E-Series Glycol Ether Market Report 2026

The e-series glycol ether market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $2.26 billion in 2025 to $2.36 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth of coatings industry, expansion of industrial cleaning, demand for effective solvents, availability of ethylene glycol derivatives, growth of printing sector.

The e-series glycol ether market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.82 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to demand for high performance coatings, growth of electronics manufacturing, expansion of automotive refinishing, stricter solvent performance requirements, innovation in solvent chemistry. Major trends in the forecast period include growing use in paints and coatings, expansion of industrial cleaning applications, increasing demand for low evaporation solvents, rising consumption in printing inks, focus on performance based solvent formulations.

The growing demand for housing units is expected to drive the expansion of the e-series glycol ether market. The increase in housing construction is fueled by the adoption of modern building techniques that focus on durability, energy efficiency, and long-term sustainability. E-series glycol ethers are commonly utilized in the construction of housing units due to their ability to enhance the performance of paints, coatings, and cleaning products, making them vital for ensuring quality and efficiency in construction projects. For instance, in February 2025, the United States Census Bureau reported that privately owned housing completions in the U.S. reached 1,651,000 units, reflecting a 7.6% increase from December 2024 and a 9.8% rise from the previous year. With single-family home completions totaling 982,000, showing a 7.1% monthly growth, the growing demand for housing is fueling the growth of the e-series glycol ether market.

Major companies in the E-Series Glycol Ether Market are focusing on developing advanced sustainable solutions, including low-carbon, bio-based, and circular feedstock technologies, to improve environmental sustainability and reduce carbon footprints. These approaches utilize alternative raw materials and advanced recycling methods to produce high-quality propylene glycol while minimizing environmental impact. For example, in September 2023, Dow, a Switzerland-based company, launched a new range of propylene glycol solutions featuring Decarbia, Ecolibrium, and Renuva technologies. The product lineup includes Propylene Glycol RDC, offering reduced-carbon solutions from renewable energy sources; Propylene Glycol REN, produced using bio-based technology derived from second-generation raw materials; and Propylene Glycol CIR, incorporating recycled content from post-consumer waste streams. These solutions are suitable for applications across pharmaceutical, agricultural, cosmetics, textile, and food industries and are ISCC PLUS certified, ensuring traceable and verifiable sustainable material usage. The adoption of mass balance approaches allows sustainable material flows to be tracked through complex value chains without altering production processes, delivering measurable sustainability benefits to end-users.

In December 2023, INEOS Group Limited, a UK-based chemicals company, acquired the Ethylene Oxide and Derivatives business from LyondellBasell for $700 million. This acquisition, which includes the Bayport Underwood site in Texas with a 420 kt ethylene oxide plant and a 375 kt ethylene glycols plant, boosts INEOS' production capacity in the chemicals sector, enhancing its role in the e-series glycol ether market.

Major companies operating in the e-series glycol ether market are Shell Plc, BASF SE, Dow Inc., Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, LyondellBasell, Merck KGaA, INEOS Group, Eastman Chemical Company, Polynt S.p.A, Sadara Chemical Company, India Glycols Limited, Monument Chemical LLC, ANDOH PARACHEMIE CO. LTD., Manali Petrochemicals Limited, Union Petrochemical Public Company Ltd., Central Drug House (P) Ltd, Otto Chemie Pvt Ltd, ADVANCE PETROCHEMICALS LTD, Henan GP Chemicals Co. Ltd.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the e-series glycol ether market in 2025. The regions covered in the e-series glycol ether market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the e-series glycol ether market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The e-series glycol ether market consists of sales of ethylene glycol hexyl ether, ethylene glycol phenyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, ethylene glycol diethyl ether, and ethylene glycol tertiary butyl ether. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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