SBR capacity in China analysed

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- China is increasing capacity for styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). As a result, imports of SBR into China in the first four months of 2011 fell by 26 percent in comparison with the same period in 2010.

According to a report from China Petrochemical News published on the website of China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) China's current SBR capacity of 1050 ktons / year will increase by around 450,000 tons / year by the end of 2011. Current domestic demand 1000 million tons.

New SBR production capacity in China, including Hangzhou, Zhejiang Chen Rubber Co., Ltd. which opened a 50,000 tons / year SBR plant in November 2010; Petroleum Rubber Co., Ltd. opened a 100,000 ton/year plant at Tianjin Port in March this year.

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News story from China Petrochemical News on CRIA website (Chinese language)

Above story Auto-translated into English