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Butyl Methacrylate News & Market Updates

Butyl methacrylate serves as a monomer for modified acrylic sheets, coatings, adhesives, and as a finishing agent for paper, textiles and leather. It is also used as a solvent in paints and as a component in petroleum additives and binders. The product is classified as a Class…

Hannah Berg on Aug 27, 2026

The methacrylate complex is under significant pricing pressure from both cost-push and supply-side constraints. Acrylic acid and butyl acrylate prices jumped 200-400 yuan/ton in a single round of producer adjustments, with major players like Wanhua Chemical and Satellite…

Hannah Berg on Aug 10, 2026

Qixiang Tengda's restructuring under Shandong Energy highlights how deep C3/C4 integration is reshaping methacrylate economics. The company operates the world's largest methyl ethyl ketone and maleic anhydride capacities, plus China's largest MMA capacity, and has built a fully…

Sarah Mitchell on Aug 01, 2026

Properties

CAS Number: 97-88-1
EINECS No.: 202-615-1
Molecular Formula: C8H14O2
Molecular Weight: 142.2
InChI: InChI=1/C8H14O2/c1-4-6(2)5-7(3)8(9)10/h6H,3-5H2,1-2H3,(H,9,10)/p-1
Density: 0.894 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Melting Point: -75 °C
Boiling Point: 162-165 °C (lit.)
Flash Point: 123°F
Refractive Index: n20/D 1.423(lit.)
Water Solubility: 3 g/L (20 ºC)
Risk Codes: S16;S36/37/39;S26
Safety Description: R10;R36/37/38;R43

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