In the first half of 2025, the import volume of acetone in China was 218000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 56.5%. During this period, the highest import volume in May was 44800 tons, and the lowest import volume in June was 21500 tons. In the second half of 2025, China’s acetone production capacity is expected to increase by 510000 tons, with further growth in domestic production and a continuous improvement in self-sufficiency rate. However, the import source of goods is still showing an upward trend.
In 2025, the top four trading partners of importing countries will still be Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Taiwan, China, and South Korea. Starting from 2025, Singapore’s import volume of acetone will increase, with acetone import contracts mainly focused on Saudi Arabia and Thailand. Although the phenol ketone plant in Saudi Arabia began to shut down for maintenance in April, the incoming goods to China still arrived normally, resulting in a significant increase in overall imports from January to May. However, the import volume has decreased year-on-year since June.
In the second half of 2025, China’s acetone production capacity is expected to increase by 510000 tons, and the import sources are mainly operated through contracts. The Saudi Arabian plant will start to shut down for maintenance in April, and the contracts for July and August cannot be supplied normally. The contracts for Thailand have arrived normally. The downstream deep processing industry of acetone still has capacity expansion. In June, the anti-dumping policy of acetone was terminated, and the supply of South Korea, Taiwan, China or China arbitrage in the future, so the import volume showed a trend of growth. Overall, it is estimated that the annual import volume of acetone in 2025 will reach 400000 tons.
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