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DOTP Market Experiences Wide-Range Fluctuations (September 2026)

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In September, DOTP production fell 5.27% while margins rose to 292 CNY/ton in Zhejiang. Raw material costs surged, driving price volatility linked to crude oil...

DOTP has overtaken DOP as the largest-capacity plasticizer for the first time in six decades, driven by both regulation and performance. Structurally it is DOP's twin, but the para-position carboxyl groups deliver higher volume resistivity (around 10^14 versus 10^12 ohm-cm)…

Priya Kapoor on Aug 27, 2026

The environmental case for DOTP is real but often overstated. It contains no ortho-phthalate structure, so it sidesteps the six restricted phthalates including DOP, and it clears RoHS, REACH, and FDA food-contact rules. That regulatory status, not green branding, is what wins…

Sarah Mitchell on Aug 11, 2026

DOTP's rise is tied to the broader para-xylene and PTA chain. China's PTA capacity keeps expanding, with the world's largest single-train unit at 3 million tons/year now online, securing feedstock for downstream esters. DOTP is made from isooctanol and PTA, or increasingly from…

Yuki Tanaka on Aug 08, 2026

Properties

CAS Number: 6422-86-2
EINECS No.: 229-176-9
Molecular Formula: C24H38O4
Molecular Weight: 390.56
InChI: InChI=1/C24H38O4/c1-5-9-11-19(7-3)17-27-23(25)21-13-15-22(16-14-21)24(26)28-18-20(8-4)12-10-6-2/h13-16,19-20H,5-12,17-18H2,1-4H3/t19-,20-/m1/s1
Density: 0.986 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Melting Point: -48 °C
Boiling Point: 400 °C (lit.)
Flash Point: 230°F
Refractive Index: n20/D 1.49(lit.)
Water Solubility: insoluble
Risk Codes: 24/25

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