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Asian ABS: Prices edge up as market weighs rising feedstock costs, slow demand / Weak demand limits transaction volumes / Buyers resist price hikes amid slow market

Jul 25, 2026

The Asian acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene CFR China marker at $1,520/metric ton on July 22, up $20/mt week over week, considering higher indications heard and firmer feedstock costs. the ABS CFR Southeast Asia marker at $1,550/mt on July 22, up $5/mt week over week. Trades were heard to be slower during the week, regional market participants told, amid a softer buying appetite. “Quoted prices have increased, but transaction volumes remain limited,” a Northeast Asia-based producer said. “Customers are simply unwilling to accept the price increases,” he added. “It’s hard to trade now. Currently, rising costs and falling demand are completely at odds with each other,” a China-based trade source said. “Current sales performances are disappointing, and the market response to increasing offers has been negative”. According to calculations, the feedstock cost for ABS,...

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