Quats Price Trend and Forecast

Quats Regional Price Overview

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

Quats Price Trend for Q1 of 2025

During the first quarter of 2025, the price trend for quaternary ammonium compounds (quats) remained generally stable, though minor supply issues emerged early in the period. Quats continued to play a crucial role in various industries, including healthcare, personal care, and industrial cleaning. Their use in disinfectants remained particularly significant, as hygiene continued to be a global priority. Additionally, the agriculture and water treatment sectors relied on quats for their antimicrobial properties.
 

Quats Price Chart

Please Login or Subscribe to Access the Quats Price Chart Data
 

The Chinese Spring Festival led to temporary disruptions in the supply of feedstocks, as several manufacturing plants in China—one of the primary sources of raw materials for quats—either shut down or operated at reduced capacity. This brief production slowdown momentarily affected the supply chain, but the impact was short-lived. Once the holiday period ended, production quickly returned to normal levels. By the end of the quarter, supply conditions had fully stabilized, and the price trend for quats remained steady, with no significant disruptions expected in the near future.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the quats price curve is expected to fluctuate within a narrow range, as only minimal supply disruptions are anticipated in the coming months.
 

Quats Price Trend for the Year 2024

Quaternary ammonium compounds (quats) remain essential across various industries, particularly in disinfectants, personal care, and industrial cleaning. Their demand remained steady throughout the year, particularly in the healthcare and food processing sectors. Additionally, the agriculture and water treatment industries continued to rely on quats for their effective antimicrobial properties.

During the first half of the year, quats prices increased primarily due to rising freight costs stemming from disruptions in Red Sea shipping routes. These disruptions led to shipping delays, port congestion, and reduced shipping capacity, affecting the transportation of both raw materials and finished goods. Consequently, production delays and increased transportation expenses pushed prices higher, particularly in the second quarter. The logistical challenges introduced uncertainty and instability into the market.

As the year progressed into the second half, market conditions improved. Shipping corridors reopened, and supply chains stabilized. Freight costs leveled out, and shipping delays became less frequent, allowing for smoother trade. Although some price volatility persisted, the latter half of 2024 generally saw quat prices stabilize. With the restoration of supply-demand equilibrium, market predictability returned.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the quats price curve is anticipated to show a fluctuating trajectory in the upcoming quarter, primarily influenced by the feedstock availability as chinse spring festival celebrations may pose upstream challenges.
 

Quats Price Trend for the Second Half of 2023

Quats (quaternary ammonium compounds) continued their favorable market run in the second half of the year as well. The cleaning and hygiene industry saw a boom following the global COVID-19 pandemic, and the demand for cleaning products skyrocketed. Though the overall consumption dipped, the habits still stayed and sustained the momentum. Now, the growing interest in health and wellness is also prompting the cleaning markets forward, and thus the quat prices have been rising.

The feedstock costs also pushed the production prices upwards, providing another push to the quat price trend. Suppliers felt some inventory pressure in the fourth quarter, but the general market sentiments were still largely stable.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the quats price trend is expected to sustain its performance in the coming times; the market projections are relatively positive.
 

Quats Price Trend for the First Half of 2023

Quats (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds) are strong germ killers and disinfectants used in a wide range of applications. From disinfectants in operation theatres to toilet cleaners in bathrooms, Quats are present everywhere. Quats' demands have always been persistent, but after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it shot through the skies.

With the shortage in supplies and disturbed supply chains, the prices also surged during the pandemic times. However, it forced the suppliers to multiply the production capacities, and some permanent increments in supply capacities were made.

In H1'23, the supplies remained uninterrupted, but the demands have now subsided, so the prices fluctuated. Howbeit, a healthy demand and supply dynamic was observed.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, with Quats being an essential commodity, the market performance is likely to remain consistent.

Procurement Resource provides latest prices of Quats. Each price database is tied to a user-friendly graphing tool dating back to 2014, which provides a range of functionalities: configuration of price series over user defined time period; comparison of product movements across countries; customization of price currencies and unit; extraction of price data as excel files to be used offline.