ABS Prices and News
Asia’s PS and ABS markets hit multi-year lows amid cost-led weakness by Elif Sevde Yalçın and Merve Sezgün
The Asian PS and ABS markets have extended their decline, with prices slipping to multi-year lows. While falling upstream costs set the tone, the real driver was the market’s fragility: oversupply and muted demand meant prices reacted immediately and sharply to any weakness. Even the traditional high season failed to stir buying interest, leaving sellers under pressure... 08-09-2025
Stats: Türkiye’s Q2 polymer imports hit an all-time high by Merve Madakbaşı
ChemOrbis Stats Wizard data showed that Türkiye’s total polymer imports jumped 18% in Q2 from the previous quarter and were up 14.5% from Q2 2024. The overall volume marked the highest quarterly level since ChemOrbis began compiling data in 2003. Between April and June, Saudi Arabia, the USA, South Korea, China, and Egypt were the top five suppliers... 22-08-2025
Provisional duty update: Taiwan faces steep duties, S. Korea retains edge in EU’s ABS market by Manolya Tufan
The European Commission’s anti-dumping investigation into ABS imports from South Korea and Taiwan has entered a crucial stage, following the disclosure of proposed provisional duties on July 18, 2025. While intended to counteract unfair pricing, early feedback from the market suggests that the proposed duties may provide little meaningful relief to European producers... 24-07-2025
Asia's PS, ABS markets back in bearish mode after brief rebound by Thi Huong Nguyen
Asian PS and ABS markets experienced a brief upward trend in the latter half of June, driven by a strong cost push amid geopolitical tensions between Iran and Israel. However, this bullish momentum quickly faded in early July as upstream support weakened, and underlying supply-demand imbalances began to exert pressure on prices. According to ChemOrbis Price Index, PS prices largely reversed previous gains, while ABS prices showed more resilience... 08-07-2025
European PS, ABS markets extend losses into third straight month in June by Camilla Toppan
Spot PS and ABS markets have extended their declines into the last month of the second quarter in Europe. However, trading activities remained calm, although the latest styrene contract level hit a year-to-date low. PS prices also reached their lowest levels of the year, while ABS prices dropped to more than one-and-a-half year low... 12-06-2025
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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