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1-Butene
1-Butene is a named olefin feedstock supplied within a specified chemical or gas-product boundary.

Product & engineering
Understand the product.
1-Butene, also known as Butene-1 orα-Butylene, is a linear alpha-olefin. It is a flammable and colorless gas at room temperature. 1-Butene can be manufactured by the dimerization of ethylene or the separation from crude C4 stream. As an important chemical raw materials, 1-Butene is widely used in the production of polybutylene, maleic anhydride, butanol and so on.
Chemical identity, assay, impurities and supplied phase define the material. Feedstock supply and the polymer or formulation produced from it are separate transaction stages.
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Which supplied interfaces and acceptance criteria define 1-Butene?
Chemical identity, assay, impurities and supplied phase define the material. Feedstock supply and the polymer or formulation produced from it are separate transaction stages.
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Market Structure
Global 1-Butene Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2021-2032
Market perspective
1-Butene, also known as Butene-1 orα-Butylene, is a linear alpha-olefin. It is a flammable and colorless gas at room temperature. 1-Butene can be manufactured by the dimerization of ethylene or the separation from crude C4 stream. As an important chemical raw materials, 1-Butene is widely used in the production of polybutylene, maleic anhydride, butanol and so on.
Global 1-Butene key players include Evonik, Shell, ExxonMobil, CP Chemical, etc. Global top four manufacturers hold a share over 55%.
Europe is the largest market, with a share about 15%, followed by Asia, and North America, both have a share about 25 percent.
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In terms of product, Crude C4 Seperation Product is the largest segment, with a share over 70%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Polyethylene, followed by Secondary butyl alcohol(SBA)/Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), 1,3-Butadiene, etc.
The report provides an overview of the global 1-Butene market in terms of capacity, output, revenue, and price, analyzing global market trends using historical revenue and sales data for 2021-2025, estimates for 2026, and projected CAGRs through 2032.
The study covers key producers of 1-Butene and consumption patterns in major regions and countries, assesses future market potential, and highlights priority regions and countries for segmenting the market into sub-sectors, with country-specific market value data for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, the Middle East, Africa, and other countries.
The report also presents 1-Butene sales, revenue, market share, and industry ranking for the main manufacturers for 2021-2026, identifies the major stakeholders in the global market, and analyzes their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues.
In addition, the report analyzes segment data by type and application—covering sales, revenue, and price—for 2021-2032, and evaluates and forecasts the 1-Butene market size, projected growth trends, production technologies, key applications, and end-use industries.
1-Butene Segment by Company
Evonik
Shell
ExxonMobil
CP Chemical
Praxair
Mitsui Chemical
Sumitomo Chemical
Tonen Chemical
Idemitsu Kosan
Sabic
Jam
Petro Rabigh
OPaL
Qatar Chemical
Nizhnekamskneftekhim
PTT
CNPC
SINOPEC
1-Butene Segment by Type
Crude C4 Seperation
Ethylene Dimerization
Other
1-Butene Segment by Application
Polyethylene
Secondary butyl alcohol(SBA) or Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)
1,3-Butadiene
Others
1-Butene Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Study Objectives
1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global 1-Butene market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of 1-Butene and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of 1-Butene.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the 1-Butene market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, production value, capacity, and average price forecasts (2021-2032).
