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Dioctyl phthalate Price 2026: Trend by Country, Producers and Outages

Dioctyl phthalate price, May 2026: USD 1,473 per tonne world, up 9.2% on April 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 10 countries). Q2 2026 quarter means: Japan CIF USD 1,652, Malaysia FOB USD 1,290, India CIF USD 1,287, Brazil CIF USD 1,549 per tonne; monthly unit values from national customs statistics, verified by the research desk (7 Oct 2026).

Dioctyl phthalate price by country

One row per country: FOB exports for net exporters, CIF imports for net importers, monthly unit values from national customs statistics.

CountryBasisQuarter free viewUSD/tQ/QLatest monthUSD/tM/M
Japan CIF imports Q2 2026 1,652 (2 mo) +55.9% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Malaysia FOB exports Q2 2026 1,290 +28.4% August 2026 🔒 dashboard –
India CIF imports Q2 2026 1,287 +24.9% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Brazil CIF imports Q2 2026 1,549 +21.2% August 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Indonesia CIF imports Q2 2026 1,519 +36.4% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
United States CIF imports Q2 2026 1,871 +21.1% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Belgium awaiting next period CIF imports Q2 2026 2,431 +3.2% June 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Netherlands CIF imports Q2 2026 1,897 +6.9% July 2026 🔒 dashboard –
Italy awaiting next period FOB exports Q2 2026 2,431 +5.6% June 2026 🔒 dashboard –
United Kingdom awaiting next period CIF imports Q2 2026 1,846 +28.4% June 2026 🔒 dashboard –

In verification: Thailand (latest customs month May 2026). Each is added as soon as its customs record has enough recent months to publish a reliable monthly price.

Dioctyl phthalate price trend, last four quarters

Dioctyl phthalate price history since 2015

Annual average unit values from national customs statistics, 2015 to 2024, for each published country (value over net weight of the year, same basis as the monthly series). It places today's price in the cycle: how far it sits from the long-run low, high and average.

6791,2941,9092,5233,1382015201620172018201920202021202220232024JapanJapan 2015: USD 1,129/tJapan 2016: USD 876/tJapan 2017: USD 1,066/tJapan 2018: USD 1,248/tJapan 2019: USD 1,145/tJapan 2020: USD 1,002/tJapan 2021: USD 1,841/tJapan 2022: USD 1,634/tJapan 2023: USD 1,382/tJapan 2024: USD 1,286/tJapanMalaysiaMalaysia 2015: USD 1,060/tMalaysia 2016: USD 848/tMalaysia 2017: USD 1,143/tMalaysia 2018: USD 1,226/tMalaysia 2019: USD 1,052/tMalaysia 2020: USD 924/tMalaysia 2021: USD 1,709/tMalaysia 2022: USD 1,491/tMalaysia 2023: USD 1,291/tMalaysia 2024: USD 1,260/tMalaysiaIndiaIndia 2017: USD 1,073/tIndia 2018: USD 1,309/tIndia 2019: USD 1,144/tIndia 2020: USD 996/tIndia 2021: USD 1,628/tIndia 2022: USD 1,747/tIndia 2023: USD 1,368/tIndia 2024: USD 1,390/tIndiaBrazilBrazil 2015: USD 1,503/tBrazil 2016: USD 1,115/tBrazil 2017: USD 1,334/tBrazil 2018: USD 1,419/tBrazil 2019: USD 1,391/tBrazil 2020: USD 1,193/tBrazil 2021: USD 1,967/tBrazil 2022: USD 2,062/tBrazil 2023: USD 1,638/tBrazil 2024: USD 1,609/tBrazilIndonesiaIndonesia 2015: USD 1,149/tIndonesia 2016: USD 878/tIndonesia 2017: USD 1,121/tIndonesia 2018: USD 1,239/tIndonesia 2019: USD 1,124/tIndonesia 2020: USD 981/tIndonesia 2021: USD 1,717/tIndonesia 2022: USD 1,552/tIndonesia 2023: USD 1,438/tIndonesia 2024: USD 1,362/tIndonesiaUnited StatesUnited States 2015: USD 1,424/tUnited States 2016: USD 1,194/tUnited States 2017: USD 1,334/tUnited States 2018: USD 1,444/tUnited States 2020: USD 1,375/tUnited States 2021: USD 2,352/tUnited States 2022: USD 2,806/tUnited States 2023: USD 2,008/tUnited States 2024: USD 2,025/tUnited StatesBelgiumBelgium 2015: USD 2,202/tBelgium 2016: USD 2,160/tBelgium 2017: USD 2,153/tBelgium 2018: USD 2,356/tBelgium 2019: USD 2,315/tBelgium 2020: USD 2,391/tBelgium 2021: USD 2,451/tBelgium 2022: USD 2,603/tBelgium 2023: USD 2,969/tBelgium 2024: USD 2,600/tBelgiumNetherlandsNetherlands 2017: USD 1,400/tNetherlands 2018: USD 1,495/tNetherlands 2020: USD 2,133/tNetherlands 2022: USD 2,268/tNetherlands 2023: USD 1,909/tNetherlands 2024: USD 1,935/tNetherlandsItalyItaly 2015: USD 1,398/tItaly 2016: USD 1,250/tItaly 2017: USD 1,412/tItaly 2018: USD 1,599/tItaly 2019: USD 1,521/tItaly 2020: USD 1,277/tItaly 2021: USD 1,686/tItaly 2022: USD 2,661/tItaly 2023: USD 2,179/tItaly 2024: USD 2,189/tItalyUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom 2015: USD 1,608/tUnited Kingdom 2016: USD 1,366/tUnited Kingdom 2017: USD 1,654/tUnited Kingdom 2018: USD 1,698/tUnited Kingdom 2019: USD 1,517/tUnited Kingdom 2020: USD 1,337/tUnited Kingdom 2021: USD 2,179/tUnited Kingdom 2022: USD 2,202/tUnited Kingdom 2023: USD 1,762/tUnited Kingdom 2024: USD 1,813/tUnited Kingdom
CountryYearsLowHighAverageQuarter shownVs averageAbove
Japan CIF imports2015–2024876 (2016)1,841 (2021)1,2611,652 · Q2 2026+31.0%9 of 10 years
Malaysia FOB exports2015–2024848 (2016)1,709 (2021)1,2001,290 · Q2 2026+7.4%7 of 10 years
India CIF imports2017–2024996 (2020)1,747 (2022)1,3321,287 · Q2 2026-3.4%3 of 8 years
Brazil CIF imports2015–20241,115 (2016)2,062 (2022)1,5231,549 · Q2 2026+1.7%6 of 10 years
Indonesia CIF imports2015–2024878 (2016)1,717 (2021)1,2561,519 · Q2 2026+20.9%8 of 10 years
United States CIF imports2015–20241,194 (2016)2,806 (2022)1,7741,871 · Q2 2026+5.5%5 of 9 years
Belgium CIF imports2015–20242,153 (2017)2,969 (2023)2,4202,431 · Q2 2026+0.4%6 of 10 years
Netherlands CIF imports2017–20241,400 (2017)2,268 (2022)1,8571,897 · Q2 2026+2.2%2 of 6 years
Italy FOB exports2015–20241,250 (2016)2,661 (2022)1,7172,431 · Q2 2026+41.6%9 of 10 years
United Kingdom CIF imports2015–20241,337 (2020)2,202 (2022)1,7141,846 · Q2 2026+7.7%8 of 10 years

