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2026 Week33 Rubber Material Price in china
for rubber and tire industry
DH MKT TEAM
8/17/20261 min read
2026 Week 33 Price Commentary
Last week, butadiene rebounded due to short-term supply tightening, dragging up SBR and BR in tandem. This was a cost-driven rise driven by short-term inventory shortages. However, the off-season for downstream tire production remained unchanged, and end-users maintained a cautious purchasing attitude. The sustainability of the synthetic rubber market's upward trend is highly dependent on butadiene port inventory and the continuation of plant maintenance.
Butadiene, 10336 =>11000
Polybutadiene rubber (PBR BR9000), 12960 =>13360
NdBR 9106, 21900 =>21500
ESBR 1712, 11300 =>11560
SSBR 2564S, 10560 =>10500
Butyl rubber (BB2030), 34500 no change.
Meanwhile, natural rubber fluctuated with a slightly stronger bias, relying on port inventory reduction and weather conditions in producing areas to hold its bottom, while also benefiting from the boost in sector sentiment brought about by the surge in synthetic rubber prices. However, it is currently in a Southeast Asian production increase cycle, and the off-season for downstream tire production remains unchanged, lacking an independent upward trend logic. Its performance was significantly weaker than the butadiene industry chain, and it was a passive follow-the-trend market.
SVR3L, 17780 =>17980
STR20 MIX, 16596 =>16876