Glycol Ether Prices, Pricing, Market & Analysis | ChemAnalyst

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Glycol Ether Pricing Overview
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Market Overview Asia   With several producers
reducing their operating rates and a few of them
imposing a temporary turnaround, Glycol Ether
supply considerably reduced in Q3. Limited
feedstock or sometimes poor margins compelled
Butyl Glycol producers in China to opt for
frequent temporary turnarounds. Trade disruptions
caused by the global pandemic followed by poor
weather exacerbated this supply crisis. Demand in
China picked up by September due to early
stockpiling activities observed before the Golden
Weeklong holidays scheduled next month. Amidst
the supply crises, China launched an anti-dumping
and anti-subsidy probe to check on fair-trade
deals from the US Glycol market. Demand in
Southeast Asia appreciably improved as industries
gathered prominent pace to make up for the loss
incurred in the previous quarter. Driven by the
reduced imports, prices of Butyl Glycol in India
showcased a consistent month-on-month increment,
averaging at USD 768 per MT in Q3. For more info
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ether-49   North America   Demand for several
grades of Glycol Ethers including butyl
di-glycol, butyl glycol, and propylene glycol
methyl ether witnessed an appreciable revival
with gradual improvement in buying interest
observed in the latter half of the quarter. In
the indefinite lockdown period, there was a
prominent increment in the renovation activities
that contributed well to the revival in demand
from the construction industry. With easing virus
panic in the country, the demand for Glycol
Ethers underwent a substantial increment from the
paints sector. Although relaxation in stringent
restrictions levied marginal leverage to the
market players but resurgent cases of coronavirus
restrained the awaited market revival of Glycol
Ethers in the US.
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Glycol Ether Pricing Overview
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Europe   In the early part of the quarter, the
supply of Glycol Ethers remained ample on the
back of subdued demand and no scheduled
turnarounds. In late July, restricted imports
from the US aided to stabilize this widened
demand and supply. Substantial revival in
downstream demand further supported in
stabilizing the narrowed margins of Glycol Ethers
in the region. However, in the final weeks of
September, demand fundamentals tapered off again
due to the resurgence of coronavirus in some
parts of the region leading to a fall in prices
of Glycol Ethers. How we can help ChemAnalyst
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Services Market Analysis   Company-wise
installed capacity, production volume and plant
operating efficiency is captured directly from
manufacturers. Import and Export volume is
captured from government sources and demand for
Glycol Ethers is calculated considering the
production, import, export and inventory-levels
on the country and regional level
markets.   Pricing Analysis   Glycol Ethers price
is correlated with the price trend of raw
material Ethylene Oxide or Propylene Oxide ,
demand-supply fundamentals and performance of its
downstream industries.   Company
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asic details and information on financial
performance of leading global players in the
Glycol Ethers market is presented in a visually
captivating manner. Expansion plans and the
companys strategy is also captured to understand
the vision and mission of the company to help
understand the areas where companies need to
focus more.   News Deals   Daily updates on
industry-specific and product-specific news,
exclusive primary-based news capturing plant
shutdowns/outages/closures, capacity expansions,
operating rates, insights on demand-supply
situation, awarding of technology licenses, new
product launch and deals specifying mergers and
acquisitions, strategic investments and
disinvestments, to help players capitalize on
market opportunity.
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Glycol Ether Pricing Overview
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Methodology ChemAnalyst gathers information
through primary research surveys conducted with
various Glycol Ethers manufacturers, spread
across the domestic and international market,
suppliers and dealers/distributors to gain
insights into value-chains and demand-supply
scenario to assess the market situation. Thorough
study of companys annual reports and secondary
sources such as exhaustive search on credible
paid databases, including our internal database
is done to verify the information. All the
collected information is analyzed, evaluated and
presented in chronological order to depict a
meaningful and clear picture of the concerned
market.   Our dedicated team of industry experts
comprehensively monitors and analyzes various
aspects of the Global Glycol Ethers market. The
team analyzes various industrial segments,
strategic viewpoints and provides an analysis of
the industrys performance in the long run. This
would enable our clients in efficiently plan
their future investments, mitigate risk,
understand the cost dynamics and strike out a
balance amidst market volatility.   Critical
examination of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on
the global supply chains and shift in demand
patterns with change in buying behavior of
consumers across the globe.   Several ongoing
development projects across industries are
tracked, followed by the details of major
projects in the development stage, which can
positively or negatively influence Global Glycol
Ethers market.   Pricing is captured
through exhaustive primary interviews with
domestic and international manufacturers, traders
and importers and customers on daily, weekly,
monthly and yearly basis.   Finally, region-specif
ic markets for Glycol Ethers are analyzed
and region-wise demand pattern is tracked.
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About Glycol Ether are organic liquid solvents
containing ether and alcohol as their primary
functional groups. These compounds are regarded
as versatile solvents for various industrial and
domestic uses since they are highly soluble in
water as well as other organic liquids. Overall
consumption of Glycol Ethers is dominated by its
utilization as a solvent for numerous
formulations like inks, paints, and cleaning
fluids. Other than solvent applications it is
also used in anti-icing agents, brake fluids, and
chemical intermediates. It is even considered an
essential compound for manufacturing surface
coatings. Glycol Ethers are conventionally
produced by reacting Ethylene Oxide or Propylene
Oxide with alcohols like Ethanol or Butanol in a
catalytic process under isothermal and adiabatic
conditions. However, Ethylene Oxide is also
reacted directly with Monoethylene Glycol Ethers
to form its higher homologues like Diethylene
Glycol Ethers or Triethylene Glycol Ethers.
Glycol Ethers can be categorized as P-Series and
E-Series depending upon whether they are produced
by Propylene Glycol or Ethylene Glycol Ethers.