Acetic acid Price Chart & Market Analysis 2026

Acetic acid Price Information Spec: Glacial Acetic Acid, Premium Grade;Glacial Acetic Acid, National Standard;≥99.5%;99.9%;99.8%;Acetic acid, Premium grade;First-grade product;Industrial grade;Sichuan purified water;Bulk water;In stock

Newest Price 585.87

Price Date 20261023

Day's Change +0.68

Day's Range 585.87 - 586.55

Month's Change +15.32

Month's Range 585.87 - 601.19

Year's Change +250.19

Year's Range 585.87 - 335.67

Opinions

What is driving the recent acetic acid price surge and supply tightness?

The export channel is becoming a structural release valve. China shipped over 1.1 million tonnes of acetic acid in 2022, with India taking more than half. As domestic capacity keeps expanding—including the world's largest single-train unit at 1.5 million tonnes—export growth will be essential to balance the market and support prices.

Why is food-grade acetic acid not suitable as a substitute for brewed vinegar?

This regulatory boundary also protects the premium market for traditionally brewed vinegars like Shanxi aged vinegar. If industrial acetic acid were allowed as a food ingredient, it would commoditize the entire category and destroy consumer trust. The enforcement actions signal that regulators view this as a food safety issue, not just a labeling violation.

How does China's coal-based acetic acid cost structure compare with oil-based routes?

This coal-versus-oil spread also explains why acetic acid can decouple from methanol pricing at times. Domestic supply concentration is high—top five producers hold nearly half of capacity—so any unplanned outage or export surge can quickly tighten the market and widen margins beyond what feedstock costs alone would suggest.

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Overview

Acetic acid (ethanoic acid, CAS 64-19-7) is a colourless liquid with a pungent odour, miscible with water, and a melting point of 16.2 °C. It is a fundamental organic chemical and weak acid, serving as a key intermediate across numerous industries.

Industrial: raw material for acetate esters, vinyl acetate, PTA, chloroacetic acid, and glycine, feeding downstream textile, plastic, and pharmaceutical sectors.
Food: the active component of vinegar, used as a preservative and flavouring agent.
Textile: cellulose acetate fibre (acetic acid-based) is used in apparel, noted for its silk-like feel and drape.
Pharmaceutical: used in synthesis of drug intermediates and as an acidifying agent.

China is the world's largest acetic acid producer, with capacity accounting for a major share of global output. The industry is mature with a relatively concentrated market structure, though rapid capacity expansion has outpaced downstream demand growth, creating supply-demand imbalances. Production is largely coal-based via methanol carbonylation, with some oil-based routes.

Key domestic producers:
Jiangsu Sopu – large-scale producer with an integrated coal-methanol-acetic acid chain.
Hualu Hengsheng – multi-product coal chemical leader with significant acetic acid capacity.
Shida Shenghua – major producer with diversified downstream derivatives.

Properties

Name

Acetic acid

Acetic Acid Glacial

Acetic Acid Glacial BP

Acetic Acid, Glacial

Ethanoic acid

CAS Number

64-19-7

EINECS No.

200-580-7

Risk Codes

S26;S36/37/39;S45;S23;S24/25

Safety Description

R34;R42;R35;R10;R36/38

HS Code

2915219020

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Acetic acid Price Information Spec: Glacial Acetic Acid, Premium Grade;Glacial Acetic Acid, National Standard;≥99.5%;99.9%;99.8%;Acetic acid, Premium grade;First-grade product;Industrial grade;Sichuan purified water;Bulk water;In stock

Opinions

What is driving the recent acetic acid price surge and supply tightness?

Why is food-grade acetic acid not suitable as a substitute for brewed vinegar?

How does China's coal-based acetic acid cost structure compare with oil-based routes?

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