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Summary
Acrylonitrile is the primary raw material for PAN (Hexcel). At the Piedmont, SC plant, acrylonitrile is dissolved in DMSO and spun (entry). Teijin’s Greenwood plant imports PAN from Japan. ORNL’s CFTF tests lignin, pitch and polyolefin precursors (entry).
Gaps
Acrylonitrile suppliers, prices, and lignin/polyolefin commercialization status were not found.
Sources
- Hexcel 10-K — acrylonitrile
- Greenville Business Magazine — DMSO
- ORNL — precursors