Synthetic rubber prices show signs of easing

London – Synthetic rubber prices* generally remained flat during the trading week ended 16 Sept, with the exception of EPDM rubber which saw a 2.2% decline week-on-week.

According to ChemAnalyst data, compiled exclusively for ERJ, prices of nitrile rubber, polybutadiene rubber and butadiene remained almost unchanged during the week.

Styrene-butadiene rubber fell marginally while halobutyl rubber made the largest gain during the week with a slight improvement of 0.4% week-on-week.

*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