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global 1-Butene industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of 1-Butene market competition landscape. Including 1-Butene manufacturers' output value, output and average price from 2021 to 2026, as well as competition analysis indicators such as origin, product type, application, merger and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: Production/Production Value of 1-Butene by region. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 8: Consumption of 1-Butene in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Crude C4 Seperation
- Ethylene Dimerization
- Other
Applications
- Polyethylene
- Secondary butyl alcohol(SBA) or Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)
- 1,3-Butadiene
- Others
Companies covered
- Evonik
- Shell
- ExxonMobil
- CP Chemical
- Praxair
- Mitsui Chemical
- Sumitomo Chemical
- Tonen Chemical
- Idemitsu Kosan
- Sabic
- Jam
- Petro Rabigh
- OPaL
- Qatar Chemical
- Nizhnekamskneftekhim
- PTT
- CNPC
- SINOPEC
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global 1-Butene Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global 1-Butene Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.3 Global 1-Butene Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.4 Global 1-Butene Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global 1-Butene Market Dynamics
- 2.1 1-Butene Industry Trends
- 2.2 1-Butene Industry Drivers
- 2.3 1-Butene Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 1-Butene Industry Restraints
3 1-Butene Market by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global 1-Butene Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global 1-Butene Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global 1-Butene Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global 1-Butene Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global 1-Butene Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global 1-Butene Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global 1-Butene Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 1-Butene Players Market Share by Production Value in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 1-Butene Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 1-Butene Market by Type
- 4.1 1-Butene Type Introduction
- 4.1.1 Crude C4 Seperation
- 4.1.2 Ethylene Dimerization
- 4.1.3 Other
- 4.2 Global 1-Butene Production by Type
- 4.2.1 Global 1-Butene Production by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.2.2 Global 1-Butene Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.2.3 Global 1-Butene Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Type
- 4.3.1 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.3.2 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global 1-Butene Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
5 1-Butene Market by Application
- 5.1 1-Butene Application Introduction
- 5.1.1 Polyethylene
- 5.1.2 Secondary butyl alcohol(SBA) or Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)
- 5.1.3 1,3-Butadiene
- 5.1.4 Others
- 5.2 Global 1-Butene Production by Application
- 5.2.1 Global 1-Butene Production by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.2.2 Global 1-Butene Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.3 Global 1-Butene Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Application
- 5.3.1 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.3.2 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3.3 Global 1-Butene Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Evonik
- 6.1.1 Evonik Company Information
- 6.1.2 Evonik Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Evonik 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Evonik 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Evonik Recent Developments
- 6.2 Shell
- 6.2.1 Shell Company Information
- 6.2.2 Shell Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Shell 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Shell 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Shell Recent Developments
- 6.3 ExxonMobil
- 6.3.1 ExxonMobil Company Information
- 6.3.2 ExxonMobil Business Overview
- 6.3.3 ExxonMobil 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 ExxonMobil 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 ExxonMobil Recent Developments
- 6.4 CP Chemical
- 6.4.1 CP Chemical Company Information
- 6.4.2 CP Chemical Business Overview
- 6.4.3 CP Chemical 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 CP Chemical 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 CP Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.5 Praxair
- 6.5.1 Praxair Company Information
- 6.5.2 Praxair Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Praxair 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Praxair 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Praxair Recent Developments
- 6.6 Mitsui Chemical
- 6.6.1 Mitsui Chemical Company Information
- 6.6.2 Mitsui Chemical Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Mitsui Chemical 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Mitsui Chemical 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Mitsui Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.7 Sumitomo Chemical
- 6.7.1 Sumitomo Chemical Company Information
- 6.7.2 Sumitomo Chemical Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Sumitomo Chemical 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Sumitomo Chemical 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Sumitomo Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.8 Tonen Chemical
- 6.8.1 Tonen Chemical Company Information
- 6.8.2 Tonen Chemical Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Tonen Chemical 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Tonen Chemical 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Tonen Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.9 Idemitsu Kosan
- 6.9.1 Idemitsu Kosan Company Information
