In Q3 2025, North America, the Isopropyl Alcohol Price Index rose by 2.06% quarter-over-quarter, supported by tightening supply. Check detailed insights for Europe and APAC.

The price of isopropyl alcohol skyrocketed in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, reaching ***** U.S. dollars per metric tons on March 31, 2020. On March 10, 2020, the U.S. price for this chemical was *** U.S. dollars per metric ton. Isopropyl alcohol is one of the key ingredients used to produce hand sanitizer and medical disinfectants.

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In March 2025, the average propyl and isopropyl alcohol import price amounted to $2,025 per ton, increasing by 61% against the previous month.

In April 2025, the average propyl and isopropyl alcohol export price amounted to $1,256 per ton, picking up by 6.8% against the previous month.

For the third year in a row, the Philippines recorded decline in purchases abroad of propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol), which decreased by -18.6% to 23K tons in 2023.

In February 2025, the average propyl and isopropyl alcohol export price amounted to $905 per ton, dropping by -4.7% against the previous month.

The average propyl and isopropyl alcohol import price stood at $1,232 per ton in May 2024, rising by 3.9% against the previous month.

In 2023, the amount of propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol) exported from South Africa contracted slightly to 120K tons, dropping by -3.5% compared with the year before.

In April 2025, the average propyl and isopropyl alcohol import price amounted to $1,034 per ton, falling by -2.1% against the previous month.

Learn about the projected growth of the propyl and isopropyl alcohol market in the United States, with an expected increase in both volume and value over the next decade.

The demand for propan-1-ol and propan-2-ol in the Middle East is on the rise, leading to projected market growth with a CAGR of +4.1% in volume and +5.5% in value from 2024 to 2035. By the end of 2035, market volume is expected to reach 176K tons with a value of $260M (in nominal prices).

In 2023, overseas shipments of propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol) were finally on the rise to reach 73K tons for the first time since 2020, thus ending a two-year declining trend.