中国石化新闻网讯 据安迅思新闻新加坡11月1日消息，亚洲丙烯腈-丁二烯-苯乙烯(ABS)市场本周再次下跌，因为主要的中国市场需求持续低迷。

价格的下跌并未能恢复购买兴趣，因为买家们预期近期的价格会更低。

据安迅思收集的数据显示，亚洲ABS现货价格已经跌破1700美元/吨（CFR东北亚），而一些交易的价格甚至低于1600美元/吨（CFR东北亚）。

10月初，亚洲ABS现货价格为 1785美元/吨（CFR东北亚）左右。

随着今年10月中国第三季度出口制造旺季的结束，包括ABS在内的树脂需求逐渐减少。

美中贸易战的持续也抑制了市场参与者的情绪。

一位中国贸易商表示：“需求只是疲弱，因为买家们大多在观望。”

ABS树脂用于家电、玩具、消费类电子产品，并应用于汽车和建筑行业。

亚洲一些工厂在第四季度的停工检修和减产也未能提振市场人气。

销售方仍面临货物出库的压力，而买家则不愿承诺，特别是对较大批量的货物。

由于美中贸易战的影响，经济前景黯淡，促使终端用户采取谨慎态度，导致需求疲软，贸易放缓。

中国台湾的一家生产商表示：“市场前景尚不明朗，因此买家之间存在许多不确定性。”

同时，原料价格的下跌也对ABS价格产生了下行压力，特别是来自苯乙烯单体(SM)和丁二烯(BD)市场的压力。

一家东南亚的生产商表示：“最近主要原料SM价格的下跌，对ABS买家的信心产生了更大的影响。”

安迅思数据显示，10月31日亚洲SM价格较前一天下跌25美元/吨，降至1165美元/吨（CFR中国）。

唐绍红 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：Asia ABS slumps on poor demand, falling feedstock prices

Asia’s acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) market slumped again this week as poor demand persisted in the key Chinese market.

Lower prices failed to revive buying interest, with buyers expecting even lower prices in the near term.

Spot prices slipped below $1,700/tonne CFR (cost & freight) NE (northeast) Asia, while some deals were done at under $1,600/tonne CFR NE Asia, according to data collected by ICIS.

In early October, ABS prices were at around $1,785/tonne CFR NE Asia.

With the end of the third-quarter manufacturing-for-exports season in China in October, demand for resins, including ABS has tapered off.

The ongoing US-China trade war has also dampened sentiment among players in the market.

“Demand is just weak with buyers mostly on the sidelines,” a China-based trader said.

ABS resins are used for appliances, toys, consumer electronics, and have applications in the automotive and construction sectors.

Turnarounds and output reductions at some plants in Asia in the fourth quarter failed to boost sentiment.

Sellers remained under pressure to move cargoes, while buyers were hesitant to commit, especially to larger parcels.

Poor economic outlook as fallout from the US-China trade war prompted end-users to be cautious, resulting in soft demand and slower trade.

”Outlook is just unclear so there is a lot of uncertainties among buyers,” said a producer in Taiwan.

Meanwhile, poor performance in the feedstock segment also exerted downward pressure on ABS, particularly from the styrene monomer (SM) and butadiene (BD) markets.

“The recent fall in key feedstock SM numbers had a bigger impact on sentiment of ABS buyers,” a southeast Asia-based producer said.

On 31 October, SM prices fell $25/tonne from the previous day to $1,165/tonne CFR China, according to ICIS data.