"Above" counts the yearly averages the figure beats.

Dioctyl phthalate price outlook by region

North America dioctyl phthalate price

Region mean Q2 2026: USD 1,871 per t, +21.1% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 1 series).

Europe dioctyl phthalate price

Region mean Q2 2026: USD 2,048 per t, +8.3% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 4 series).

Asia Pacific dioctyl phthalate price

Region mean Q2 2026: USD 1,384 per t, +36.7% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 4 series).

Latin America dioctyl phthalate price

Region mean Q2 2026: USD 1,549 per t, +21.2% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 1 series).

Dioctyl phthalate price by country: desk notes

The desk writes a quarterly note for each published country: Japan, Malaysia, India, Brazil, Indonesia, United States, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, United Kingdom. Japanese dioctyl phthalate import prices jumped in the second quarter, averaging USD 1,652 per t at cost, insurance and freight (CIF), a change of +55.9% on the first quarter. All country notes →

What moved the dioctyl phthalate price in May 2026?

No plant outage or capacity event was recorded for this period; the moves reflect trade flows and feedstock.

Dioctyl phthalate plant maintenance and outages

No running or scheduled shutdown is recorded yet; the desk adds them from company filings and exchange notices as they are announced.

Who produces dioctyl phthalate?

Producers are being registered from filings. The table appears when the first plant passes the source check.

How is the dioctyl phthalate price assessed?

Trade-implied from customs data (rule v3, 29 Sep 2026). Trade-implied unit value: the customs value of a country's monthly trade in the commodity's HS code divided by the customs tonnage, from national customs statistics as compiled by UN Comtrade, on the world-partner total. Exports FOB are used for net exporters and imports CIF for net importers, so each country line is the leg that carries the volume. The tonnage is the as-shipped weight recorded by customs, so lye and solution products are priced on shipped tonnes, not contained product. A month is published only when its tonnage clears the volume floor and the figure passes the desk's checks against the previous months and the other countries; a month that fails is held, not estimated. A figure marked rev was revised after first publication and the earlier value stays in the record.

A quarter is the mean of its published months. Years before the monthly series are customs annual totals (value over net weight); years under 1,200 t traded are left out. The world figure is the tonnage-weighted mean of the countries sharing the latest month. "rev" marks a revised figure; the earlier value stays in the record. Every number is computed from the customs record and verified by the research desk; nothing is typed in.

Primary source: national customs statistics as compiled in UN Comtrade (monthly, HS 291732, world partner), classified under the WCO Harmonized System.

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Questions buyers ask about the dioctyl phthalate price

What is the dioctyl phthalate price today?

USD 1,473 per t world in May 2026, the tonnage-weighted mean of 10 country series. The public page shows quarter means one quarter behind; the current month for every country is in the dashboard. Each monthly figure is a unit value from national customs statistics, verified by the research desk before publication.

Which countries does this dioctyl phthalate price page cover?

10 published: Japan, Malaysia, India, Brazil, Indonesia, United States, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, United Kingdom. In verification: Thailand (added as soon as their customs record has enough recent months for a reliable monthly price).

How is the dioctyl phthalate price assessed?

Customs value divided by customs tonnage, per country and month: FOB exports for net exporters, CIF imports for net importers, from national customs statistics (UN Comtrade). The research desk verifies each month before it is published.

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Cite as: Douglas Insights, Dioctyl phthalate price by country, May 2026, https://www.douglasinsights.com/prices/dioctyl-phthalate/, accessed 7 October 2026.