Acetonitrile Price Chart & Market Analysis 2026

Acetonitrile Price Information Spec: N/A

Newest Price 2,804.26

Price Date 20261022

Day's Change -74.34

Day's Range 2,804.26 - 2,729.92

Month's Change -784.84

Month's Range 2,804.26 - 2,019.42

Year's Change +1,924.19

Year's Range 2,804.26 - 880.07

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Why did China's acetonitrile prices surge to a 5-year high in 2020?

The 2020 spike also reflected panic buying and inventory building along the supply chain. Buyers should watch acrylonitrile plant maintenance schedules closely, as any unplanned shutdown directly constrains acetonitrile availability within weeks.

Why is acetonitrile preferred over methanol in HPLC mobile phases?

Cost is the trade-off. Acetonitrile prices have spiked historically, prompting some labs to switch to methanol for routine assays. But for low-UV detection or high-throughput work, the performance gap justifies the premium. Buyers should lock in contracts during periods of ample acrylonitrile supply.

What drives the structural supply-demand balance in China's acetonitrile market?

Geographic concentration matters too. Sierbang's base in Lianyungang gives it logistical advantages for coastal customers, but inland buyers face higher freight costs. Regional price spreads can widen significantly during supply crunches, so downstream users should diversify suppliers.

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Overview

Acetonitrile (methyl cyanide, CAS 75-05-8) is a colourless, polar, low-boiling liquid (bp 81–82°C) fully miscible with water, with a high dipole moment and strong solvating power. It serves as a versatile solvent, extractant, and reactive intermediate across chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Industrial: a preferred polar aprotic solvent for reactions, crystallisation, and extraction, especially where protonic solvents would hinder reactivity.
Pharmaceutical & biotech: a key mobile-phase component in HPLC and peptide purification, and an upstream raw material for nucleic-acid detection reagent production.
Electrochemical synthesis: used as an electrolyte medium and as a reactive carbon/nitrogen source in electrocatalytic transformations.
Chemical synthesis: participates in Ritter-type reactions and serves as a precursor for cyanomethyl radicals and cyanide anions.

China's production is dominated by industrial-grade material from acrylonitrile by-product and dedicated synthesis routes, with major capacity concentrated in integrated petrochemical bases. Supply has at times been tight enough to require emergency allocation for downstream pharmaceutical use, and the market is closely tracked for capacity, utilisation, and trade balances.

Key domestic producers:
Sierbang Petrochemical – largest domestic producer, monthly capacity around 1,500 tonnes.
Oriental Energy (Sierbang) – subsidiary supplying high-purity solvent grades to pharmaceutical customers.

Properties

Name

Acetonitrile

acetonitrile absolute over molecular sieve (H2O)

acetonitrile for uv-spectroscopy

ACETONITRILE GRADIENT

Acetonitrile solution

CAS Number

75-05-8

EINECS No.

200-835-2

Risk Codes

S16;S36/37

Safety Description

R11;R20/21/22;R36

HS Code

2926900000

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Opinions

Why did China's acetonitrile prices surge to a 5-year high in 2020?

Why is acetonitrile preferred over methanol in HPLC mobile phases?

What drives the structural supply-demand balance in China's acetonitrile market?

Latest News

Demand-side differentiation persists, halting the upward momentum in the acetonitrile market

Surge in Preparative-Grade Demand Propels Acetonitrile Market Out of Oversupply Cycle

Robust demand for terminal peptides accelerates the upward momentum of acetonitrile prices.

Multiple positive factors stimulate acetonitrile prices to a new high in recent years.

Demand Growth in High-Purity Sector Sustains Upward Momentum in Acetonitrile Market

Acetonitrile Market Rally Broadens on Tight Supply and Rising Demand

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Opinions

Why did China's acetonitrile prices surge to a 5-year high in 2020?

Why is acetonitrile preferred over methanol in HPLC mobile phases?

What drives the structural supply-demand balance in China's acetonitrile market?

Latest News

Demand-side differentiation persists, halting the upward momentum in the acetonitrile market

**Surge in Preparative-Grade Demand Propels Acetonitrile Market Out of Oversupply Cycle**

Robust demand for terminal peptides accelerates the upward momentum of acetonitrile prices.

Multiple positive factors stimulate acetonitrile prices to a new high in recent years.

Demand Growth in High-Purity Sector Sustains Upward Momentum in Acetonitrile Market

Acetonitrile Market Rally Broadens on Tight Supply and Rising Demand

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Surge in Preparative-Grade Demand Propels Acetonitrile Market Out of Oversupply Cycle