sec-Butyl Acetate Price Chart & Market Analysis 2026

sec-Butyl Acetate Price Information Spec: China national standards

Newest Price 1,094.13

Price Date 20260508

Day's Change +15.46

Day's Range 1,094.13 - 1,109.59

Month's Change 0

Month's Range 0 - 0

Year's Change +136.88

Year's Range 934.46 - 797.58

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What drives sec-butyl acetate prices when feedstock and demand move in opposite directions?

A practical read: sec-butyl acetate can substitute for other acetate esters when those get expensive, so relative pricing matters. If butyl acetate or ethyl acetate spikes, some buyers switch to sec-butyl acetate, giving it unexpected demand support even in a weak coatings market. Track the acetate family spread, not just this product alone.

Why are sec-butyl acetate prices rising while downstream buying stays thin?

Watch the feedstock side too. Sec-butyl acetate's cost support hinges on glacial acetic acid, which has been drifting lower. If acetic acid keeps weakening while demand stays soft, producers lose the cost floor that justified recent hikes, and the market tilts to a stable-to-weak bias rather than a sustained climb.

How large is China's sec-butyl acetate capacity and who actually produces it?

The export angle deserves attention. When one major Huizhou unit restarted, its output went entirely to overseas fuel blending, not domestic coatings. That means domestic solvent supply can tighten or loosen based on export economics rather than local paint demand, so buyers should track export flows as much as coating-sector activity.

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Overview

sec-Butyl Acetate (acetic acid sec-butyl ester, CAS 105-46-4) is a colorless, flammable liquid with a fruity odor, slightly soluble in water and miscible with ethanol, ether, and most organic solvents. It functions primarily as an environmentally friendly solvent in coatings and chemical applications.

Coatings: used as a solvent and diluent in amino, nitro, acrylic, polyurethane, and nitrocellulose paints for automotive, aircraft, and leather finishing.
Industrial: serves as a solvent for vegetable oils, resins, and in cleaning, ink, and fine chemical applications.
Chemical: acts as a chemical reagent and is used in fragrance formulation.

China's production landscape centers on two main routes: traditional alcohol-esterification of sec-butanol with acetic acid, and the increasingly favored olefin-acetic acid addition process using C4 raffinate, which offers shorter flows and lower consumption. Domestic capacity has grown steadily, with output concentrated among several key producers, and the market is influenced by upstream acetic acid costs and downstream substitution trends favoring acetate esters over toluene and ketone solvents.

Key domestic producers:
Hunan Zhongchuang – pioneer in acetate synthesis technology and major supplier.
Hunan Ruiyuan – significant producer with integrated upstream linkages.
Shaanxi Yanchang – large-scale producer.
Shandong Linfeng – active in the domestic market.
Jiujiang Qixin – regional producer.
Shijiazhuang Dingying – operates in the northern market.

Properties

Name

sec-Butyl Acetate

(1R)-1-methylpropyl acetate

(1S)-1-methylpropyl acetate

1-Methylpropyl acetate

1-Methylpropyl ethanoate

CAS Number

105-46-4

EINECS No.

203-300-1

Risk Codes

S16;S26;S36/37/39;S33;S29;S25;S23;S2

Safety Description

R11;R36/37/38;R66

HS Code

2915390090

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sec-Butyl Acetate Price Information Spec: China national standards

Opinions

What drives sec-butyl acetate prices when feedstock and demand move in opposite directions?

Why are sec-butyl acetate prices rising while downstream buying stays thin?

How large is China's sec-butyl acetate capacity and who actually produces it?

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The market for sec-butyl acetate is trending downward.

The market for sec-butyl acetate is trending downward.

The market price of sec-butyl acetate remains largely stable.

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The market price of sec-butyl acetate remains largely stable.

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