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Indicative price brief for Acrylonitrile - Europe. Methodology: trade publications, broker reports, and industry sources reviewed by Nexchem. This is directional intelligence, not a regulated benchmark assessment.
European acrylonitrile polymer grade delivered pricing. Propylene and ammonia feedstock dual cost impact, Ineos Nitriles Seal Sands and BASF Antwerp capacity tracker, ABS and acrylic fibre demand, carbon fibre precursor PAN demand growth, and 3-scenario price outlook. Published monthly.
European acrylonitrile has the same dual feedstock elevation dynamic as Asian acrylonitrile but at European cost levels - NWE propylene elevated by Hormuz-linked naphtha increases and NWE ammonia elevated by Hormuz-linked LNG cost increases are both hitting the Sohio propylene ammoxidation process simultaneously, producing the EUR 168 per metric tonne year on year price increase that is the largest among European specialty chemicals derivatives tracked by Nexchem.
European acrylonitrile supply is dominated by Ineos Nitriles at Seal Sands Teesside UK with approximately 320 KT per year and BASF at Antwerp Belgium with approximately 180 KT per year. Ineos operates multiple ACN sites globally and is the largest single ACN producer worldwide by capacity. European ACN demand is approximately 620 KT per year from ABS resin at LG Chem Wroclaw, acrylic fibre at Dralon and Fisipe, adiponitrile at Invista for nylon 6,6, and carbon fibre precursor PAN at SGL Carbon and Teijin Carbon Europe. Carbon fibre precursor PAN is the most rapidly growing European ACN demand segment at approximately 12% per year from offshore wind spar cap and aerospace composite applications. Demand for Acrylonitrile in Europe 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. NWE Propylene and Ammonia Both Rising - European acrylonitrile production at Ineos Nitriles Seal Sands UK and BASF Antwerp Belgium requires approximately 1.05 MT NWE propylene and 0.42 MT ammonia per MT acrylonitrile.
With both feedstocks elevated by Hormuz-related naphtha and . In the current 2026 supply and demand environment, Acrylonitrile pricing in Europe 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 European acrylonitrile, the Hormuz disruption creates the same dual feedstock cost elevation as in Asia but at European cost levels - NWE propylene elevated through the naphtha cost chain and NWE ammonia elevated through the LNG cost chain are both inputs to the Sohio ammoxidation process at Seal Sands and Antwerp. The EUR 152 per metric tonne production cost increase since January 2026 is the most concentrated Hormuz feedstock cost impact in European specialty chemicals. Largest European ACN Site Post-Brexit - Ineos Nitriles at Seal Sands Teesside UK is the largest European acrylonitrile production site at approximately 320 KT per year. Post-Brexit customs arrangements for UK-EU ACN tr.
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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 European acrylonitrile, the Hormuz disruption creates the same dual feedstock cost elevation as in Asia but at European cost levels - NWE propylene elevated through the naphtha cost chain and NWE ammonia elevated through the LNG cost chain are both inputs to the Sohio ammoxidation process at Seal Sands and Antwerp. The EUR 152 per metric tonne production cost increase since January 2026 is the most concentrated Hormuz feedstock cost impact in European specialty chemicals.
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