Fluoroelastomer Price Trend and Forecast

Fluoroelastomer Regional Price Overview

Get the latest insights on price movement and trend analysis of Fluoroelastomer in different regions across the world (Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa).

Fluoroelastomer Price Trend for the Q4 of 2024

Asia

In Q4’24, the fluoroelastomer market in Asia showed mixed trends, largely driven by fluctuations in feedstock costs and demand conditions. The availability of key raw materials was constrained due to tight global supplies, which put upward pressure on fluoroelastomer prices. Additionally, the automotive sector in Asia, particularly in China and Japan, showed weaker-than-expected demand for fluoroelastomers used in automotive sealing and gaskets.
 

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Maintenance shutdowns in key production facilities further affected supply, but these disruptions did not lead to significant price surges due to the cautious approach from buyers. Overall, the market remained relatively stable, with price fluctuations primarily influenced by supply chain disruptions and periodic demand cycles.

Europe

In Europe, fluoroelastomer prices remained under pressure during Q4’24, driven by similar feedstock constraints. The region faced challenges with the availability of key materials, including VDF, which continued to push production costs higher. However, demand in Europe remained stable, supported by the chemical and automotive industries, where fluoroelastomers are widely used in seals, gaskets, and hoses. Despite a slowdown in demand towards the end of the quarter due to seasonal factors, the fluoroelastomer market was able to maintain a steady price level. Additionally, logistical disruptions in transportation added to the cost of imports, further keeping prices elevated through the quarter.

North America

In North America, fluoroelastomer prices followed a stable yet upward trend in Q4’24. Like other regions, feedstock constraints were a key factor impacting the market. Additionally, the U.S. automotive and aerospace sectors, which are major consumers of fluoroelastomers, showed a decline in demand due to seasonal slowdowns. This tempered some of the price increases observed earlier in the quarter. However, the tight supply of fluoroelastomer raw materials, compounded by high energy costs, continued to keep prices relatively firm.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, Fluoroelastomer prices are expected to remain stable, with potential for slight increases due to persistent supply chain disruptions and feedstock cost pressures.
 

Fluoroelastomers Price Trend for the Q3 of 2024

Asia

The fluoroelastomers market demonstrated strong bullish sentiment throughout Q3'24, driven by tight supply conditions and robust demand from downstream industries. Early quarter witnessed sharp price increases as manufacturers faced production constraints and elevated raw material costs.

The market momentum continued through mid-quarter, supported by strong automotive sector demand and limited inventory levels. Supply shortages persisted through September, though prices showed signs of stabilization towards quarter-end.

Europe

European fluoroelastomers markets followed the Asian trend, with prices climbing significantly due to restricted material availability and steady demand from industrial applications. Manufacturing costs remained elevated throughout the quarter, pushing producers to implement multiple price hikes. The automotive and aerospace sectors maintained consistent demand, further supporting the bullish market sentiment. Quarter-end saw prices maintaining their elevated levels amid ongoing supply constraints.

North America

The US domestic market experienced similar upward pressure, with manufacturers announcing successive price increases amid rising production costs and strong demand. Supply remained tight throughout the quarter, while robust orders from key end-use industries sustained the price momentum. Despite some resistance from buyers, producers maintained their firm stance on pricing due to ongoing manufacturing challenges and healthy order books.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, Fluoroelastomers prices are expected to remain firm in the coming months, supported by persistent supply tightness and steady demand from key end-use sectors.
 

Fluoroelastomer Price Trend for the Q2 of 2024

Asia

The Asian market of fluoroelastomer during Q2 2024 witnessed a marginally bullish trend, signaling a slow but gradual recovery of the downstream markets. Therefore, the observed price fluctuations were largely attributed to positive downstream market demand from both the automotive and aerospace sectors.

Additionally, the manufacturers and traders’ strategic inventory management and gradual price adjustments played a crucial role in shaping the pricing trends. However, despite the fluctuations during this quarter, the production rates of the commodity paced up under the anticipation of escalation in the demand for the commodity in the near quarters.

