Asian ABS: Prices rise on higher feedstock costs / Asian ABS marker rises $41/mt week over week / Producers to cut operation rates further: source / ICE December Brent futures at $105.65/b

Oct 17, 2026

the Asian acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene CFR China marker at $1,670/metric ton on Oct. 14, up $41/mt week over week, reflecting higher feedstock costs. Market participants said discussions remained thin due to limited supply driven by higher feedstock costs. “ABS faces big cost pressure, so ABS producers will further cut operation rates,” a Northeast Asia-based producer said. A Southeast Asia-based trader said demand is not expected to pick up at the end of the year. According to calculations, the feedstock cost for ABS, determined as the weighted average of feedstock styrene monomer, butadiene and acrylonitrile costs plus a fixed cost of $280/mt, was $1,776.15/mt on Oct. 14, up $46.35/mt from the previous week. Upstream, styrene monomer CFR China at $1,425/mt on Oct. 14, up $56/mt week over week. South Korean ABS producer Kumho...

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