PODCAST: Europe ABS, ACN market stability expected to continue despite uncertainties

LONDON (ICIS)–Maritime security issues along the Red Sea and geopolitics-led macroeconomic challenges dominated supply-demand dynamics within the European acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and acrylonitrile (ACN) markets in the first half of 2024.

In this latest podcast, Europe ABS report editor Stephanie Wix and her counterpart on the Europe ACN report, Nazif Nazmul, share the latest developments and expectations for what lies ahead.

• Macroeconomic challenges continue to constrain ABS and ACN demand
• Europe-origin ABS partly supported by imports suffering from logistical issues
• Cautious optimism surrounds 2025 demand outlook despite geopolitical uncertainty

ABS is the largest-volume engineering thermoplastic resin and is used in automobiles, electronics and recreational products.

ACN is used in the production of synthetic fibres for clothing and home furnishings, engineering plastics and elastomers.

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