- 6.9.2 Idemitsu Kosan Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Idemitsu Kosan 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Idemitsu Kosan 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Idemitsu Kosan Recent Developments
- 6.10 Sabic
- 6.10.1 Sabic Company Information
- 6.10.2 Sabic Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Sabic 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Sabic 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Sabic Recent Developments
- 6.11 Jam
- 6.11.1 Jam Company Information
- 6.11.2 Jam Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Jam 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Jam 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Jam Recent Developments
- 6.12 Petro Rabigh
- 6.12.1 Petro Rabigh Company Information
- 6.12.2 Petro Rabigh Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Petro Rabigh 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Petro Rabigh 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Petro Rabigh Recent Developments
- 6.13 OPaL
- 6.13.1 OPaL Company Information
- 6.13.2 OPaL Business Overview
- 6.13.3 OPaL 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 OPaL 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 OPaL Recent Developments
- 6.14 Qatar Chemical
- 6.14.1 Qatar Chemical Company Information
- 6.14.2 Qatar Chemical Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Qatar Chemical 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Qatar Chemical 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Qatar Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.15 Nizhnekamskneftekhim
- 6.15.1 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Company Information
- 6.15.2 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Nizhnekamskneftekhim 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Nizhnekamskneftekhim 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Recent Developments
- 6.16 PTT
- 6.16.1 PTT Company Information
- 6.16.2 PTT Business Overview
- 6.16.3 PTT 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.16.4 PTT 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.16.5 PTT Recent Developments
- 6.17 CNPC
- 6.17.1 CNPC Company Information
- 6.17.2 CNPC Business Overview
- 6.17.3 CNPC 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.17.4 CNPC 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.17.5 CNPC Recent Developments
- 6.18 SINOPEC
- 6.18.1 SINOPEC Company Information
- 6.18.2 SINOPEC Business Overview
- 6.18.3 SINOPEC 1-Butene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.18.4 SINOPEC 1-Butene Product Portfolio
- 6.18.5 SINOPEC Recent Developments
7 Global 1-Butene Production by Region
- 7.1 Global 1-Butene Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2 Global 1-Butene Production by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global 1-Butene Production by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.2.2 Global 1-Butene Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.3 Global 1-Butene Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.4 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.4.1 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.4.2 Global 1-Butene Production Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.5 Global 1-Butene Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2021-2032)
- 7.6.1 North America 1-Butene Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.2 Europe 1-Butene Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.3 Asia-Pacific 1-Butene Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.4 South America 1-Butene Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.5 Middle East & Africa 1-Butene Production Value (2021-2032)
8 Global 1-Butene Consumption by Region
- 8.1 Global 1-Butene Consumption by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2 Global 1-Butene Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global 1-Butene Consumption by Region (2021-2026)
- 8.2.2 Global 1-Butene Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 8.3 North America
- 8.3.1 North America 1-Butene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.3.2 North America 1-Butene Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.3.3 U.S.
- 8.3.4 Canada
- 8.3.5 Mexico
- 8.4 Europe
- 8.4.1 Europe 1-Butene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.4.2 Europe 1-Butene Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.4.3 Germany
- 8.4.4 France
- 8.4.5 U.K.
- 8.4.6 Italy
- 8.4.7 Netherlands
- 8.5 Asia Pacific
- 8.5.1 Asia Pacific 1-Butene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.5.2 Asia Pacific 1-Butene Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.5.3 China
- 8.5.4 Japan
- 8.5.5 South Korea
- 8.5.6 Southeast Asia
- 8.5.7 India
- 8.5.8 Australia
- 8.6 South America
- 8.6.1 South America 1-Butene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.6.2 South America 1-Butene Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.6.3 Brazil
- 8.6.4 Argentina
- 8.6.5 Chile
- 8.6.6 Colombia
- 8.7 Middle East & Africa
- 8.7.1 Middle East & Africa 1-Butene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.7.2 Middle East & Africa 1-Butene Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.7.3 Egypt
- 8.7.4 South Africa
- 8.7.5 Israel
- 8.7.6 Türkiye
- 8.7.7 GCC Countries
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.1 1-Butene Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 1-Butene Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 9.1.4 1-Butene Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 1-Butene Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 1-Butene Distributors
- 9.2.3 1-Butene Customers
10 Concluding Insights
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 11.2 Research Methodology
- 11.3 Research Process
- 11.4 Authors List of This Report
- 11.5 Data Source
- 11.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 11.5.2 Primary Sources
- 11.6 Disclaimer
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