Early Warning: Price Hikes Across Crude Oil Chain – SLES & Petroleum Resins Continue Rising

Early Warning: Price Hikes Across Crude Oil Chain – SLES & Petroleum Resins Continue Rising

Petroleum serves as the core raw material for modern chemical industry. It produces basic intermediates such as the three olefins and three aromatics, which are further processed into a wide range of chemical products covering daily chemicals, coatings, plastics,adhesives and other industries:

l Basic raw materials: C5/C9 petroleum resins, ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, acrylonitrile, styrene, etc.

l Synthetic materials: polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), etc.

l Fine chemicals: fatty alcohol ethers, SLES (Sodium Laureth Sulfate), AES, emulsifiers, etc.

Among them, SLES (Sodium Laureth Sulfate) is a key surfactant for daily care products (shampoo, body wash, laundry detergent). Petroleum resins are essential materials for coatings, adhesives, inks, rubber and hot melt adhesives. Both are most directly affected by fluctuations in upstream costs.

Henan Brilliant Biotech co.,ltd, From March to April 2026, prices of SLES (70% / 28%) have increased by 26-37% cumulatively.With no sign of a short-term decline.

Prices of C5 and C9 petroleum resins have risen by 30%–40% since the beginning of the year, and delivery times have been extended to 15–30 days.

To help customers save on procurement costs, we recommend placing orders asap.