PODCAST: European ACN players monitor softer downstream developments on ABS

LONDON (ICIS)–The European acrylonitrile (ACN) market has seen lower demand from different applications.

In this latest podcast, ICIS Deputy Managing Editor Jane Massingham (Europe) talks to Markets Reporter Stephanie Wix about the downstream acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) market developments.

• ACN run rates in Europe lower due to softer demand
• Some respite sought from feedstock costs in June
• ABS imports more competitively priced but volumes still hampered by logistics
• Logistical pressures within Europe expected to continue to year-end
• ABS supply long, demand stable to soft, depending on application