Europe

In the European countries, fluoroelastomer prices also saw a slight increase towards the end of the second quarter of 2024 after a largely stable trend through major of the quarter. The automotive sector demonstrated strong growth, with an improved spending of the consumers in this sector. The aerospace market, although not experiencing major new orders, witnessed steady growth rates, contributing to a positive outlook. However, despite subdued manufacturing activities in the domestic markets, suppliers managed to gradually increase inventory levels and adjust quoted prices. This resulted in a pattern of slightly rising peaks and troughs in the fluoroelastomer pricing trends during the second quarter of 2024.

North America

In North America, fluoroelastomer prices experienced a marginal increase similar to the European countries in the latter half of the second quarter. This trend was primarily driven by the balanced demand from the automotive and aerospace sectors. Despite a decline in automotive sales in June, the aerospace industry showed significant improvement in its performance, with a substantial improvement in the number of new orders.

The Federal Reserve's steady monetary policy contributed to a stable economic environment, allowing suppliers to effectively manage inventory levels. Consequently, there was a pattern of higher highs and higher lows in the pricing trend, indicating gradual price adjustments by suppliers in response to market conditions.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price of Fluoroelastomer is expected to be driven by the changing scenario of the global automotive and aerospace industries and the market sentiments of its feedstock sector.
 

Fluoroelastomer Price Trend for the Q1 of 2024

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Asia

The Asian countries noted a slight surge in the prices of fluoroelastomer due to several factors, including rising upstream crude oil values, elevated freight rates, and a consistent decline in US-origin shipments. However, despite these increases, demand remained subdued as supplies were quite adequate, limiting the extent of the incline of the fluoroelastomer price trend.

The absence of US shipments was attributed to higher freight charges and disruptions caused by Red Sea Houthi rebel attacks on container vessels. However, as the quarter approached its termination, the trajectory of the fluoroelastomer price trend began to oscillate, balancing cost escalations against weak downstream inquiries from overseas players. The downstream automotive industries, however, extended suitable support to the fluoroelastomer market and helped in the upswing of its pricing trajectory.

Europe

Since the advent of the new year, the fluoroelastomer prices have shown resilience in the European countries, despite the ongoing Red Sea crisis causing maritime logistics challenges. The import pressure increased on European countries, mainly from the USA and Mexico as China reduced its production volumes.

Despite weak supply-demand fundamentals, industry players raised their price hikes in Q1 2024 as logistics disruptions and soaring freight rates guided the market in the northward direction. The buyers engaged in restocking activities amid uncertainties surrounding import arrivals and higher freight rates from the US. The ongoing conflict in the Red Sea also disrupted the global economic recovery, elevated inflationary pressures, and impacted downstream industries like construction.

North America

In the latter months of the first quarter of 2024, the fluoroelastomer market in the USA witnessed a significant price surge, inflated by positive sentiments in the automobile and aircraft sectors. Despite challenges such as Boeing's recent issues, both sectors remained active, with Boeing reporting increased aircraft orders.

Despite economic shifts and sector-specific challenges, it also supported the fluoroelastomer market, reflecting suppliers' balanced approach. The bullish momentum for the fluoroelastomer prices market was further driven by a rise in the cost of feedstock raw materials and crude oil during the first quarter of 2024. The effective management of inventories by suppliers and demand increases also drove the prices of fluoroelastomer in an upward direction.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of Fluoroelastomer is expected to be driven by the rising expenditure in the automotive and aerospace industries and improving global economic position in the forthcoming quarters of 2024.
 

Fluoroelastomer Price Trend for the October - December of 2023

Asia

Fluoroelastomers or FKM (Fluorocarbon Rubber) or FPM (Fluorinated Rubber) are synthetic rubbers with elevated heat and chemical resistance. Owing to its strength and elasticity Fluoroelastomers are capaciously used to make components like seals, gaskets, O rings, etc., in various industrial sectors like refineries, electronics, aircraft manufacturing, etc. Market demands from these industries pushed the prices up for the manufacturing economies like China.

Fluoroelastomer observed a relatively better performance in the Chinese market compared to the other major global markets. The Indian market, however, was dealing with overstocked inventories, and the suppliers cut down the prices in order to maintain the stock movement. Overall, very mixed market trend were witnessed during the given time span of Q4’23.

