Asian ACN Market Update & Live Prices

Producers aim to raise prices amid firm feedstocks / China ACN price falls since December

Jun 04, 2026

Asian Acrylonitrile was assessed down $5/mt from the last assessment of 2025 on Dec. 23 to $1,100/mt CFR Far East Asia and $1,110/mt CFR Southeast Asia on Jan. 6, amid falling domestic prices in China and FOB China tradable indication heard at $940-$950/mt. Domestic prices had fallen as a result of weak demand, a China-based trader said. Domestic Shandong ex-tank prices were heard falling by about Yuan 400/mt from the previous assessment to around Yuan 7,200-7,300/mt in the week starting Jan. 5. Import parity-wise, domestic ex-tank prices were at around $853-$864/mt, down about $40-$50/mt from levels seen earlier in December. However, producers in Northeast Asia also indicated that rising feed cost prices had been putting pressure on their margins. Producers were aiming to raise prices, but indications were mostly stable...

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