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Indicative price brief for Acrylonitrile - Asia. Methodology: trade publications, broker reports, and industry sources reviewed by Nexchem. This is directional intelligence, not a regulated benchmark assessment.
CFR NE Asia acrylonitrile spot and contract pricing. Propylene and ammonia feedstock cost analysis, Ineos and Asahi Kasei capacity tracker, ABS acrylic fibre and carbon fibre precursor demand, and 3-scenario price outlook. Published monthly.
Asian acrylonitrile pricing is up 12.1% year on year driven by a feedstock cost double hit - propylene pricing elevated by Hormuz-related naphtha cost increases and ammonia pricing elevated by Hormuz-related LNG and natural gas cost increases, with both feedstocks required simultaneously for the Sohio propylene ammoxidation process that produces virtually all commercial acrylonitrile globally.
Asian acrylonitrile supply is produced at propylene ammoxidation plants in South Korea at Ineos Nitriles and Taekwang Industrial, Japan at Asahi Kasei and Mitsubishi Chemical, Taiwan at China Petrochemical Development, and China at Sinopec Shanghai and CNOOC Huizhou. The Sohio Monsanto propylene ammoxidation process used by all commercial producers requires both propylene and ammonia simultaneously as primary feedstocks and air as the oxygen source, with acrylonitrile selectivity of approximately 78% to 82% from the propylene feed. Acrylonitrile is one of the most concentrated supply industries in petrochemicals - Ineos Nitriles accounts for approximately 35% of global capacity, making Ineos production and operating rate decisions particularly consequential for global pricing. Demand for Acrylonitrile in Asia is structured across multiple end-use segments with differentiated price sensitivity, from commodity polymer and rubber applications to specialty chemical intermediates where performance requirements limit substitution and create defensible pricing above commodity benchmarks. Propylene and Ammonia Both Rising - Acrylonitrile production via the Sohio propylene ammoxidation route requires approximately 1.05 MT propylene and 0.42 MT ammonia per MT acrylonitrile. With both propylene and ammonia elevated by Hormuz-related naphtha and LNG cost increases r. In the current 2026 supply and demand environment, Acrylonitrile pricing in Asia reflects both structural market conditions and active geopolitical supply chain disruption.
The IMF confirmed in March 2026 that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz had disrupted approximately 20% of global seaborne oil and LNG supply. For CFR NE Asia acrylonitrile, the Hormuz disruption creates the most concentrated dual feedstock cost elevation in the Asian petrochemical tracking universe. Propylene pricing in Asia is elevated by Hormuz-related naphtha cost increases that flow through the cracker feedstock chain. Ammonia pricing in Asia is elevated by Hormuz-related LNG and natural gas cost increases that flow through the Haber-Bosch ammonia production cost chain. Structural Growth Segment - Polyacrylonitrile PAN precursor for carbon fibre is a growing acrylonitrile end use consuming approximately 8% of global acrylonitrile demand and growing at approximately 12% per year. Carbo.
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The IMF confirmed in March 2026 that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz had disrupted approximately 20% of global seaborne oil and LNG supply. For CFR NE Asia acrylonitrile, the Hormuz disruption creates the most concentrated dual feedstock cost elevation in the Asian petrochemical tracking universe. Propylene pricing in Asia is elevated by Hormuz-related naphtha cost increases that flow through the cracker feedstock chain. Ammonia pricing in Asia is elevated by Hormuz-related LNG and natural gas cost increases that flow through the Haber-Bosch ammonia production cost chain. Acrylonitrile requires both simultaneously, making it uniquely exposed to two separate Hormuz-linked feedstock cost elevation chains in a way that no other Asian petrochemical experiences.
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