An important outlet for acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) is the automobile industry, accounting for 25-30% of demand, followed by the electronics industry for use in business machines, computers, radios, televisions and telephone handsets. Special fire retardant grades are used in televisions housings. Other applications include domestic appliances such as refrigerators and sewing machines; pipes, fittings and other products used […]
The ICIS Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) reports are covered weekly in Asia, China and Europe and monthly in the US Spot prices for general purpose injection grade for SE Asia, NE Asia and India Main Port Domestic European prices for natural compounding grade and natural extrusion grade, injection moulding for natural, black and colour, all […]
Adipic acid is primarily used in the production of nylon 6,6, as well as in the manufacturing of polyurethanes and polyester resins. Feedstocks include benzene,cyclohexane and ammonia. End-user products include automotive textiles, shoes and shoe soles. The fibres made from nylon 6,6, are durable, tough, and abrasion resistant, which suits them for the manufacture of tyre cord. They are […]
The ICIS Adipic Acid market is covered in Asia and Europe on a weekly basis In Asia, the report publishes spot and contract quotes focusing on the key markets of North East Asia In Europe, the FD NWE quote is a monthly contract price Assessments are based on information supplied by a wide cross-section of […]
Acrylonitrile (ACN) is used to make acrylic fibres, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), acrylamide, and styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), among other materials. Acrylic fibres (AF), used in carpets and clothing, account for over half of total demand. ABS and SAN resins used in pipes and fittings, automobiles, furniture and packaging, consume about 30% of output. Smaller applications include nitrile rubber copolymers, adiponitrile and acrylamide and […]
The ICIS Acrylonitrile market is covered weekly from Asia, Europe and the US and our local team of reporters provide you with independent, unbiased pricing information In Asia, the report tracks all the spot transactions in China and India as well as deep-sea cargoes from the US Gulf and Europe The European report contains two […]
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber which is also commonly known as nitrile rubber (NBR), is a synthetic rubber copolymer of acrylonitrile (ACN) and butadiene (BD). Commonly considered the workhorse of the industrial and automotive rubber products industries, NBR can be used in a wide variety of application areas requiring, oil, fuel and chemical resistance. In the automotive area, NBR is used in fuel and […]
The ICIS Acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) report is published weekly in Asia and China Asian spot prices are quoted for China CIF, SE Asia CFR and India CFR Chinese spot prices are reported for China on a CIF basis and for East, North and South China on an ex warehouse basis The NBR prices are […]
Propylene is a colourless, highly flammable gas. It is produced by several routes, the most common of which is as a co-product of ethylene production from steam crackers. Propylene is also produced through fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) of feedstock, usually vacuum gas oil for gasoline production. This is the major source of supply in the US. Output from FCCs is not of […]
The ICIS Propylene Report is published daily in Asia and weekly in China, Europe and the US In Asia, the market is covered both daily and weekly. The benchmark report tracks the FOB and CFR markets in NE and SE Asia. In Europe, the monthly contract market is covered on a FD NWE basis. Spot […]