Acrylic acid: Trading

No futures: contracts with paint and nappy makers

What this tab covers How it is bought and sold: buyers and sellers, price benchmarks and who publishes them, exchanges, contract types, traders, how Indian buyers price it, recent price points, and good sources to follow.

Who buys, and where

China
Malaysia (BASF Petronas)
Taiwan
Korea
Saudi Arabia

Who sells, and from where

India
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Africa

Price benchmarks

Benchmark	Publisher	Basis
Acrylic acid CFR China / SE Asia	ICIS / Platts	spot, weekly
Butyl acrylate CFR India / China	ICIS / Argus	spot, weekly
Glacial AA, n-butyl acrylate, 2-EHA, SAP prices	Chemical Market Analytics (OPIS)	quarterly forecasts

Exchanges

Venue	Contract	Notes
none	no acrylic acid futures	propylene and PP futures are indirect proxies

Contract types

Monthly and quarterly contracts with paint and adhesive makers
Spot ISO tank and parcel cargoes
Long-term SAP supply to diaper makers

Traders and distributors

Distributors and traders including Mitsui, Itochu and Indian importers (indicative)

How Indian buyers price it

Indian buyers price esters and AA on CFR India spot or monthly contracts linked to China (indicative).
Paint majors negotiate quarterly with BASF, LG Chem and Chinese suppliers (indicative).
No current DGTR duty on acrylic acid confirmed in sources reviewed.

Recent price points

Date	Price	Basis	Source
2024	market value about $12.0 billion	global sales	Future Market Insights via Docswell, 2025
2025	about $850-1,100/t (indicative)	CFR China	indicative

Good sources to follow

Chemical Market Analytics (World Analysis Acrylates)paid research site · Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS

Acrylic acid, esters and SAP supply, demand and prices

Hydrocarbon Processing newsfreemium newsletter · Gulf Energy Information

Project announcements including Indian petrochemicals

Indian Chemical Newsfree newsletter · Indian Chemical News

Indian chemical projects and trade remedies