Summary of Recent International Developments in Global Adipic Acid

2026-03-31 15:35

Recently, the global adipic acid market has been affected by multiple factors such as costs, technology, trade policies and supply patterns, showing significant characteristics of sharp price fluctuations, accelerated low-carbon transformation and prominent trade barriers. The following is a summary of core international news on global adipic acid from February to March 2026, focusing on the overall industry dynamics and excluding specific enterprise-related information.
In terms of prices, the global adipic acid market has witnessed a sharp rise, driven mainly by costs. In March, the price of adipic acid in the Chinese market rose particularly significantly, with the average price at the beginning of the month being about 8,300 yuan/ton and rising to 10,433 yuan/ton at the end of the month, a single-month increase of 25.7%. The price increase is mainly due to the rise in the prices of upstream raw materials such as crude oil, pure benzene and cyclohexanone caused by the situation in the Middle East, coupled with the willingness to support prices against the background of long-term industry losses, driving the synchronous upward trend of global market prices. At the same time, downstream related products of adipic acid around the world have also shown a price increase trend, further transmitting the cost pressure of upstream raw materials.
In the technical field, the commercialization process of bio-based adipic acid is accelerating, becoming an important breakthrough for the low-carbon transformation of the industry. Recently, an overseas pilot plant for bio-based adipic acid has been officially put into operation, adopting yeast fermentation route for production. Compared with the traditional petrochemical method, it not only has lower cost, but also can significantly reduce carbon emissions, laying a solid foundation for subsequent large-scale commercial production. In the Asia-Pacific region, the capacity planning of bio-based adipic acid is gradually advancing, and the output is expected to reach 30,000 to 50,000 tons in 2026. Currently, affected by the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and anti-dumping policies, bio-based products have become a key direction for export enterprises in relevant regions to break through trade barriers and enhance competitiveness. In terms of price, the current quotation of bio-based adipic acid is about 14,500-18,000 yuan/ton. The industry expects that in the next 2-3 years, with the continuous maturity of technology, its cost will gradually approach that of traditional petroleum-based adipic acid.
In terms of supply pattern and trade policies, the global adipic acid market is characterized by obvious regional fluctuations and persistent trade barriers. In Europe, due to technical failures in the restart of production equipment, force majeure on adipic acid supply was announced, which had a certain impact on the local downstream supply chain. At the trade level, China recently issued a final anti-dumping ruling. Starting from March 26, it will impose an anti-dumping duty of 5%-35.4% on imported adipic acid from the United States, the European Union and South Korea for a period of 5 years to protect the healthy development of the domestic adipic acid industry. From the perspective of the overall global supply and demand pattern, the Asia-Pacific region (especially China) has become the core production and consumption center of global adipic acid. The capacity of traditional petroleum-based adipic acid is in surplus, with the industry operating rate only maintaining at about 60%, but there is still an obvious market gap in the bio-based adipic acid and high-end fields.
In terms of technological R&D and market outlook, low-carbonization and greenization have become the core trends of industry development. Recently, authoritative academic journals reported that progress has been made in the technology of electrochemically synthesizing adipic acid using a new type of droplet electrode reactor. This technology is expected to replace the traditional high-pollution nitric acid oxidation route, effectively reducing nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions and promoting the green transformation of the industry. In terms of market scale, data show that the global adipic acid market scale reached 5.98 billion US dollars in 2025, and is expected to grow to 8.93 billion US dollars by 2035, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.09%. The demand growth is mainly derived from downstream fields such as nylon 66, automotive lightweighting and degradable materials. In terms of regional development, the Asia-Pacific region will still dominate the global market, accounting for 46.88% of the global adipic acid consumption in 2025, while North America and Europe will focus on low-carbon technology R&D and industry compliance upgrading.
Looking ahead to the second quarter of 2026, the global adipic acid market will still be affected by multiple factors: the fluctuations in crude oil and pure benzene prices under the continuous geopolitical conflicts will continue to dominate the cost trend; the pace of commercialization of bio-based adipic acid is expected to reshape the industry cost curve; trade barriers such as China-EU anti-dumping and EU CBAM will continue to affect the global adipic acid export pattern; and the recovery rhythm of downstream industries such as automobiles, electronics and degradable plastics will also directly determine the demand performance of adipic acid.


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