This chart shows Maleic Anhydride price assessments, in US Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt), across 4 key markets from November 2024 through November 2025:
- Maleic Anhydride, US (United States): Maleic Anhydride, export transaction price, fob, United States
- Maleic Anhydride, EUR (Europe): Maleic Anhydride, import transaction price, cif, France
- Maleic Anhydride, CN (China): Maleic Anhydride, domestic spot price, exw, China
- Maleic Anhydride, SEA (Southeast Asia): Maleic Anhydride, import spot price, cfr, India (netforward from fob China)
About Maleic Anhydride Prices
Maleic Anhydride Price Outlook. The price of Maleic Anhydride (United States) increased during November 2025 to 953 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight rise of 3% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the prices of Maleic Anhydride (United States) decreased significantly by 15%. Meanwhile, the average price of Maleic Anhydride (China) amounted to 738 USD per metric ton, from 881 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the price of Maleic Anhydride (China) is 3% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Maleic Anhydride (Southeast Asia) declined slightly throughout November 2025, reaching 749 USD per metric ton. The price is 3% lower than the average price in the previous month and 22% lower than the average price one year before. In contrast, the prices of Maleic Anhydride (Europe) were flat during November 2025, and were decline when compared to the average price in the preceding yeara decline of 21% from the previous year’s price.
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About Maleic Anhydride
About Maleic Anhydride. Maleic Anhydride (a.k.a. MAN) is an organic compound, in the acid anhydride class. At room temperature, it is a white crystalline solid, with an acrid odor, soluble in water and in most organic solvents. It is a multifunctional chemical intermediate in several chemical routes.
Maleic Anhydride Handling. Maleic Anhydride is stored in the molten state at temperatures between 55 °C and 65 °C in stainless steel or pure aluminum insulated vessel equipped with steam coils and transported at temperatures ranging from 60 °C to 80 °C in well-insulated tank containers or road tankers provided with heating devices. It can be stored for several weeks in an inert-gas atmosphere without any change in quality. In the solid form, it can be transported as pastilles or briquettes, which are usually packed in polyethylene bags of 25 kg and transported either by rail tanker or by truck.
Maleic Anhydride Production. Maleic Anhydride was first commercially produced in the 1930s via benzene oxidation. However, the increase in the benzene price as well as the recognition of benzene as a hazardous compound boosted the researches for alternative pathways for MAN production. Currently, MAN is most produced using butane as feedstock. Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Maleic Anhydride are listed below.
- n-Butane (oxidation),
- Benzene (gas-phase oxidation),
- o-Xylene (gas-phase air oir oxidation, byproduct of phthalic anhydride production),
- Naphthalene fraction (gas-phase air oxidation; byproduct of phthalic anhydride production)
Maleic Anhydride Uses. The uses and applications of Maleic Anhydride may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Maleic Anhydride are white briquettes or molten liquid.
UPRs are used both in glass-reinforced and unreinforced applications, and their end uses include a wide range of applications in the construction, marine, and automobile industries. It is also important to highlight that BDO – a Maleic Anhydride derivative used in resin manufacturing – has been one of the world’s fastest-growing chemicals in the last few years.