Acrylate esters: subdued start and coating hopes

LONDON (ICIS)--Europe oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets have seen a subdued start to 2026.
With a challenging 2025 now behind us, and the New Year underway, there were hopes of restocking and improvements in demand, as well as overall market conditions.
Acrylate esters editor Mathew Jolin-Beech speaks to oxo-alcohols and butyl acetate editor Marion Boakye and glycol ethers editor Cameron Birch about market conditions and whether these hopes have started to come to fruition.