Acetic Acid Price India Drops on Supply

South Asia Acetic Acid & Derivatives: Prices slip due to slower demand, healthy supply / Healthy AA supply pressures prices / US tariffs on textiles weigh on VAM demand / Regional festivities dampen trading activity

Jun 12, 2026

Healthy inventories and slower demand in the week to Aug. 28 put pressure on the fundamentals of the Indian acetic acid market. Domestic ex-tank prices declined by Rupee 1/kg to around Rupees 32-32.50/kg at the Kandla and Mumbai ports due to healthy port inventories. Kandla port inventory was reported to be hovering above 35,000 mt. Trade discussions in the domestic market were limited as a result of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai and other parts of the west coast of India. “We have hardly heard any inquiries over the last two days,” said a trader, adding that the slow momentum was likely to persist until the first week of September. Acetic acid supply in India continued to be healthy amid surplus availability in Asia despite some reduction in Chinese...

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