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Acrylonitrile Market Weekly Outlook (September 14, 2026)

Published on 2026-09-14

I. Key Points

  1. Acrylonitrile industry capacity utilization has recovered to above 75%.
  2. Cost-side pressures persist.

Core Logic: Increased supply, weak demand, and strong costs.

II. Price Table

Product Region Sep 10 Sep 11 Change Rate
Acrylonitrile East China Port 10,750 10,950 1.86%
Shandong Market 10,400 10,700 2.88%
CFR South Asia 1,535 1,535 0.00%
Acrylic Fiber Staple Fiber 1.5D*38 15,975 15,975 0.00%
Top Wool 3D Regular 16,800 16,800 0.00%
Propylene Shandong Region 10,000 10,025 2.50%

Notes:

  1. Both acrylonitrile and propylene prices refer to National Standard Premium Grade products.
  2. The unit for Acrylonitrile CFR South Asia is USD/ton; all other prices are in RMB (CNY)/ton.
  3. Change rate refers to the week-on-week percentage change.
  4. Except for the Acrylonitrile Shandong Market price, which is a delivered spot cash tax-inclusive price, all other RMB prices are ex-warehouse spot cash tax-inclusive prices.

III. Data Table

Acrylonitrile Industry Data Sheet
Metric Sep 3 Sep 10 Change Rate This Week's Expectation
Acrylonitrile Weekly Operating Rate (%) 72.19 74.02 1.83%
Acrylonitrile Weekly Output (10k tons) 8.42 8.64 2.61%
Acrylonitrile Enterprise Inventory (10k tons) 4.0 4.65 16.25%
Acrylonitrile Profit (RMB/ton) -58 -1,155 -1891.38%

Notes:

  1. Capacity utilization rate reflects the ratio of production output to total capacity for manufacturing enterprises, indicating production levels.
  2. Factory inventory refers to the book inventory quantity of sample factories.

Comments

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  • Sarah Mitchell 2026-09-14 20:06
    Capacity utilization above 75% is misleading here. With inventories surging 16.25% and profits collapsing, the real risk is margin compression despite strong feedstock costs. I expect prices to soften as weak downstream ..
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