Solvents - Acetone: Market Size & Forecast 2026

The global acetone market reached approximately USD 7.8 billion in 2025 (base year), anchored by the cumene-process co-product relationship with phenol that defines roughly 60 percent of total production cost. Industry pricing benchmarks place spot acetone at USD 950-1,050 per metric tonne across the US, EU, and Asia in Q2 2026, with propylene feedstock costs representing the dominant swing factor in any forward cost model. The category sits in a balanced-to-tight demand-supply state following the July 2025 commissioning of Zhenhai Refining's 650,000-tonne phenol-acetone unit in China, which added roughly 12 percent to domestic Chinese capacity and extended the regional oversupply dynamic through late 2025. > **Analyst Take.** The Section 122 15% baseline surcharge on all origins, layered on top of the Section 301 List 3 25% China rate, is the procurement inflection that most desk resear

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