Acrylonitrile: Production
Why a Chinese glut is closing plants elsewhere
What this tab covers Who makes it and how much: world capacity and output, utilisation, the top producing countries and companies globally and in India, concentration, new capacity coming, and each region's position.| Measure | Figure | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| World capacity | about 9-10 Mt a year (2025, indicative) | indicative (basis: industry estimates; US about 1.6 Mt before 2025 mothballing, ResourceWise) | |
| World output | about 7 Mt (2025, indicative) | indicative | |
| Capacity utilisation | about 70-75% (indicative) | Oversupply from Chinese additions since May 2025 pushed prices down; plants closed in Thailand (PTTAC 200 kt, Oct 2024) and were mothballed in the US (Cornerstone Waggaman 370 kt, June 2025). | Alchempro Q1 2026; ResourceWise 2025 |
| Concentration | not published | INEOS is generally cited as the largest single producer; China's capacity is spread across Sinopec, Jiangsu Sailboat, Zhejiang Petrochemical and others. | indicative |
| New capacity | about 2.70 Mt in Asia (China 2.44 Mt, Korea 0.26 Mt) and 0.73 Mt in the Middle East by 2030 | Zhejiang Petrochemical Daishan 2 (0.66 Mt, 2025); TL Chemical Ulsan (0.26 Mt, 2025); INEOS Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia (0.43 Mt, 2027); SASA Yumurtalik, Turkey (0.30 Mt, 2028). Closures offset part: PTTAC 200 kt (2024), Cornerstone 370 kt (2025). | GlobalData via Offshore Technology; ResourceWise 2025 |
Top producing countries
- China: largest producer and consumer; about half of world capacity (indicative)
- United States: about 1.63 Mt before Cornerstone's 370 kt mothballing (2025)
- South Korea: TL Chemical Ulsan 0.26 Mt added in 2025; Tongsuh (Asahi Kasei) (indicative)
- Japan: Asahi Kasei, Mitsubishi Chemical (indicative)
- Taiwan: Formosa Plastics, CPDC (indicative)
- Western Europe: INEOS Cologne (indicative)
Largest producers: global
| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INEOS Nitriles US Gulf, Ohio and Cologne plants (indicative); 0.43 Mt Al-Jubail plant due 2027 | UK | not published | 2025 | GlobalData via Offshore Technology (Al-Jubail project) |
| Sinopec (incl. SECCO JV) not published | China | not published | 2025 | not published here |
| Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical | China | 0.26 Mt per line (No. 4 started Dec 2023; No. 3 shut) | 2024 | ResourceWise 2025 |
| Zhejiang Petrochemical new plant capacity only | China | 0.66 Mt (Daishan Plant 2) | 2025 | GlobalData via Offshore Technology |
| Asahi Kasei exited Thai PTTAC JV (200 kt) in 2024 | Japan | not published | 2025 | ResourceWise 2025 |
| TL Chemical (Taekwang) | South Korea | 0.26 Mt (Ulsan plant) | 2025 | GlobalData via Offshore Technology |
| Formosa Plastics not published | Taiwan | not published | 2025 | not published here |
| Cornerstone Chemical mothballed citing structural oversupply | US | 0.37 Mt (Waggaman, mothballed June 2025) | 2025 | ResourceWise 2025 |
Largest producers: India
| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance Industries (Vadodara, ex-IPCL) no recorded output since at least 2016-17; India has no operating producer | India | 0.024 Mt ACN capacity | 2026 | Indianpetrochem ACN report 2026 |
India has no operating ACN producer and imports almost all of its needs. Demand grew about 4.2% a year from 2017-18 to 2025-26. Main users are acrylic fibre makers, ABS producers, NBR (Apcotex) and acrylamide makers (indicative).
Position by region
| Region | Position |
|---|---|
| US | Exports nearly halved from 239 kt (2023) to 127 kt (2024); Cornerstone mothballed 370 kt; INEOS Styrolution's Addyston ABS closure cut domestic demand by about 34 ktpa. |
| EU | INEOS Cologne; high energy costs; import competition (indicative). |
| India | Fully import-dependent; prices at Kandla run about $0.13/kg above CFR South Asia (Jan 2025). |
| China | Driving both capacity and oversupply; FOB China $1.01/kg (Feb 2026). |
| Japan | Asahi Kasei and Mitsubishi Chemical; restructuring (indicative). |
| Middle East | New INEOS plant at Al-Jubail (2027) aimed at Asia and India. |