Daily Chemical Market Price Overview — June 18, 2026
The latest daily chemical price update highlights key movements across major sectors including
Basic Chemicals,
Fine Chemicals,
Energy, and
Plastics. This report summarizes daily, weekly, and monthly price fluctuations to help manufacturers, traders, and procurement professionals better monitor short-term market volatility and broader pricing trends throughout the chemical supply chain.
Market attention today focused on strong rebounds in
Imidazole and
PVC, while several bulk chemicals including
Sodium Fluoride,
Sorbitol,
Trichloroethylene, and
Propylene experienced sharp corrections amid cautious downstream purchasing and continued inventory adjustments. Overall, energy and petrochemical markets remained relatively weak, while selected specialty chemicals and polymer products showed signs of short-term recovery.
Top Price Movers
Imidazole recorded the strongest gain in today’s market, surging more than 36% as supply availability tightened sharply following previous market corrections. Strong replenishment demand from pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediate producers also contributed to the rebound. Despite the substantial daily increase, monthly prices remain lower, suggesting that the market is still recovering from earlier weakness and may remain highly volatile in the short term.
PVC prices posted a significant rebound as producers adjusted quotations amid improving spot market sentiment and lower available inventories. Market participants reported increased procurement activity from construction and pipe manufacturing sectors, helping support the sharp daily increase. However, weekly prices remain lower, indicating that the recovery is still in its early stages and market confidence remains cautious.
Sodium fluoride experienced the largest decline among all products, falling more than 20% as previous supply tightness eased and downstream purchasing slowed significantly. The correction follows strong gains recorded earlier in the month, with weekly prices still maintaining double-digit growth. The sharp reversal suggests that buyers have become increasingly cautious after recent price spikes.
Price dropped 20.59% today — Attractive sourcing opportunity for fluoride and specialty chemical buyers.
Basic Chemicals Prices
| Product |
CAS |
Price (CNY/TON) |
Daily |
Weekly |
Monthly |
| Acetone prices |
67-64-1 |
6,025 |
-3.6% |
-12.16% |
-13.48% |
| Acetonitrile prices |
75-05-8 |
8,091 |
11.37% |
-7.01% |
-5.7% |
| Ammonium chloride prices |
12125-02-9 |
747 |
-6.27% |
2.66% |
0.5% |
| Ammonium sulfate prices |
7783-20-2 |
1,463 |
-1.81% |
-1.73% |
-19.26% |
| Benzene prices |
71-43-2 |
7,020 |
-1.17% |
-6.44% |
-10.58% |
| Benzoic acid prices |
65-85-0 |
10,833 |
-2.41% |
2.09% |
1.06% |
| Calcium carbide prices |
75-20-7 |
2,320 |
0.87% |
-2.64% |
0.55% |
| Caustic Soda prices |
68988-74-9 |
666 |
0.91% |
4.76% |
2.41% |
| Chloroform prices |
67-66-3 |
2,667 |
-4.75% |
-2.71% |
-1.39% |
| Cobalt prices |
7440-48-4 |
382,900 |
-2.89% |
-3.73% |
-5.21% |
| Copper sulfate prices |
7758-98-7 |
24,567 |
-2.12% |
-16.35% |
-7.63% |
| Dichloromethane prices |
75-09-2 |
1,922 |
-5.18% |
1.95% |
-7.61% |
| Ethyl acetate prices |
141-78-6 |
5,633 |
-0.6% |
1.42% |
-6.67% |
| Formaldehyde prices |
50-00-0 |
1,365 |
-0.73% |
-0.72% |
0.88% |
| Hydrogen peroxide prices |
7722-84-1 |
617 |
-0.96% |
-4.48% |
-29.91% |
| Isopropyl alcohol prices |
67-63-0 |
6,913 |
-1.71% |
-4.65% |
-12.53% |
| Lithium carbonate prices |
554-13-2 |
166,000 |
-2.35% |
0.43% |
-9.31% |
| Methanol prices |
67-56-1 |
2,917 |
-3.15% |
-11.77% |
0.16% |
| Nickel prices |
7440-02-0 |
136,583 |
0.2% |
-0.17% |
-5.58% |
| PET prices |
- |
7,653 |
-1.51% |
-6.19% |
-9.92% |
| Phenol prices |
108-95-2 |
7,663 |
2.17% |
-3.72% |
-0.92% |
| Potassium carbonate prices |
584-08-7 |
7,775 |
-0.32% |
-0.18% |
-0.08% |
| Propylene prices |
115-07-1 |
7,384 |
-6.93% |
-11.9% |
-8.48% |
| Propylene glycol prices |
57-55-6 |
8,600 |
1.18% |
2.58% |
-2.85% |
| Sodium fluoride prices |
7681-49-4 |
3,375 |
-20.59% |
10.69% |
1.45% |
| Sulfur prices |
7704-34-9 |
8,968 |
-3.92% |
-0.74% |
24.67% |
| Toluene prices |
108-88-3 |
6,151 |
-2.89% |
-6.99% |
-4.36% |
| Urea prices |
57-13-6 |
1,844 |
1.6% |
0.72% |
-0.71% |
| White phosphorus prices |
12185-10-3 |
34,063 |
-2.11% |
1.66% |
8.73% |
Fine Chemicals Prices
| Product |
CAS |
Price |
Daily |
Weekly |
Monthly |
| Ferric chloride prices |
7705-08-0 |
2,775 |
-1.77% |
-0.14% |
-0.82% |
| Guar gum prices |
9000-30-0 |
12,500 |
-10.71% |
-2.68% |
-1.34% |
| Imidazole prices |
288-32-4 |
30,000 |
36.36% |
12.34% |
-6.74% |
| Melamine prices |
108-78-1 |
6,075 |
-0.08% |
-0.2% |
-7.68% |
| Petroleum prices |
8009-03-8 |
10,100 |
1.0% |
0.35% |
-0.17% |
| Poly(ethylene glycol) prices |
25322-68-3 |
9,025 |
3.39% |
5.78% |
3.61% |
| Potassium Citrate prices |
866-84-2 |
8,400 |
-1.18% |
0.04% |
0.2% |
| Potassium permanganate prices |
7722-64-7 |
13,800 |
-16.36% |
5.37% |
-2.87% |
| Retinol prices |
68-26-8 |
69 (CNY/KG) |
-1.43% |
-2.78% |
-18.18% |
| Sodium thiosulfate prices |
7772-98-7 |
1,383 |
-4.62% |
7.68% |
16.5% |
| Sorbitol prices |
50-70-4 |
4,800 |
-20.0% |
0.71% |
-0.87% |
| Stearic acid prices |
57-11-4 |
10,550 |
-4.09% |
3.44% |
1.97% |
| Tetrahydrofuran prices |
24979-97-3 |
19,667 |
-5.22% |
4.46% |
3.42% |
| Trichloroethylene prices |
79-01-6 |
4,030 |
-11.76% |
0.24% |
-6.56% |
Energy, Plastic and other Chemicals Prices
Data Source & Update Methodology
The above pricing data is compiled from multiple market channels including domestic ex-works quotations, distributor transaction references, port prices, and mainstream spot market assessments. Data was updated on
June 18, 2026, based on the latest available trading activity and real-time market feedback collected by GuideTrends analysts and industry participants.
All prices are for reference purposes only and may vary depending on region, transaction volume, specification, and contract terms.
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