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N-butanol
N-butanol is a primary alcohol with a 4-carbon structure and the chemical formula C4H9OH. Its isomers include isobutanol, 2-butanol, and tert-butanol. Butanol is one of the group of “fusel alcohols”, which have more than two carbon atoms and have significant solubility in water. N-butanol occurs naturally as a minor product of the fermentation of sugars and other carbohydrates, and is present in many foods and beverages.
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Understand the product.
N-butanol is a primary alcohol with a 4-carbon structure and the chemical formula C4H9OH. Its isomers include isobutanol, 2-butanol, and tert-butanol. Butanol is one of the group of “fusel alcohols”, which have more than two carbon atoms and have significant solubility in water. N-butanol occurs naturally as a minor product of the fermentation of sugars and other carbohydrates, and is present in many foods and beverages.
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Market Structure
Global N-butanol Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2021-2032
Market perspective
N-butanol is a primary alcohol with a 4-carbon structure and the chemical formula C4H9OH. Its isomers include isobutanol, 2-butanol, and tert-butanol. Butanol is one of the group of “fusel alcohols”, which have more than two carbon atoms and have significant solubility in water. N-butanol occurs naturally as a minor product of the fermentation of sugars and other carbohydrates, and is present in many foods and beverages.
Global N-butanol key players include BASF, Dow Chemical Company, Oxea Group, PETRONAS Chemicals Group, etc.
Latin America is the largest market, with a share about 20%, followed by Europe, and North America, both have a share about 40 percent.
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The report provides an overview of the global N-butanol 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 N-butanol 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 N-butanol 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 N-butanol market size, projected growth trends, production technologies, key applications, and end-use industries.
N-butanol Segment by Company
BASF
Dow Chemical Company
Oxea Group
Eastman Chemical Company
Formosa Plastic Group
Sasol Limited
Oxochimie
Kyowa Hakko
SABUCO
Perstorp Oxo
Mitsubishi Chemical
PETRONAS Chemicals Group
Optimal Chemicals
LG Chem
Elekeiroz
China Nation Petroleum
Sinopec Group
Yankuang Group
Bohai Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd
Wanhua
Huachang Chemical
Hualu-Hengsheng
Luxi Chemical
Lihuayi Group
Anqing Shuguang Chemical
N-butanol Segment by Type
Industrial Grade
Reagent Grade
N-butanol Segment by Application
Butyl Acrylate
Butyl Acetate
Glycol Ethers
Direct Solvent
Other
N-butanol 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.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the N-butanol 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 N-butanol industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of N-butanol market competition landscape. Including N-butanol 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 N-butanol 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 N-butanol 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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Types
- Industrial Grade
- Reagent Grade
Applications
- Butyl Acrylate
- Butyl Acetate
- Glycol Ethers
- Direct Solvent
- Other
Companies covered
- BASF
- Dow Chemical Company
- Oxea Group
- Eastman Chemical Company
- Formosa Plastic Group
- Sasol Limited
- Oxochimie
- Kyowa Hakko
- SABUCO
- Perstorp Oxo
- Mitsubishi Chemical
- PETRONAS Chemicals Group
- Optimal Chemicals
- LG Chem
- Elekeiroz
- China Nation Petroleum
- Sinopec Group
- Yankuang Group
- Bohai Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd
- Wanhua
- Huachang Chemical
- Hualu-Hengsheng
- Luxi Chemical
- Lihuayi Group
- Anqing Shuguang Chemical
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1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global N-butanol Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global N-butanol Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.3 Global N-butanol Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.4 Global N-butanol Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global N-butanol Market Dynamics
- 2.1 N-butanol Industry Trends
- 2.2 N-butanol Industry Drivers
- 2.3 N-butanol Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 N-butanol Industry Restraints
3 N-butanol Market by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global N-butanol Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global N-butanol Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global N-butanol Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global N-butanol Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global N-butanol Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global N-butanol Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global N-butanol Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global N-butanol Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 N-butanol Players Market Share by Production Value in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 N-butanol Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 N-butanol Market by Type
- 4.1 N-butanol Type Introduction
- 4.1.1 Industrial Grade
- 4.1.2 Reagent Grade
- 4.2 Global N-butanol Production by Type
- 4.2.1 Global N-butanol Production by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.2.2 Global N-butanol Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.2.3 Global N-butanol Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3 Global N-butanol Production Value by Type
