Acrylonitrile Price Chart & Market Analysis 2026

Acrylonitrile Price Information

Newest Price 1,617.22

Price Date 20260911

Day's Change +20.22

Day's Range 1,617.22 - 1,637.44

Month's Change +115.61

Month's Range 1,668.46 - 1,784.07

Year's Change +323.44

Year's Range 1,494.65 - 1,171.21

Opinions

Why is acrylonitrile price spread widening despite falling crude oil?

The spread widening is real, but sustainability depends on ABS demand recovery. AN's largest downstream, ABS resin, faces its own cost squeeze—styrene fell while butadiene stayed flat, creating a tug-of-war. Watch July ABS inventory drawdowns below 210,000 mt as a leading indicator for AN price support.

How will Japanese acrylonitrile plant closures reshape global supply?

Buyers should reassess contract terms with Japanese suppliers now. The four-year transition period Asahi announced is generous, but downstream ABS and acrylic fiber producers need to qualify alternative sources well before 2030. Korean and Chinese grades may require re-certification for carbon fiber precursor applications, where purity specs are stringent.

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Overview

Acrylonitrile (CAS 107-13-1) is a colourless, volatile liquid with the formula C3H3N, soluble in water, and a key industrial monomer derived from propylene ammoxidation.

Carbon fiber: serves as the essential precursor for polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fiber, where raw-material purity directly determines final fiber strength and modulus.
ABS/SAN resins: copolymerised with butadiene and styrene to produce ABS, with acrylonitrile content (typically 20–30%) governing chemical resistance and tensile strength.
Acrylic fibers: polymerised into nitrile-based fibres for textiles, including UV-protective and moisture-wicking fabrics.
Other: used in nitrile rubber, adiponitrile, and specialty chemicals.

China has scaled up acrylonitrile technology from catch-up to global leadership, highlighted by the world's largest single-train 400,000 t/y unit at Zhenhai Refining, operating stably since 2025. Domestic capacity is concentrated among large producers, with feedstock via propylene ammoxidation and MTO/PDH routes; output largely serves domestic downstream ABS and carbon-fiber demand.

Key domestic producers:
Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute / Zhenhai Refining – world-scale low-carbon technology.
Sierbang Petrochemical (Eastern Shenghong) – largest domestic capacity, integrated with MTO/PDH feedstock.
Jilin Petrochemical (PetroChina) – major producer supplying acrylic-fiber feedstock.

Properties

Name

Acrylonitrile

2-Propenenitrile

Acritet

ACRYLIC ACID NITRILE

Acrylnitril

CAS Number

107-13-1

EINECS No.

203-466-5

Risk Codes

S53;S9;S16;S45;S61;S36/37

Safety Description

R45;R11;R23/24/25;R37/38;R41;R43;R51/53;R39/23/24/25;R62;R63

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Why is acrylonitrile price spread widening despite falling crude oil?

How will Japanese acrylonitrile plant closures reshape global supply?

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