From inflationary cost pressures and shifting energy strategies to regional capacity imbalances and unpredictable trade flows, macro and microeconomic forces are reshaping the Acrylonitrile (ACN) and C4 olefins markets like never before. Producers, traders, and downstream players alike are navigating a complex landscape marked by demand uncertainty, rationalization, and volatility in feedstock supply.
Now more than ever, it’s critical we come together to share insight, challenge assumptions, and explore how best to adapt and unlock value in this evolving reality. Join us at the Acrylonitrile & C4 Forum: The Industry Gathering in Tokyo, the only global event focused exclusively on these markets. With structural change accelerating, this forum provides a platform for strategic dialogue, market intelligence, and collaborative solutions that will shape what’s next. Seats are limited and complimentary.
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Ethane plays a pivotal role in global olefins production and cross-continental trade—but is often underrepresented in broader NGL or energy reports.
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Over the past three years, geopolitical tensions and shifting policy landscapes have reshaped oil supply, demand, and trade flows, effectively rewriting the rules of the game. In the near term, balancing supply-side dynamics ranging from OPEC+ decisions to US shale output and sanctioned producers against slowing demand growth in key markets will be increasingly challenging. Looking further ahead, the energy transition is proving to be anything but linear with the outlook becoming more fragmented. At the same time, rising demand for petrochemical feedstocks adds another layer of complexity, presenting both risks and opportunities for producers, refiners, and investors as they navigate this uncertain path forward.
Global olefins markets are undergoing a major transformation driven by shifting supply points, evolving feedstock strategies, and changing trade flows. Rationalizations in Europe, U.S. ethane cracker expansions, Middle East crude-to-chemicals projects, and Asia’s pivot to imported U.S. ethane reflect broader efforts to optimize production economics. At the same time, a wave of on-purpose capacity additions, particularly PDH and CTO, is reshaping Asia’s supply-demand balance and intensifying competition. Trade tensions and self-sufficiency strategies, especially in China, are adding complexity to market dynamics, raising uncertainty around future pricing and supply patterns across the region.
The landscape of acrylonitrile has changed irreversibly over the last several years. Producers in all regions have struggled to regain full production rates, and demand recovery remains muted. Each region has grappled with its own specific set of issues such as high costs in Europe, over-supply in Asia and the closure of key producers in the United States and Brazil. In this presentation we will dive into the issues industry is facing and what these mean for 2026 and beyond.
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The synthetic rubber market continues to face complex headwinds in 2025. While early expectations pointed to a post-pandemic recovery, reality has proven more uneven. Demand remains soft across several downstream sectors, especially automotive and construction, while regional production capacities are being reshaped by shifting trade policies and supply chain rebalancing. Recent tariff tensions, alongside broader geopolitical tensions, have further shifted trade flows and heightened market uncertainty. Feedstock volatility—especially in butadiene—adds additional pressure on margins. In this presnetation, we will look at market outlook for the primary synthetic rubber products such as SBR, PBR, NBR/NBL.
China has risen to be the worlds single largest producer of acrylonitrile in record time. The meteoric rise has not come without issues to both producers in China, and broader Asia. Supply overhang has pressured producer margins, but the additional supply has also created opportunities; China is now a major acrylonitrile producer. Similarly, ABS markets have experienced rapid growth and thinning margins. In this presentation we dive into the current state of these intertwined markets and how the future is expected to evolve.
The key demand driver for natural rubber is automotive and tire industry. However, the import tariff on vehicles and auto-parts by US and softening demand growth are challenges for natural rubber market. Furthermore, EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation) will be starting from end of this year, but not every natural rubber producing countries are prepared. We will look at natural rubber market outlook plus the developments to increase productivity, upcoming EUDR impact, and developments in natural rubber production from guayule.
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The petrochemical industry is undergoing seismic change, and the multi-year cyclical nature of business has been upended with prices, supply and trade swinging more rapidly than ever. To survive companies have been forced to adapt and the conventional approach to business is being reevaluated. Join us in a panel discussion to find out the strategies for future success by the leading petrochemical companies in Asia.
The petrochemical industry has been in survival mode in 2025, but does that mean sustainability has been forgotten? Certainly not! In this panel discussion with leading petrochemical companies, we delve into the key issues around sustainability initiatives and how these are evolving as companies seek to reduce their carbon footprint and meet their increasingly ambitious climate goals.
Textiles such as polyester, acrylic fiber and cotton play a key role in our daily lives. Competition in the textile markets is fierce and downstream retail sales have not met market expectations. Producer margins have been under the microscope and hopes of a recovery have been dashed by lacklustre demand, trade wars and generally poor retail performance. What would it take to spark a return to profitability and which textile is expected grow its market share in future?
Vice President, Asia Olefins and Derivatives Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS
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Read BioVice President, Olefins and Elastomers Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS
Read BioVice President, Global Olefins & Derivatives Team Lead Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS
Read BioExecutive Director, Global Acrylonitrile Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS
Read BioSr. Research Analyst Global Olefins Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS
Read BioExecutive Director, Asia C4 & Elastomers Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS
Read BioPrincipal Research Analyst, China Olefins & Acrylonitrile Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS
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Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides stakeholders in the global chemical industry with next-generation analytics, deep insights, future outlooks and price discovery to improve operational efficiency. The company offers short- and long-term market coverage for more than 200 core building-block chemicals via Market Advisory Services (MAS), World Analysis (WA), Circular Plastics Service, Chemical Advisory Service and educational and networking conferences such as World Chemical Forum.