Asian ACN: Prices rise, tracking higher upstream feedstock costs / CFR Far East Asia ACN up $10/mt WOW / Formosa to shut ACN units for turnaround in Dec

Oct 29, 2026

Asian acrylonitrile prices rose in the week ended Oct. 27, supported by rising upstream propylene values. ACN CFR Far East Asia up $10/metric ton week over week at $1,610/mt on Oct. 27, and ACN FOB China also up $10/mt at $1,550/mt over the same period. Domestic ACN prices in Shandong were heard at about 11,000- 12,000 yuan/mt as of Oct. 27, compared with 11,050-11,250 yuan/ mt the previous week, according to market sources. Meanwhile, upstream propylene prices in Shandong were assessed steady day over day but up 400 yuan/mt week over week at 11,000 yuan/mt on Oct. 27. "Domestic propylene prices are now around the same level as ACN prices, so profits are extremely poor. Production costs for ACN are about 2,000 yuan/mt, resulting in negative margins," a Chinese producer...

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