Asian DMA Prices Ease in Mid-September as Inventories Outweigh Cost Support
Gabreilla Figueroa18-Sep-2025
Prices for Dimethylamine (DMA) in asian market began to cool in mid- September 2025 due to downward upstream cost and conservative downstream sentiment. While the demand from pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals has been good, converters and distributors tempered speculative buying and had sufficient inventory. The market is under moderate pressure, and while feedstock has an important role, inventory plays a larger role in influencing near-term prices.
Key Highlights
China&#xx;s DMA prices decreased to xxx USD/MT FOB-Dalian in mid-September, following the decline of methanol and ammonia costs.
India&#xx;s DMA prices are flat despite methanol costs increasing x.xx, due to sanctions against Iranian cargoes.
Demand continued to be bolstered by pharma and agrochemicals sectors, specifically in generics and crop protection.聽
DMA inventory levels remained adequate, therefore aggressive re-stocking was curtailed, across East China and Indian ports.
Feedstock Dynamics
The DMA feedstock environment continued its overall stability, despite the occasional softness in the cost of synthetic ammonia in a lackluster trading environment. Methanol prices were also pressured lower due to rebounding coal supply in the market, fading seasonal demand, and replenishment of stock at terminals. Overall, methanol prices experienced a narrow fluctuation band but do appear to be under pressure from cost-side factors that do not provide any further support to DMA prices.
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