Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

London – Synthetic rubber pricing* remained subdued over the trading week ended 15 Dec, with some commodities showings signs of stabilisation week-on-week.

Nitrile rubber, however, continued on a downward track – showing the biggest week-on-week reverse – while prices for EPDM, halobutyl and polybutadiene rubbers also fell.

Styrene butadiene rubber, fluoroelastomers and butadiene monomer remained flat week-on-week, according to data collected by ChemAnalyst. 

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*The compiled figures are from the following specific trading-points monitored by ChemAnalyst and may not be reflective of broader market trends:

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.

Fluoroelastomers MV (25-61) FD Hamburg

Butadiene FD Hamburg