Highlights
China’s butane market is expected to perform well in 2024. Despite the volatile oil futures market, which provided limited support to the butane market sentiment, the butane market prices hovered at highs, and it may fluctuate in the long term, with the seasonality weakened. The supply pattern of iso-butane fluctuated notably throughout the year, especially in the first half of 2024, when the surrounding resources in Shandong were reduced and the market competition pressure weakened. In the second half of 2024, butane supply may gradually be restored, giving thin support to the market. The MA industry of n-butane downstream performed well, with 800kt newly added capacity released in the market. China’s n-butane market performed well during the slack demand season due to stable demand, though unit profits declined. The downstream fields of butane are expected to remain positive, and the newly added capacity and unit restarts may increase notably, with the operating rate of dehydrogenation lingering at highs due to stable MTBE demand. Meanwhile, the n-butane based MA units were put into production, giving support to the import of mixed butane. Plus, the necessity of separating mixed butane and civil-use gas in China is becoming increasingly prominent, which may increase the supply of isobutane somewhat. With the butane supply and demand development becoming enlarged and recycled, the tug of war between supply and demand may still exist. Relying on the daily tracking of basic data and authoritative data from relevant departments, SCI conducts a comprehensive analysis of the butane market in 2024 and provides forecasts for the future market, providing an important reference for butane market players in terms of price, profit and supply and demand structure changes, so that investors can have something to rely on in the ever-changing market situation.
Report Value
1. Present the production and import and export volume of butane, providing an understanding of the supply pattern of butane.
2. Present the downstream market structure, scale, unit running status, and profit analysis of butane, providing an understanding of the demand pattern of butane.
3. Relying on long-term basic data to compare and analyze various trends in butane prices and analyze their development characteristics.
4. Through future supply, deep processing development, and other influencing factors, make effective predictions about the butane market.
Related Products Annual Reports
2024-2025 China LPG Market Annual Report
2024-2025 China MTBE Market Annual Report
2024-2025 China Alkylate Market Annual Report
2024-2025 China Propane Market Annual Report
Contents
Part 1 China Butane Market Overview
Part 2 2020-2024 China Butane Supply-Demand Balance Analysis
Part 3 Butane Supply Pattern and Variation Trend Analysis
3.1 2024 Global Butane Output Analysis
3.2 2020-2024 China Butane Output Variation Analysis
3.2.1 2020-2024 China Butane Output Analysis
3.2.1.1 China Butane Annual Output Variation Trend
3.2.1.2 China Butane Annual Output Variation by Region
3.2.2 2024 China Butane Production Feature and Reason Analysis
3.2.2.1 2024 China Butane Monthly Output Variation Feature and Influence Analysis
3.2.2.2 2024 Butane Production High-Frequency Data Feature Analysis
3.3 2020-2024 China Butane Import Market Analysis
3.3.1 2020-2024 China Butane Import Volume Analysis
3.3.1.1 2023 China Butane Import Volume Trend Analysis
3.3.1.2 2023 China Butane Import Structure Analysis by Trade Partner and Enterprise Registration Place
3.3.2 2024 China Butane Import Volume Variation Analysis
3.3.2.1 China Butane Monthly Import Volume and Characteristics Analysis
3.3.2.2 2024 Influence of Butane Import on China Total Supply
3.4 Butane Storage and Logistics Status Analysis
3.5 2025China Butane Supply Forecast
3.5.1 2025-2029 Total Supply Volume Forecast
3.5.2 2025 Monthly Supply Forecast and Influence on Prices
Part 4 China Butane Demand Pattern and Variation Trend Analysis
4.1 2020-2024 Global Butane Consumption Volume Variation Trend Analysis
4.2 2020-2024 China Butane Consumption Volume Variation Trend Analysis
4.2.1 China Butane Annual Consumption Volume and Variation Trend
4.2.1.1 2020-2024 China Butane Consumption Volume Variation Trend Analysis
4.2.1.2 2024 China Butane Monthly Consumption Volume Variation and Analysis
4.2.2 China Butane Major Downstream Industry Demand Volume Variation and Feature Analysis
4.2.3 China Butane Downstream Industry Layout and Regional Consumption Structure Analysis
4.2.4 China Butane Downstream Customer Scale and Demand Variation Analysis
4.2.5 China Butane Downstream Customer Scale in Key Areas
4.3 2020-2024 China Butane Export Market Analysis
4.3.1 2020-2024 China Butane Export Analysis
4.3.1.1 China Butane Export Volume Trend Analysis
4.3.1.2 2024 China Butane Export Structure Analysis by Trade Partner and Enterprise Registration Place
4.3.2 2024 China Butane Export Volume Variation Analysis
4.4 2025-2029 China Butane Downstream Industry Consumption Growth Forecast
4.4.1 MA Industry Scale Analysis and Consumption Forecast
4.4.2 Iso-Butane Dehydrogenation Industry Scale Analysis and Consumption Forecast
4.4.3 Alkylate Industry Scale and Consumption Forecast
4.5 2025-2029 China Butane Demand Volume Forecast
4.6 China Butane Demand Peak and Off Seasons Analysis
4.6.1 China Butane Demand Peak and Off Seasonal Feature Analysis
4.6.2 China Butane Demand Peak and Off Season from the Perspective of Price
Part 5 Butane Price Trend Analysis
5.1 Global Butane Price Analysis
5.1.1 Butane Price Trend and Feature in Major Region Analysis
5.1.2 China and Global Price Spread Characteristics and Influence
5.2 China Butane Market Price Analysis
5.2.1 Butane Price Change Feature Analysis
5.2.1.1 N-Butane and Mixed Butane Market Price Analysis
5.2.1.2 Iso-Butane Market Price Analysis
5.2.2 2024 China Paraffin Wax Price Seasonality Analysis
5.3 Related Product Price Co-Movement Analysis
5.3.1 Crude Oil and Butane Price Co-Movement Analysis
5.3.2 Butane and Butane Major Downstream Product Price Co-Movement Analysis
5.3.3 Related Product and Butane Price Co-Movement Analysis
Part 6 Industry Competition Pattern and Participant Behavior Change Analysis
6.1 Butane Competition Pattern Change and Trend Analysis
6.2 Value Chain Analysis and Forecast
6.3 SCI Monitoring Enterprise Operation Trend Analysis
6.4 Butane Downstream Customer Procurement Key Factor Analysis
6.5 Operation Risks and Barriers Analysis
Part 7 Butane Industry Outlook
7.1 2025-2027 China Butane Price Forecast
7.2 Butane Price Driver Analysis and Forecast
7.2.1 Impact of Macro Environment on Butane Market Analysis
7.2.2 Impact of Industrial Policy on Butane Market Analysis
7.2.3 2025-2029 China Butane Supply-Demand Balance Forecast
7.2.3.1 2025-2029 China Butane Supply-Demand Balance Trend and Feature Forecast
7.2.3.2 2025 China Monthly Supply-Demand Balance Forecast
7.2.4 2025-2029 China Butane Trade Flow Forecast and Influence Analysis
7.2.5 Related Product Price Co-Movement Forecast
7.3 2025 Major Price Drivers Influence Forecast
Appendix 1 Butane Annual Events
Appendix 2 Macro and Industry Policy Update (2024)
Appendix 3 Methodology and Related Definition
Appendix 4 Tables and Charts
Legal Statement