Unstoppable Price Surge! Multiple Factors Drive Continuous Hike in SLES Prices！

                                 Unstoppable Price Surge! Multiple Factors Drive Continuous Hike in SLES Prices！

In 2026, SLES market prices have maintained a continuous upward trend, greatly squeezing profit margins of downstream daily chemical and cleaning product manufacturers. Henan Brilliant Biotech sorts out the major driving factors based on years of professional surfactant production experience and market research data.

SLES, short for sodium lauryl ether sulfate, is a mild, high-foaming anionic surfactant widely applied in personal care products and industrial cleaning formulations. It acts as an irreplaceable core raw material across the whole daily chemical industry chain. Our company stably supplies high-purity cosmetic-grade and industrial-grade SLES, and customers can obtain complete product specifications and test reports through official communication channels.

Three core factors jointly fuel the constant price increase:

1. Sharply rising upstream raw material costs. High international crude oil prices lift ethylene oxide quotations, while insufficient palm kernel oil supply pushes up lauryl alcohol costs. Regular centralized maintenance of petrochemical factories worldwide further tightens raw material circulation.

2. Severe supply-demand imbalance. Spring and summer are the peak production season for personal care goods, with surging overseas export orders boosting overall SLES demand. Meanwhile, strict environmental protection and energy consumption limits curb the production capacity of small and medium chemical plants, leading to long-term spot shortage.

3. Growing comprehensive operation costs. Increased international ocean freight, cross-border product certification fees and large investment in environmental protection equipment renovation all raise production costs, which are eventually transferred to the terminal selling price of SLES.

Apart from two grades of SLES, Henan Brilliant Biotech also provides supporting surfactants including LABSA, SLS and SDBS. We lock long-term raw material supply contracts in advance and maintain adequate spot inventory to deliver stable goods for global partners. It is recommended that purchasers sign long-term supply orders in advance to hedge against potential price fluctuations in the later market.