- 4.3.1 Global N-butanol Production Value by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.3.2 Global N-butanol Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global N-butanol Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
5 N-butanol Market by Application
- 5.1 N-butanol Application Introduction
- 5.1.1 Butyl Acrylate
- 5.1.2 Butyl Acetate
- 5.1.3 Glycol Ethers
- 5.1.4 Direct Solvent
- 5.1.5 Other
- 5.2 Global N-butanol Production by Application
- 5.2.1 Global N-butanol Production by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.2.2 Global N-butanol Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.3 Global N-butanol Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3 Global N-butanol Production Value by Application
- 5.3.1 Global N-butanol Production Value by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.3.2 Global N-butanol Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3.3 Global N-butanol Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 BASF
- 6.1.1 BASF Company Information
- 6.1.2 BASF Business Overview
- 6.1.3 BASF N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 BASF N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 6.2 Dow Chemical Company
- 6.2.1 Dow Chemical Company Company Information
- 6.2.2 Dow Chemical Company Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Dow Chemical Company N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Dow Chemical Company N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Dow Chemical Company Recent Developments
- 6.3 Oxea Group
- 6.3.1 Oxea Group Company Information
- 6.3.2 Oxea Group Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Oxea Group N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Oxea Group N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Oxea Group Recent Developments
- 6.4 Eastman Chemical Company
- 6.4.1 Eastman Chemical Company Company Information
- 6.4.2 Eastman Chemical Company Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Eastman Chemical Company N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Eastman Chemical Company N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Eastman Chemical Company Recent Developments
- 6.5 Formosa Plastic Group
- 6.5.1 Formosa Plastic Group Company Information
- 6.5.2 Formosa Plastic Group Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Formosa Plastic Group N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Formosa Plastic Group N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Formosa Plastic Group Recent Developments
- 6.6 Sasol Limited
- 6.6.1 Sasol Limited Company Information
- 6.6.2 Sasol Limited Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Sasol Limited N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Sasol Limited N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Sasol Limited Recent Developments
- 6.7 Oxochimie
- 6.7.1 Oxochimie Company Information
- 6.7.2 Oxochimie Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Oxochimie N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Oxochimie N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Oxochimie Recent Developments
- 6.8 Kyowa Hakko
- 6.8.1 Kyowa Hakko Company Information
- 6.8.2 Kyowa Hakko Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Kyowa Hakko N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Kyowa Hakko N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Kyowa Hakko Recent Developments
- 6.9 SABUCO
- 6.9.1 SABUCO Company Information
- 6.9.2 SABUCO Business Overview
- 6.9.3 SABUCO N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 SABUCO N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 SABUCO Recent Developments
- 6.10 Perstorp Oxo
- 6.10.1 Perstorp Oxo Company Information
- 6.10.2 Perstorp Oxo Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Perstorp Oxo N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Perstorp Oxo N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Perstorp Oxo Recent Developments
- 6.11 Mitsubishi Chemical
- 6.11.1 Mitsubishi Chemical Company Information
- 6.11.2 Mitsubishi Chemical Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Mitsubishi Chemical N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Mitsubishi Chemical N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Mitsubishi Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.12 PETRONAS Chemicals Group
- 6.12.1 PETRONAS Chemicals Group Company Information
- 6.12.2 PETRONAS Chemicals Group Business Overview
- 6.12.3 PETRONAS Chemicals Group N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 PETRONAS Chemicals Group N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 PETRONAS Chemicals Group Recent Developments
- 6.13 Optimal Chemicals
- 6.13.1 Optimal Chemicals Company Information
- 6.13.2 Optimal Chemicals Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Optimal Chemicals N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Optimal Chemicals N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Optimal Chemicals Recent Developments
- 6.14 LG Chem
- 6.14.1 LG Chem Company Information
- 6.14.2 LG Chem Business Overview
- 6.14.3 LG Chem N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 LG Chem N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 LG Chem Recent Developments
- 6.15 Elekeiroz
- 6.15.1 Elekeiroz Company Information
- 6.15.2 Elekeiroz Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Elekeiroz N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Elekeiroz N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Elekeiroz Recent Developments
- 6.16 China Nation Petroleum
- 6.16.1 China Nation Petroleum Company Information
- 6.16.2 China Nation Petroleum Business Overview
