Asia ABS: Increases in Demand- Butadiene up $140/mt ACN up 50/mt- Styrene down $42/mtAsian acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene up
$55/mt at $1,400 CFR China in the week to Feb. 8. The week saw trades at a
higher level. The CFR Southeast Asia
marker was up $55/mt during the week at $1.420/mt. This week, trades were heard at an even higher level. Prices for upstream feedstocks were mixed. Styrene monomer fell $42/mt to $1,101/mt CFR China February
8. Acrylonitrile rose $50/mt this Week at
$1,570/mt Far East Asia, the last assessment Feb. 7. Butadiene rose $140/mt this week to $1,160/mt CFR China
February 8. Domestic prices in China were
heard higher in the week to Feb. 8, at Yuan 11,200-11,700/mt, or about
$1,373.62-$1,434.95/mt on an import-parity basis. According to market sources, demand has increased over the
past week. A China-based producer stated
that factories...