India Acetic Acid Price Historic Low

South Asia Acetic Acid & Derivatives: Bearish amid slow downstream demand, oversupply concerns / Tanks full at West Coast India ports / Downstream end-users struggle with strained margins / AA ex-tank falls below methanol

Jun 07, 2026

The Indian acetic acid market continued to be bearish during the week ended Oct. 1 amid ample port inventories and persistent ullage issues at Indian ports. Domestic ex-tank discussions slipped to historic low levels at Rupee 28-29/kg at Kandla, Hazira and Mumbai ports, India-based importers said. Importers were aggressively selling off material to get rid of excess port inventories as they continued to grapple with ullage issues. Domestic acetic acid prices in India slipped in this range for the first time in the past 15 years, an India-based importer said. Margins were negative with upstream methanol trading above acetic acid in India, a domestic acetic acid producer said. Methanol ex-tank offers were heard around Rupee 30/kg across Kandla, Mumbai and Hazira ports. “It’s better to sell at a loss than...

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