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China AS FOB China, Caprolactam Price Today — FOB China caprolactam
Latest China AS FOB China, Caprolactam Price
The assessment range is an uncertainty interval around the CommodityScope midpoint and does not represent a quoted bid/offer spread or daily trading high/low. Range methodology
- Basis
- FOB China caprolactam
- Unit
- USD/mt
- Frequency
- Daily
- CS Series
- CS-FER-AS-FOB-CHN-CAP
- CommodityScope Indicative Assessment
- CS Series CS-FER-AS-FOB-CHN-CAP
- daily cadence · FOB China caprolactam · USD/mt
- Fertilizer Assessment Methodology v1.1
- View full Series Specification
The assessment represents the estimated prevailing market level for the defined basis and is not an executable quotation.
China AS FOB China, Caprolactam Price Chart
USD/mt · Calendar gaps are not interpolated.
Price Changes and Historical Range
Computed statistics are CommodityScope calculations from the series history.
Monthly China AS FOB China, Caprolactam Prices
Average, minimum and maximum of assessment midpoints in each calendar month. These are not the daily assessment range. Incomplete latest months are marked month to date.
| Month | Average mid | Min mid | Max mid | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Month to date | 210.50 | 202.50 | 214.00 | 5 |
Recent Daily Assessments
Latest CommodityScope daily assessments for the defined market basis. Low and high are the CommodityScope assessment range around each midpoint, not a bid/offer spread. Dates without an available assessment are omitted.
| Date | Low | High | Mid | Δ vs previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | 212.00 | 216.00 | 214.00 | +2.00 |
| 2026-10-22 | 210.00 | 214.00 | 212.00 | +0.50 |
| 2026-10-15 | 208.50 | 214.50 | 211.50 | +9.00 |
| 2026-10-08 | 199.50 | 205.50 | 202.50 | -10.00 |
| 2026-10-01 | 211.50 | 213.50 | 212.50 | — |
What This FOB China caprolactam Price Represents
This page tracks the daily as fob china, caprolactam on a FOB China caprolactam basis, quoted in USD/mt. Specification recorded: Platts Fertecon print. Separate from any Argus series and not an average of the two. The assessment date is the printed section date. The first stored print of that date stands. The unit stays as printed.. Figures are CommodityScope indicative assessments for the defined series basis. They are not a live quote.
Compare With
Each comparison states why the series are related and whether the latest values can be subtracted directly (same unit, currency and assessment date). Where they cannot, the values are shown side by side without a difference. The reasons below follow the product family and basis of each series.
Different latest assessment dates (29 Oct 2026 vs 3 Nov 2026).
| Series | Why compare | Latest | Difference (this − other) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonium Sulphate — China (Daily) FOB China · USD/mt · daily | Same product family (Ammonium Sulphate) on a different basis: FOB China caprolactam vs FOB China. The gap reflects location and delivery terms, not quality alone. | 215.00 3 Nov 2026 | not directly comparable |
| Ammonium Sulphate Compacted — Brazil CFR Brazil · USD/mt · daily | Same product family (Ammonium Sulphate) on a different basis: FOB China caprolactam vs CFR Brazil. The gap reflects location and delivery terms, not quality alone.
| 260.00 3 Nov 2026 | not directly comparable |
| Ammonium Sulphate Compacted — China FOB China · USD/mt · daily | Same product family (Ammonium Sulphate) on a different basis: FOB China caprolactam vs FOB China. The gap reflects location and delivery terms, not quality alone. | 232.50 3 Nov 2026 | not directly comparable |
| Ammonium Sulphate Granular — NWE FOB NWE · USD/mt · daily | Same product family (Ammonium Sulphate) on a different basis: FOB China caprolactam vs FOB NWE. The gap reflects location and delivery terms, not quality alone. | 399.00 3 Nov 2026 | not directly comparable |
Related AS FOB China, Caprolactam Prices
CommodityScope Assessment Basis
This is the CommodityScope series definition for the published midpoint and assessment range. Characteristics that are not part of this basis are not inferred.
- Product
- AS FOB China, Caprolactam
- Product quality
- Platts Fertecon print. Separate from any Argus series and not an average of the two. The assessment date is the printed section date. The first stored print of that date stands. The unit stays as printed.
- Location basis
- FOB China caprolactam
- Parcel basis
- Typical seaborne fertilizer cargo as transacted on the stated basis. CommodityScope does not fix a standard parcel tonnage.
- Delivery / loading period
- Not fixed in the published series basis.
- Assessment window
- CommodityScope daily assessment dated as of the published assessment date.
- Currency / unit
- USD/mt
- Normalization
- Inputs used for the midpoint and the assessment range are considered only after they can be expressed on this series basis and unit. Cross-unit values are not converted on the public site and are not mixed into this series.
Specification · stated in the assessment basis
- Platts Fertecon print. Separate from any Argus series and not an average of the two. The assessment date is the printed section date. The first stored print of that date stands. The unit stays as printed.
Basis: FOB China caprolactam
- FOB (free on board): the price covers the product loaded on the vessel at the named origin; sea freight and insurance to the destination are excluded, so FOB values from different loading areas are not delivered-cost equivalents.
Unit: USD/mt
- Most series are USD per metric tonne of product, not per tonne of nitrogen. NOLA barge series are USD per short ton (907.18 kg); Rouen and German inland series are EUR/mt. A series stays in its published unit: USD/mt, USD/st, EUR/mt, GBP/mt and CNY/mt are not converted into each other.
- FOB origin and CFR destination values are not interchangeable; the gap may reflect freight, insurance, location basis, parcel size and timing, not freight alone.
How to use this series, and what it is not for
How to use this series
- Follow FOB China export values and CFR destination values; compare per-unit-N with urea using the nutrient-value series.
What it is not suitable for
- Treating grades as interchangeable.
Product and market references
- ICC Incoterms® 2020 rules (FOB, CFR, CIF, FCA definitions) — Meaning of the delivery terms used in the basis column.
- CommodityScope Market Assessment Methodology
Assessment, assessment range and computed statistics: CommodityScope. The assessment range is an uncertainty interval around the midpoint, not a bid/offer spread. See the Fertilizer Assessment Methodology v1.1 for assessment basis, calculation principles and data policy.