- 6.16.3 China Nation Petroleum N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.16.4 China Nation Petroleum N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.16.5 China Nation Petroleum Recent Developments
- 6.17 Sinopec Group
- 6.17.1 Sinopec Group Company Information
- 6.17.2 Sinopec Group Business Overview
- 6.17.3 Sinopec Group N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.17.4 Sinopec Group N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.17.5 Sinopec Group Recent Developments
- 6.18 Yankuang Group
- 6.18.1 Yankuang Group Company Information
- 6.18.2 Yankuang Group Business Overview
- 6.18.3 Yankuang Group N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.18.4 Yankuang Group N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.18.5 Yankuang Group Recent Developments
- 6.19 Bohai Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd
- 6.19.1 Bohai Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd Company Information
- 6.19.2 Bohai Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd Business Overview
- 6.19.3 Bohai Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.19.4 Bohai Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.19.5 Bohai Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd Recent Developments
- 6.20 Wanhua
- 6.20.1 Wanhua Company Information
- 6.20.2 Wanhua Business Overview
- 6.20.3 Wanhua N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.20.4 Wanhua N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.20.5 Wanhua Recent Developments
- 6.21 Huachang Chemical
- 6.21.1 Huachang Chemical Company Information
- 6.21.2 Huachang Chemical Business Overview
- 6.21.3 Huachang Chemical N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.21.4 Huachang Chemical N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.21.5 Huachang Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.22 Hualu-Hengsheng
- 6.22.1 Hualu-Hengsheng Company Information
- 6.22.2 Hualu-Hengsheng Business Overview
- 6.22.3 Hualu-Hengsheng N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.22.4 Hualu-Hengsheng N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.22.5 Hualu-Hengsheng Recent Developments
- 6.23 Luxi Chemical
- 6.23.1 Luxi Chemical Company Information
- 6.23.2 Luxi Chemical Business Overview
- 6.23.3 Luxi Chemical N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.23.4 Luxi Chemical N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.23.5 Luxi Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.24 Lihuayi Group
- 6.24.1 Lihuayi Group Company Information
- 6.24.2 Lihuayi Group Business Overview
- 6.24.3 Lihuayi Group N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.24.4 Lihuayi Group N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.24.5 Lihuayi Group Recent Developments
- 6.25 Anqing Shuguang Chemical
- 6.25.1 Anqing Shuguang Chemical Company Information
- 6.25.2 Anqing Shuguang Chemical Business Overview
- 6.25.3 Anqing Shuguang Chemical N-butanol Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.25.4 Anqing Shuguang Chemical N-butanol Product Portfolio
- 6.25.5 Anqing Shuguang Chemical Recent Developments
7 Global N-butanol Production by Region
- 7.1 Global N-butanol Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2 Global N-butanol Production by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global N-butanol Production by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.2.2 Global N-butanol Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.3 Global N-butanol Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.4 Global N-butanol Production Value by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.4.1 Global N-butanol Production Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.4.2 Global N-butanol Production Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.5 Global N-butanol Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2021-2032)
- 7.6.1 North America N-butanol Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.2 Europe N-butanol Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.3 Asia-Pacific N-butanol Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.4 South America N-butanol Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.5 Middle East & Africa N-butanol Production Value (2021-2032)
8 Global N-butanol Consumption by Region
- 8.1 Global N-butanol Consumption by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2 Global N-butanol Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global N-butanol Consumption by Region (2021-2026)
- 8.2.2 Global N-butanol Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 8.3 North America
- 8.3.1 North America N-butanol Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.3.2 North America N-butanol 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 N-butanol Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.4.2 Europe N-butanol 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 N-butanol Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.5.2 Asia Pacific N-butanol 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 N-butanol Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.6.2 South America N-butanol 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 N-butanol Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.7.2 Middle East & Africa N-butanol 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 N-butanol Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 N-butanol Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 9.1.4 N-butanol Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 N-butanol Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 N-butanol Distributors
- 9.2.3 N-butanol 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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