Climbing natural rubber price increases global butadiene demand

摘要

Climbing natural rubber prices, and the resulting increase in synthetic rubber, is putting a squeeze on the global butadiene market, sources said during the past week.The issue begins in Asia, a US source said last week, but spreads into Europe - where SBR producers are clamoring for butadiene - and then trickles down to the US market, where buyers are not seeing enough imports from Europe.