Synthetic rubber prices show signs of easing

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

Over the four trading weeks to 12 Aug, EPDM and SBR prices each declined by 4.1%, to $3,620/tonne and $3,725/tonne respectively, according to ChemAnalyst’s latest figures.

Halobutyl rubber prices were a bit firmer over the same period, registering a decline of 2.5%, the firm’s ‘global chemical price monitor’ also indicated.

Bucking the softening trend, prices from nitrile rubber and butadiene rubber held about level between 15 July and 12 Aug.

*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.