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1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO)
1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) is an epoxide compound in the butylene-oxide chemical category.

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Chemical identity, substitution pattern, assay and related impurities define the supplied material. The named chemical category does not establish a finished formulation’s compatibility, end-use approval or performance; those depend on the actual grade and application.
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1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Global key players of 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) include BASF and etc. BASF occupy for a share about 100%. Europe is the largest market, with a share about 38%, followed by North America and China. In terms of product, Purity 99.50% is the largest segment, with a share over 100%. In terms of application, Chemical Intermediate is the largest market, with a share over 42%.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (MT), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
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It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/MT) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO).
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Market by Company
BASF
1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Segment by Purity
0.995
Other
1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Segment by Application
Chemical Intermediate
Stabilizer
Nonionic Surfactant
Other
1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) 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
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
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 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) 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 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) 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 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: 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 5: Production/output, value of 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) 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 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by purity, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: 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 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- 0.995
- Other
Applications
- Chemical Intermediate
- Stabilizer
- Nonionic Surfactant
- Other
Companies covered
- BASF
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) by Purity
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Purity (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 0.995
- 2.2.3 Other
- 2.3 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Chemical Intermediate
- 2.3.3 Stabilizer
- 2.3.4 Nonionic Surfactant
- 2.3.5 Other
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 BASF
- 4.1.1 BASF 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Company Information
- 4.1.2 BASF 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Business Overview
- 4.1.3 BASF 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 BASF Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 BASF Recent Developments
5 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production by Region
- 5.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Purity
- 7.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production by Purity (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production by Purity (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 7.1.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Market Share by Purity (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value by Purity (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value by Purity (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value Market Share by Purity (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Price by Purity (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production by Application (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 8.1.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Distributors
- 9.2.3 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Customers
10 Global 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Industry Trends
- 10.2 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Industry Drivers
- 10.3 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 1,2-Butylene Oxide (BO) Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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