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See monthly Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene prices in 5 locations: United States, South America, Europe, South Asia & Oceania, China, Middle East, Africa. Also check Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene price history since 2007 and forecasts. The chart below is a sample of Intratec Primary Commodity Prices - subscribe now and gain access to current prices of 237 commodities, including Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.
Data Legend. The Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 7 locations, as follows:
- US: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, United States, transaction, fob
- SAM: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, South America, transaction, cif, Brazil
- EUR: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, Europe, transaction, fob, Belgium
- SEA: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, South Asia & Oceania, transaction, cif, Thailand
- CN: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, China, transaction, cif
- MDE: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, Middle East, transaction, fob, Saudi Arabia
- AFR: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, Africa, transaction, cif, South Africa
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Price Dynamics. The Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene price in United States increased during November 2018 to 2,890 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight rise of 3% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene prices in United States increased significantly by 12%. Meanwhile, in Belgium, the average price of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene amounted to 1,830 USD per metric ton, from 1,880 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene price in Belgium is 6% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene in China declined slightly throughout November 2018, reaching 1,810 USD per metric ton. The price in China is 4% lower than the average price in the previous month and 10% lower than the average price one year before. In contrast, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene prices in Thailand decreased modestly during November 2018, reaching 2,240 USD per metric ton, which means a decline of 0.4% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 4% from the previous year’s price.
The Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene prices in Saudi Arabia experienced a decline of 130 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 1,830 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Saudi Arabia meant a decrease of 7% on a monthly basis and a decrease of 10% on a yearly basis. On the other hand, in November 2018, the Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene price in Brazil witnessed a decline of 70 USD per metric ton when compared against the previous month's price, to 2,130 USD per metric ton. The November 2018 price in Brazil is 6% higher than the price one year before.
In South Africa, the average price of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene was 2,150 USD per metric ton on November 2018 – a sharp decrease of 250 USD per metric ton, or 10%, compared with the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, the Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene price in South Africa is 11% higher than the price one year before.
About Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (a.k.a. ABS) is the largest selling engineering thermoplastic worldwide. ABS consists of a family of polybutadiene resin grafted with acrylonitrile and styrene. Property advantages from this polymer includes good processability, chemical resistance and thoughness. These properties can be optimized by adjusting the ratio of the three monomers which allows for incredible versatility to meet product requirements. While the polymer components coexist as two separate phases, ABS actually represents one of the industrially most important thermoplastic two-phase systems with an amorphous structure.
Emulsion polymerization, bulk polymerization, or a combination of processes can be used for the production of ABS on a commercial scale. In all manufacturing processes, styrene and acrylonitrile monomers polymerize in the presence of an elastomer (usually polybutadiene or a butadiene copolymer), yielding a particulate rubber dispersed in a thermoplastic matrix of styrene and acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN). In general, the rubber phase confers toughness, the styrene content confers rigidity and processability, and the acrylonitrile phase confers chemical resistance to the polymer. As a matter of fact, according to the intended end use, ABS properties can be tailored by alterations in its structural and compositional parameters.
When it comes to storage and transportation, polyethylene sacks, big bags and silo containers can be used for ABS pellets and powders. The pellets must be kept away from heat, sparks, flame and sunlight. On the other hand, ABS powders, which are used as additives for other plastics, must be stored and transported in explosion-proof systems because of their ready oxidizability and large specific surface area.
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymers can be produced by emulsion polymerization, bulk polymerization, or combined processes, using acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene monomers. In this context, different ABS manufacturing routes are mainly related to different sources of those monomers. Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene are listed below.
- Substrate of polybutadiene + acrylonitrile + styrene (emulsion polymerization),
- Substrate of polybutadiene + acrylonitrile + styrene (mass polymerization)
The uses and applications of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene are high-impact; medium-impact; low-impact; molding grade; and extrusion grade.
