Domestic boost hits S-SBR imports.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- HURLEY, MELISSA
- Source
- ICIS Chemical Business; 2/24/2018, Issue 5784, p18-18, 1p, 1 Chart
- Subject
- STYRENE-butadiene rubber
TIRE manufacturing
INDUSTRIAL capacity
INTERNATIONAL trade
PRICES
- Language
- ISSN
- 19375786
The article reports on the market condition of solution styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR) in the European Union (EU) as of February 2018. Topics include decline in S-SBR imports during 2017 due to large supply, decline in exports following increased demand for high performance tyres, expansion in Trinseo's capacity at its plant in Schkopau, Germany. EU imports for emulsion styrene butadiene rubber (E-SBR) increased in 2017 with a decline in exports.