This chart shows Butenes price assessments, in US Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt), across 6 key markets from April 2025 through April 2026:
- Butenes, US (United States): Butenes, export transaction price, fob, United States
- Butenes, EUR (Europe): Butenes, export transaction price, fob, Germany
- Butenes, NEA (Northeast Asia): Butenes, export transaction price, fob, South Korea
- Butenes, SEA (Southeast Asia): Butenes, import transaction price, cif, Thailand
- Butenes, SAM (South America): Butenes, export transaction price, fob, Brazil
- Butenes, MDE (Middle East): Butenes, import transaction price, cif, Saudi Arabia (netforward from fob Germany)
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Butene Price Outlook. The price of Butenes (Middle East) increased during April 2026 to 1,250 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 13% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the price of Butenes (Middle East) decreased by 9%. Meanwhile, the price of Butenes (Southeast Asia) increased during April 2026 to 1,230 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 12% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the price of Butenes (Southeast Asia) increased significantly by 16%.
The price of Butenes (United States) increased during April 2026 to 1,250 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 14% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the price of Butenes (United States) increased by 3%. Meanwhile, the price of Butenes (Europe) increased during April 2026 to 1,420 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 11% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the price of Butenes (Europe) increased by 7%.
The price of Butenes (Northeast Asia) increased during April 2026 to 1,060 USD per metric ton, which represents a rise of 6% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the price of Butenes (Northeast Asia) increased significantly by 33%. Meanwhile, the price of Butenes (South America) decreased during April 2026 to 1,890 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight decline of 2% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the price of Butenes (South America) increased by 1%.
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About Butene
About Butene. Butene (a.k.a. Butenes, Butylene) refers to a range of linear isomeric olefins (1-butene, cis-2-butene, trans-2-butene). It a colorless, flammable mixture, insoluble in water, but soluble in most organic compounds. The isomers hardly occur naturally and have been known since the end of the nineteenth century. They are usually coproduced as a single mixture and are formed as byproducts of petroleum cracking for gasoline manufacture or catalytic dehydrogenation of butanes. For this reason, butenes production grew rapidly with the growth of cracking processes.
Butene Handling. Butenes are usually stored and transported as pressurized liquids in steel cylinders, steel drums, road tankers, pressure gas tank wagons and tank containers. They can also be transported in pipelines or barged.
Butene Production. Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Butene are listed below.
- Ethylene (dimerization process)
- Propylene (metathesis, coproduced with ethylene)
- Thermal refining process, butenes is a byproduct
Butene Uses. The uses and applications of Butene may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Butene are technical grade (95% minimum purity); chemically pure (CP, 99% minimum purity); and research grade (99.4% for 1-butene, 99.8% for cis-butene-2 and 99.9% for trans-butene-2).