ABS Prices and News
SE Asia’s war premium scoreboard: PVC nears normalization as PP, PET and LDPE remain inflated by Merve Sezgün
According to ChemOrbis Price Index data, Southeast Asia’s import polymer markets have spent the past several weeks unwinding the sharp gains triggered by the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Yet the pace of correction has varied significantly across products, creating a sharply diverging picture by mid-June... 12-06-2026
Sentiment turns softer in Europe’s PS, ABS markets on weak demand by Adriana Camacho
Europe’s styrenics markets showed signs of fatigue in May after the strong upward momentum seen throughout March and April. Although May saw further increases passing on deals following higher styrene settlements, market sentiment across the region has turned significantly more cautious, with converters reducing their purchasing activities and competitive ABS imports returning to the market... 01-06-2026
Asian PS, ABS markets on downhill from April-peaks amid feedstock slump by Thi Huong Nguyen and Esra Ersöz
Following a prolonged uptrend that began in early January and pushed PS and ABS prices in China and Southeast Asia to multi-year highs by around early April at the heat of the US-Iran war , both markets have moved steadily downhill since mid-April. The correction has been mainly driven by a slump in styrene and butadiene costs, and persistently weak consumption across key downstream sectors, such as home appliances and consumer goods... 12-05-2026
Two months into war: China pressure reverses polymer rally in Asia, early cracks emerge in Türkiye, will Europe follow? by Esra Ersöz
Eight weeks into the Middle East war, polymer markets across Asia, Türkiye and Europe have surged back to — and in some cases beyond — historical extremes at an unprecedented pace. What took nearly nine months - even longer in some products/markets - during the pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war in 2021-2022 has unfolded in just six to seven weeks this time, as severe supply disruptions from the Middle East and mounting logistics constraints pushed prices sharply higher across the board... 27-04-2026
China emerges as shock absorber after polymer rally pushes SE Asian markets to multi-year highs by Merve Sezgün
The outbreak of the Middle East war triggered a powerful rally across Southeast Asia’s polymer markets, with prices surging by 40-60% in a matter of weeks and reaching multi-year highs. However, unlike a purely supply-driven spike, the uptrend has increasingly run into structural limits, as widening price gaps with China curbed further upside and, in some cases, triggered corrections... 22-04-2026
ABS; Acrylonitrile (ACN) is a polymer formed by the combination of butadiene and styrene feedstocks. Since it is a durable plastic; ABS is frequently used in automotive, electrical-electronics and household appliances.
There are natural, black and white types of ABS, which are then divided in injection and extrusion applications. The usage of natural type is much more common.
While South Korea and Taiwan are the top ABS exporters in the world market, China maintains its position as the biggest buyer by accounting for more than 40% of world’s imports alone.
ChemOrbis ABS prices and Plastics News section contain information on the market trends, as well as supply-demand factors and production costs that determine the pricing, statistics on imports and exports, along with maintenance shutdowns, restarts, and new capacities related to ABS facilities.
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ABS extrusion (white), ABS extrusion (natural), ABS extrusion (black), ABS injection (white), ABS injection (natural), ABS injection (black)
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