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Isobutene
Isobutylene (or 2-methylpropene) is a hydrocarbon of industrial significance. It is a four-carbon branched alkene (olefin), one of the four isomers of butylene. At standard temperature and pressure it is a colorless flammable gas.
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
Isobutylene (or 2-methylpropene) is a hydrocarbon of industrial significance. It is a four-carbon branched alkene (olefin), one of the four isomers of butylene. At standard temperature and pressure it is a colorless flammable gas.
Selected research
Industry Growth & Trends
Global Isobutene Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Isobutylene (or 2-methylpropene) is a hydrocarbon of industrial significance. It is a four-carbon branched alkene (olefin), one of the four isomers of butylene. At standard temperature and pressure it is a colorless flammable gas.
North America is the largest market with about 42% market share. Europe is follower, accounting for about 31% market share.
The key players are Lyondell Basell, TPC Group, Exxon Mobil, Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Enterprise Products Partners, Evonik, Yuhua Group, Sumitomo Chemical, Yuhuang Chemical, Qifa Chemical, Songwon, Qixiang, Sinopec Beijing Yanshan, Weifang Binhai etc. Top 3 companies occupied about 52% market share.
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Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Isobutene market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Isobutene market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Isobutene market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Isobutene.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Isobutene market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Isobutene Market by Company
Lyondell Basell
TPC Group
Exxon Mobil
Nizhnekamskneftekhim
Enterprise Products Partners
Evonik
Yuhua Group
Sumitomo Chemical
Yuhuang Chemical
Qifa Chemical
Songwon
Qixiang
Sinopec Beijing Yanshan
Weifang Binhai
Isobutene Segment by Type
MTBE Cracking
Tert-butanol (TBA)
Isobutene Segment by Application
Butyl Rubber
MMA
PIB
Other
Isobutene 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
Colombia
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.
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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 Isobutene 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 Isobutene 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.
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6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Isobutene.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: 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 3: Detailed analysis of Isobutene manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Isobutene in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- MTBE Cracking
- Tert-butanol (TBA)
Applications
- Butyl Rubber
- MMA
- PIB
- Other
Companies covered
- Lyondell Basell
- TPC Group
- Exxon Mobil
- Nizhnekamskneftekhim
- Enterprise Products Partners
- Evonik
- Yuhua Group
- Sumitomo Chemical
- Yuhuang Chemical
- Qifa Chemical
- Songwon
- Qixiang
- Sinopec Beijing Yanshan
- Weifang Binhai
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Isobutene Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Isobutene Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Isobutene Market by Type
- 1.3.1 MTBE Cracking
- 1.3.2 Tert-butanol (TBA)
- 1.4 Global Isobutene Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Isobutene Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Isobutene Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Isobutene Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Isobutene Industry Trends
- 2.2 Isobutene Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Isobutene Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Isobutene Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Isobutene Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Isobutene Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Isobutene Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Isobutene Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Isobutene Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Isobutene Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Isobutene Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Isobutene Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Isobutene Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Isobutene Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Isobutene Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Isobutene Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Isobutene Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Isobutene Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Isobutene Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Isobutene Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Isobutene Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Isobutene Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Isobutene Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Isobutene Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Isobutene by Application
- 5.1 Isobutene Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Butyl Rubber
- 5.1.2 MMA
- 5.1.3 PIB
- 5.1.4 Other
- 5.2 Global Isobutene Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Isobutene Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Isobutene Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Isobutene Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Lyondell Basell
- 6.1.1 Lyondell Basell Company Information
- 6.1.2 Lyondell Basell Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Lyondell Basell Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Lyondell Basell Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Lyondell Basell Recent Developments
- 6.2 TPC Group
- 6.2.1 TPC Group Company Information
- 6.2.2 TPC Group Business Overview
- 6.2.3 TPC Group Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 TPC Group Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 TPC Group Recent Developments
- 6.3 Exxon Mobil
- 6.3.1 Exxon Mobil Company Information
- 6.3.2 Exxon Mobil Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Exxon Mobil Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Exxon Mobil Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Exxon Mobil Recent Developments
- 6.4 Nizhnekamskneftekhim
- 6.4.1 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Company Information
- 6.4.2 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Recent Developments
- 6.5 Enterprise Products Partners
- 6.5.1 Enterprise Products Partners Company Information
- 6.5.2 Enterprise Products Partners Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Enterprise Products Partners Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Enterprise Products Partners Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Enterprise Products Partners Recent Developments
- 6.6 Evonik
- 6.6.1 Evonik Company Information
- 6.6.2 Evonik Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Evonik Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Evonik Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Evonik Recent Developments
- 6.7 Yuhua Group
- 6.7.1 Yuhua Group Company Information
- 6.7.2 Yuhua Group Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Yuhua Group Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Yuhua Group Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Yuhua Group Recent Developments
- 6.8 Sumitomo Chemical
- 6.8.1 Sumitomo Chemical Company Information
- 6.8.2 Sumitomo Chemical Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Sumitomo Chemical Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Sumitomo Chemical Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Sumitomo Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.9 Yuhuang Chemical
- 6.9.1 Yuhuang Chemical Company Information
- 6.9.2 Yuhuang Chemical Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Yuhuang Chemical Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Yuhuang Chemical Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Yuhuang Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.10 Qifa Chemical
- 6.10.1 Qifa Chemical Company Information
- 6.10.2 Qifa Chemical Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Qifa Chemical Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Qifa Chemical Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Qifa Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.11 Songwon
- 6.11.1 Songwon Company Information
- 6.11.2 Songwon Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Songwon Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Songwon Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Songwon Recent Developments
- 6.12 Qixiang
- 6.12.1 Qixiang Company Information
- 6.12.2 Qixiang Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Qixiang Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Qixiang Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Qixiang Recent Developments
- 6.13 Sinopec Beijing Yanshan
- 6.13.1 Sinopec Beijing Yanshan Company Information
- 6.13.2 Sinopec Beijing Yanshan Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Sinopec Beijing Yanshan Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Sinopec Beijing Yanshan Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Sinopec Beijing Yanshan Recent Developments
- 6.14 Weifang Binhai
- 6.14.1 Weifang Binhai Company Information
- 6.14.2 Weifang Binhai Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Weifang Binhai Isobutene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Weifang Binhai Isobutene Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Weifang Binhai Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Isobutene Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Isobutene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Isobutene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Isobutene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Isobutene Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Isobutene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Isobutene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Isobutene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Isobutene Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Isobutene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Isobutene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Isobutene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Isobutene Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Isobutene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Isobutene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Isobutene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Isobutene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Isobutene Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Isobutene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Isobutene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Isobutene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Isobutene Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Isobutene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Isobutene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Isobutene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Isobutene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Isobutene Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Isobutene Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Isobutene Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Isobutene Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Isobutene Distributors
- 12.2.3 Isobutene Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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