Europe

The European market trend for fluoroelastomer were largely regressive during the final quarter of the year 2023. The price graph showed downhill fluctuations primarily because of the plunging demand outlook of the discussed quarter ending in December’23. Some occasional upward peaks were observed in the price graph, but the overall market inclination remained negative for the entire period. Overall, depreciating market trend were witnessed for fluoroelastomer during the said period.

North America

The North American fluoroelastomer market mirrored the European trend during the last three months of the year 2023. The prices plunged because of a tepid demand trajectory and the fall in crude oil prices. Further, the freight disturbances owing to low water levels in the Panama Canal impacted the fluoroelastomer prices; overall, dull market trend were witnessed.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, Fluoroelastomer price trend are estimated to fall further in the coming months as, given the current macroeconomic indicators, the demand outlook doesn’t look very positive for the coming quarter.
 

Fluoroelastomer Price Trend for the July - September of 2023

Asia

The Asia-Pacific countries witnessed significant growth in the automotive sector as the availability of semiconductors improved in the sector. However, this surge in the demand for fluoroelastomer from the automotive sector was not sufficient in pushing its price trend in the northward direction. The negative drift in the price trend was further escalated by the downfall in the cost of raw materials and an increase in the competitiveness of the market, due to which the traders had to reduce their price quotations.

Europe

The fluoroelastomer prices endured struggling market conditions in the first half of the third quarter but moved towards a stable trajectory during the end phase. Initially, reduction in cost of production, declining rates of feedstock prices, and fluctuating prices of crude oil kept the fluoroelastomer price trend in the negative zone. In the second half, however, the demand from the end-user industries and improving market statistics led to the rise in the trajectory of the fluoroelastomer price graph.

North America

The fluoroelastomer price trend initiated the third quarter on a positive note as the strong demand sentiments from the end-user industries and the effective functioning of the supply chains were able to maintain the supply-demand equilibria. But soon, the destocking activities, lowering in the cost of production, and consistent decline in the number of new orders forced the fluoroelastomer prices to move into the bearish zone. However, soon, the demand from the automotive industries rebounded and stabilized the falling fluoroelastomer prices.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of Fluoroelastomer are estimated to follow an inclining trajectory as the demand from the automotive sector seems to be improving in the upcoming quarter.
 

Fluoroelastomer Price Trend for the First Half of 2023

Asia

A gradual incline in the price trend of Fluoroelastomer was seen in the first quarter of 2023. The movement was supported by the rise in the number of orders from the automotive industries, especially in the month of February. However, the trend slumped in the second quarter, with only a slight incline in the month of May.

The northward trajectory of the price trend of Fluoroelastomer was put to an end in the second quarter by the excess availability of the product and an increase in the competitive spirit of the market. The region also struggled to maintain a balance in its supply and demand dynamics. In May, the Fluoroelastomer market gained some support from the increase in consumption rates and strong movement of the automotive sector.

Europe

The Fluoroelastomer price trend fluctuated throughout the first two quarters of 2023. During the initial months of Q1, the trend fell but inclined in the later months of the first quarter and in the initial phase of the second quarter. The region was supported by the semiconductor market and inclining automobile output that caused the demand for Fluoroelastomer to rise significantly. However, the market dynamics slipped in the second half of Q2. The European industrial activities declined, and with rising interest rates and economic uncertainties, the price trend of Fluoroelastomer faced southwards.

North America

The trend of Fluoroelastomer followed an inclining trajectory in the majority of the phases of the first and second quarter of 2023, but only a slight decline in the month of April was observed. The enhanced market activities of semiconductor industries supported the sales of the automotive sector and led to the rise in demand for fluoroelastomers.

A slight slowdown of the market in March-April was due to the economic stress of the fall of two major US banks. These conditions raised uncertainties in the market and caused the rates of inflation and interest to rise significantly, but the demand for the product soon supported the rising trajectory of Fluoroelastomer prices.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of Fluoroelastomer is expected to showcase an oscillating trajectory given the improving yet erratic demands from automobile industries.

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