TOPIC PAGE: Coronavirus, oil price crash – impact on chemicals

摘要

China’s styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) imports have slowed ahead of the country’s long holiday in October, while demand for November cargoes may wane amid an unclear outlook. Amid higher SBR offers, downstream tyre makers in the country are likely to hold back their November purchases as there could be a potential downside to prices from new BD supply, market sources said.