the fourth quarter of the year. Behind the bullish market behavior supply and product demand dynamics played a major role as the downstream industry responding fairly towards the products, construction sector was at a rising stage during the entire timeframe driven by the recovering economic condition of the country. Further, n-Butanol, primary feedstock had the key impact on the overall market breakthrough of the DBP. In November 2023, a global price hike for the several chemicals was observed, which started affecting the price of primary feedstock, despite the demand from the downstream market witnessed the overall moderate trend including the downstream Plasticizer and the elastomers manufacturing companies. This upward trajectory in US prices stems from a confluence of factors, primarily driven by upward feedstock costs. Key raw materials, n-Butanol and Phthalic Anhydride, us...