The global market for Acetonitrile was estimated to be worth US$ 435 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 665 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 6.0% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Acetonitrile cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
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.
In 2024, global Acetonitrile sales reached approximately 248.2 kilotons, with an average global market price of around US$ 1,750 per ton.
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.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Acetonitrile, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Acetonitrile by region & country, by Purity, and by Application.
The Acetonitrile market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Kilotons) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Acetonitrile.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- INEOS
- Asahi Kasel Chemicals
- Formosa Plastics
- Imperial Chemical
- AlzChem Group
- Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical
- 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
Segment by Purity
- Purity: >= 99.9%
- Purity: >= 99.5%
- Other Purity
Segment by Application
- Pharmaceutical
- Laboratory
- Agrochemical
- Others
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides 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 2: Detailed analysis of Acetonitrile manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: 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 4: 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 5: Sales, revenue of Acetonitrile in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Acetonitrile in country level. It provides sigmate data by Purity, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: 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 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Acetonitrile Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Acetonitrile Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Acetonitrile Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Acetonitrile Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Acetonitrile Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Acetonitrile Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Acetonitrile Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Acetonitrile Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Acetonitrile Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Acetonitrile Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Acetonitrile Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Acetonitrile Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Acetonitrile Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Acetonitrile Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Acetonitrile
- 2.9 Acetonitrile Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Acetonitrile Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Acetonitrile Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Acetonitrile as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Purity
- 3.1 Introduction by Purity
- 3.1.1 Purity: >= 99.9%
- 3.1.2 Purity: >= 99.5%
- 3.1.3 Other Purity
- 3.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value by Purity
- 3.2.1 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value by Purity (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value, by Purity (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value, by Purity (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Purity
- 3.3.1 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Purity (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume, by Purity (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume, by Purity (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Acetonitrile Average Price by Purity (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Pharmaceutical
- 4.1.2 Laboratory
- 4.1.3 Agrochemical
- 4.1.4 Others
- 4.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Application
- 4.3.1 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Acetonitrile Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Acetonitrile Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.2.2 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.3 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.2.4 Global Acetonitrile Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Acetonitrile Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 5.4 North America
- 5.4.1 North America Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 North America Acetonitrile Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 Europe
- 5.5.1 Europe Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 Europe Acetonitrile Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Asia Pacific
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Acetonitrile Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.7 South America
- 5.7.1 South America Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.7.2 South America Acetonitrile Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.8 Middle East & Africa
- 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Acetonitrile Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Acetonitrile Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Acetonitrile Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Acetonitrile Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Acetonitrile Sales Value by Purity (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Acetonitrile Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Acetonitrile Sales Value by Purity (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Acetonitrile Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Acetonitrile Sales Value by Purity (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Acetonitrile Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Acetonitrile Sales Value by Purity (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Acetonitrile Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Acetonitrile Sales Value by Purity (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Acetonitrile Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Acetonitrile Sales Value by Purity (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Acetonitrile Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Acetonitrile Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Acetonitrile Sales Value by Purity (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Acetonitrile Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 INEOS
- 7.1.1 INEOS Company Information
- 7.1.2 INEOS Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.1.3 INEOS Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.1.4 INEOS Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.1.5 INEOS Recent Development
- 7.2 Asahi Kasel Chemicals
- 7.2.1 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Company Information
- 7.2.2 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.2.3 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.2.4 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.2.5 Asahi Kasel Chemicals Recent Development
- 7.3 Formosa Plastics
- 7.3.1 Formosa Plastics Company Information
- 7.3.2 Formosa Plastics Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.3.3 Formosa Plastics Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.3.4 Formosa Plastics Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.3.5 Formosa Plastics Recent Development
- 7.4 Imperial Chemical
- 7.4.1 Imperial Chemical Company Information
- 7.4.2 Imperial Chemical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.4.3 Imperial Chemical Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.4.4 Imperial Chemical Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.4.5 Imperial Chemical Recent Development
- 7.5 AlzChem Group
- 7.5.1 AlzChem Group Company Information
- 7.5.2 AlzChem Group Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.5.3 AlzChem Group Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.5.4 AlzChem Group Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.5.5 AlzChem Group Recent Development
- 7.6 Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical
- 7.6.1 Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Company Information
- 7.6.2 Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.6.3 Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.6.4 Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.6.5 Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Recent Development
- 7.7 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited
- 7.7.1 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Company Information
- 7.7.2 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.7.3 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.7.4 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.7.5 Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited Recent Development
- 7.8 Shenghong Petrochemical Group
- 7.8.1 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Company Information
- 7.8.2 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.8.3 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.8.4 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.8.5 Shenghong Petrochemical Group Recent Development
- 7.9 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company
- 7.9.1 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Company Information
- 7.9.2 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.9.3 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.9.4 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.9.5 CNPC Jilin Petrochemical Company Recent Development
- 7.10 Taekwang Industrial
- 7.10.1 Taekwang Industrial Company Information
- 7.10.2 Taekwang Industrial Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.10.3 Taekwang Industrial Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.10.4 Taekwang Industrial Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.10.5 Taekwang Industrial Recent Development
- 7.11 AnQore
- 7.11.1 AnQore Company Information
- 7.11.2 AnQore Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.11.3 AnQore Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.11.4 AnQore Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.11.5 AnQore Recent Development
- 7.12 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company
- 7.12.1 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Company Information
- 7.12.2 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.12.3 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.12.4 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.12.5 SINOPEC Anqing Petrochemical Company Recent Development
- 7.13 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group
- 7.13.1 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Company Information
- 7.13.2 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.13.3 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.13.4 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.13.5 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Group Recent Development
- 7.14 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company
- 7.14.1 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Company Information
- 7.14.2 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.14.3 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.14.4 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.14.5 SINOPEC Qilu Petrochemical Company Recent Development
- 7.15 Daqing Huake
- 7.15.1 Daqing Huake Company Information
- 7.15.2 Daqing Huake Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.15.3 Daqing Huake Acetonitrile Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.15.4 Daqing Huake Acetonitrile Product Offerings
- 7.15.5 Daqing Huake Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Acetonitrile Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Acetonitrile Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Acetonitrile Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Acetonitrile Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer