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Acetonitrile
Acetonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula CH3CN. This colourless liquid is the simplest organic nitrile (hydrogen cyanide is a simpler nitrile, but the cyanide anion is not classed as organic). It is produced mainly as a byproduct of acrylonitrile manufacture. It is used as a polar aprotic solvent in organic synthesis and in the purification of butadiene. Acetonitrile solvent with excellent performance, is an important organic intermediates. And it is widely used as a polar aprotic solvent.
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Acetonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula CH3CN. This colourless liquid is the simplest organic nitrile (hydrogen cyanide is a simpler nitrile, but the cyanide anion is not classed as organic). It is produced mainly as a byproduct of acrylonitrile manufacture. It is used as a polar aprotic solvent in organic synthesis and in the purification of butadiene. Acetonitrile solvent with excellent performance, is an important organic intermediates. And it is widely used as a polar aprotic solvent.
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Acetonitrile Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Acetonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula CH3CN. This colourless liquid is the simplest organic nitrile (hydrogen cyanide is a simpler nitrile, but the cyanide anion is not classed as organic). It is produced mainly as a byproduct of acrylonitrile manufacture. It is used as a polar aprotic solvent in organic synthesis and in the purification of butadiene. Acetonitrile solvent with excellent performance, is an important organic intermediates. And it is widely used as a polar aprotic solvent.
Globally, the acetonitrile concentration is higher, acetonitrile ChanXiaoDe are mainly in China, Europe and the United States, the consumption area, India accounted for is higher also, acetonitrile manufacturers of China mainly includes the Shanghai secco, ShengHong petrochemical, jilin petrochemical, anqing petrochemical, shandong qilu petrochemical and daqing huake, removal of several important leading companies, domestic producers generally smaller capacity, market competition is bigger. The main foreign manufacturers are Ineos, Asahi Huasheng, Taiguang Industry, ANQORE, etc., among which Ineos and Asahi Huasheng are the largest acetonitrile manufacturers in the global market. The TOP five manufacturers account for about 45% of the global market share. Today, Ineos is the global market leader, with approximately 16% of the global revenue market share.
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This report quantifies the global Acetonitrile market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (t), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
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$/t) 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 Acetonitrile.
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.
Acetonitrile Market by Company
INEOS
Asahi Kasel Chemicals
Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited
Shenghong Petrochemical Group
CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company
Taekwang Industrial
AnQore
SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company
Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group
SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company
Daqing Huake
Acetonitrile Segment by Purity
Purity: More than 99.9%
Purity: More than 99.5%
Other Purity
Acetonitrile Segment by Application
Pharmaceutical
Laboratory Preparation
Agrochemical
Others
Acetonitrile 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 Acetonitrile 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 Acetonitrile 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 Acetonitrile.
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 Acetonitrile 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 Acetonitrile 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 Acetonitrile 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
- Purity: More than 99.9%
- Purity: More than 99.5%
- Other Purity
Applications
- Pharmaceutical
- Laboratory Preparation
- Agrochemical
- Others
Companies covered
- INEOS
- Asahi Kasel Chemicals
- Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited
- Shenghong Petrochemical Group
- CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company
- Taekwang Industrial
- AnQore
- SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company
- Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group
- SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company
- Daqing Huake
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 Acetonitrile by Purity
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Purity (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Purity: More than 99.9%
- 2.2.3 Purity: More than 99.5%
- 2.2.4 Other Purity
- 2.3 Acetonitrile by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Pharmaceutical
- 2.3.3 Laboratory Preparation
- 2.3.4 Agrochemical
- 2.3.5 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Acetonitrile Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Acetonitrile Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Acetonitrile Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Acetonitrile Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Acetonitrile Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Acetonitrile Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Acetonitrile Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Acetonitrile Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Acetonitrile Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Acetonitrile Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 INEOS
- 4.1.1 INEOS Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.1.2 INEOS Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.1.3 INEOS Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 INEOS Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 INEOS Recent Developments
- 4.2 Asahi Kasel Chemicals
- 4.2.1 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.2.2 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Recent Developments
- 4.3 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited
- 4.3.1 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.3.2 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Recent Developments
- 4.4 Shenghong Petrochemical Group
- 4.4.1 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.4.2 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Recent Developments
- 4.5 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company
- 4.5.1 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.5.2 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.5.3 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Recent Developments
- 4.6 Taekwang Industrial
- 4.6.1 Taekwang Industrial Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.6.2 Taekwang Industrial Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Taekwang Industrial Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Taekwang Industrial Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Taekwang Industrial Recent Developments
- 4.7 AnQore
- 4.7.1 AnQore Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.7.2 AnQore Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.7.3 AnQore Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 AnQore Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 AnQore Recent Developments
- 4.8 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company
- 4.8.1 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.8.2 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.8.3 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Recent Developments
- 4.9 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group
- 4.9.1 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.9.2 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Recent Developments
- 4.10 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company
- 4.10.1 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.10.2 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.10.3 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Recent Developments
- 4.11 Daqing Huake
- 4.11.1 Daqing Huake Acetonitrile Company Information
- 4.11.2 Daqing Huake Acetonitrile Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Daqing Huake Acetonitrile Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Daqing Huake Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Daqing Huake Recent Developments
5 Global Acetonitrile Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Acetonitrile Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Acetonitrile Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Acetonitrile Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Acetonitrile Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Acetonitrile Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Acetonitrile Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Acetonitrile Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Acetonitrile Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Acetonitrile Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Acetonitrile Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Acetonitrile Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Acetonitrile Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Acetonitrile Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Acetonitrile Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Acetonitrile Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Acetonitrile Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Acetonitrile Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Acetonitrile Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Acetonitrile 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 Acetonitrile Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Acetonitrile 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 Acetonitrile Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Acetonitrile 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 Acetonitrile Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Acetonitrile 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 Acetonitrile Production by Purity (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Acetonitrile Production by Purity (2021-2032) & (t)
- 7.1.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Market Share by Purity (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Value by Purity (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Acetonitrile Production Value by Purity (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Value Market Share by Purity (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Acetonitrile Price by Purity (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Acetonitrile Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Acetonitrile Production by Application (2021-2032) & (t)
- 8.1.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Acetonitrile Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Acetonitrile Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Acetonitrile Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Acetonitrile Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Acetonitrile Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Acetonitrile Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Acetonitrile Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Acetonitrile Distributors
- 9.2.3 Acetonitrile Customers
10 Global Acetonitrile Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Acetonitrile Industry Trends
- 10.2 Acetonitrile Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Acetonitrile Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Acetonitrile Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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