Creatine spot prices in Q2 2026: Creapure premium narrows again
Chinese creatine monohydrate landed-EU is hovering around 11 to 12 EUR per kg. Creapure is at 28 to 32 EUR. Here is what changed and what it means for your COGS.
Jake tracks ingredient quotes across the EU CMO network. Here is the Q2 2026 read on creatine monohydrate, the single most-asked-about ingredient this quarter.
The numbers
- Chinese 200-mesh monohydrate, CIF Rotterdam: 11.20 to 12.40 EUR per kg in MT lots
- Creapure (AlzChem, Germany): 28.50 to 31.80 EUR per kg in 25 kg drums
- Creapure HCl: 64 to 72 EUR per kg, MOQ 100 kg
Why the gap narrowed
Chinese capacity is up roughly 18 percent year over year after two new Shandong plants came online in Q1. AlzChem trimmed Creapure list prices by about 4 percent in April to defend share in the EU sports nutrition channel. The net effect: the Creapure premium fell from roughly 3.0x to 2.5x generic.
What it means for your SKU
On a 300 g tub at 5 g per serve, the ingredient cost delta is about 0.85 EUR per unit. If you sell DTC at 24.90 EUR, that is meaningful margin. If you sell to retail at 11 EUR wholesale, it is the difference between profitable and not. Ask Jake for a side-by-side COA if you are evaluating a switch.
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