Synthetic rubber prices ease back from recent highs

London – Synthetic rubber prices* have dropped back from the highs seen over the last few months, ChemAnalyst data, compiled exclusively for ERJ, shows. (Click on table to enlarge)

Over the trading week ended 26 Aug, EPDM, nitrile and butadiene prices declined by around 4% compared to the previous week.

However, styrene-butadiene rubber markets appeared steadier: posting a 0.4% fall in pricing compared to the previous week.

Meanwhile, prices from butadiene monomer continued to show incremental growth, registering a 1.3% increase compared to the prior-week level.

*Synthetic rubber prices compiled exclusively for ERJ:
EPDM medium diene FOB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Halobutyl rubber BIIS CFR, Hamburg, Germany
Styrene butadiene rubber 1502 FD Wuppertal, Germany
Nitrile butadiene rubber 18-40% CFR, Hamburg, Germany
Polybutadiene rubber FOB, Hamburg, Germany.
Butadiene FD Hamburg