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 […]
ICIS offers trusted and reliable market intelligence for those buying or selling Propylene or related products in the global Propylene market. Our reporters across Asia, Europe and the US keep in touch with local markets, bringing you price assessments, in-depth news and analysis which you can rely on to guide you in your commercial decisions. […]
Caustic soda, with its co-product chlorine, is produced via an electrolysis of brine, in the ratio of one part chlorine to 1.1 parts caustic soda. Chlor-alkali products can be manufactured using one of three processes – mercury, diaphragm and membrane, with the industry moving towards the membrane process. Typically chlor-alkali manufacturers use a proportion of […]
Benzene is used primarily as a raw material in the synthesis of styrene (polystyrene plastics and synthetic rubber), phenol (phenolic resins), cyclohexane (nylon), aniline, maleic anhydride (polyester resins), alkylbenzenes (detergents) and chlorobenzenes. It is used as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of ethylbenzene, cumene, nitrobenzene, anthraquinone, benzene hexachloride, benzene sulphonic acid, biphenyl, hydroquinone and […]
The ICIS Benzene reports are covered globally in real time, with daily and weekly coverage available from this volatile and dynamic market In Asia, weekly spot prices are covered in Korea, NE Asia and SE Asia and monthly contract prices on a CFR Asia basis In Europe, price quotes are a mixture of spot numbers, […]