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Indicative price brief for Styrene Butadiene Rubber - Asia. Methodology: trade publications, broker reports, and industry sources reviewed by Nexchem. This is directional intelligence, not a regulated benchmark assessment.
CFR Asia SBR 1502 and 1712 oil extended styrene butadiene rubber pricing. Butadiene and styrene feedstock dual cost impact, ZEON and LG Chem capacity tracker, Asian tyre OEM and replacement demand, EV tyre high-silica compound specification, and 3-scenario price outlook. Published monthly.
Asian SBR pricing is up 7.0% year on year driven by simultaneous butadiene and styrene feedstock cost increases - both monomers are elevated by Hormuz-related naphtha cracker cost increases and Middle Eastern supply disruption, making SBR the synthetic rubber where the Hormuz feedstock cost impact is most directly visible as both its primary inputs are simultaneously affected.
Asian SBR supply is produced at emulsion SBR plants in South Korea - ZEON Corporation at Ulsan with approximately 240 KT per year and LG Chem at Yeosu with approximately 180 KT per year - Japan, Taiwan, and Chinese domestic producers. Chinese domestic SBR capacity at approximately 2.8 million MT per year from Sinopec, CNOOC, and Jinzhou Petrochemical significantly exceeds Chinese domestic demand of approximately 1.8 million MT per year, creating periodic export pressure on CFR Asia pricing that caps the upside from feedstock cost increases. The structural SBR oversupply from Chinese capacity is the primary reason SBR pricing has not increased more than the feedstock cost increase would suggest. Demand for Styrene Butadiene Rubber in Asia is structured across multiple end-use segments with differentiated price sensitivity, from commodity polymer and rubber applications to specialty chemical intermediates where performance requirements limit substitution and create defensible pricing above commodity benchmarks. Butadiene and Styrene Both Rising from Hormuz Chain - SBR production requires approximately 0.70 MT butadiene and 0.25 MT styrene per MT SBR. With butadiene CFR Asia up USD 140 per metric tonne and styrene CFR Asia up USD 98 per metric tonne year on year, combined feedstock cos. In the current 2026 supply and demand environment, Styrene Butadiene Rubber pricing in Asia reflects both structural market conditions and active geopolitical supply chain disruption.
The IMF confirmed in March 2026 that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz had disrupted approximately 20% of global seaborne oil and LNG supply. For CFR Asia SBR, the Hormuz disruption affects pricing through both primary feedstocks simultaneously - butadiene from naphtha cracker C4 co-product streams where elevated naphtha costs reduce cracker margins and affect operating rates, and styrene from benzene-ethylene alkylation where Middle Eastern benzene import disruption elevates the benzene feedstock cost chain. SBR is one of the few synthetic rubber products where both primary monomers are simultaneously elevated by the same geopolitical event through two distinct feedstock chains. SBR Grade Mix Shift - EV tyres increasingly specify high-silica SBR compounds for rolling resistance reduction mandated by EU and China tyre labelling regulations for EV range optimisation. High-silica compatible SBR g.
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The IMF confirmed in March 2026 that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz had disrupted approximately 20% of global seaborne oil and LNG supply. For CFR Asia SBR, the Hormuz disruption affects pricing through both primary feedstocks simultaneously - butadiene from naphtha cracker C4 co-product streams where elevated naphtha costs reduce cracker margins and affect operating rates, and styrene from benzene-ethylene alkylation where Middle Eastern benzene import disruption elevates the benzene feedstock cost chain. SBR is one of the few synthetic rubber products where both primary monomers are simultaneously elevated by the same geopolitical event through two distinct feedstock chains.
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