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2026 Week37 Rubber Material Price in china
for rubber and tire industry
DH MKT TEAM
9/14/20261 min read
2026 Week 37 Price Commentary
As seen in previous weeks, last week's trend was similar, driven by costs. Influenced by the Iran/Strait of Hormuz situation, butadiene prices surged last week.
Butadiene fluctuated at a high level last week. Many domestic cracking units have been overhauled, the port inventory is low, the arrival of foreign plates is limited, and the supply is tight to support the price; However, high prices continue to squeeze the profits of downstream cis-butadiene and styrene-butadiene, and tire and rubber products enterprises resist high prices, only need small orders to purchase, and the willingness to chase up is weak, and the market is weak.
Synthetic rubber oscillates strongly with raw material butadiene. The rising cost of raw materials brings support, and its own inventory is low and the quotation is firm; However, the tire terminal order was less than expected, and some synthetic rubber devices were passively reduced under the processing loss, and the cost was not smoothly transmitted downward.
Natural rubber oscillates in the interval. Southeast Asian production areas gradually entered the cycle of increasing production, but rainfall disturbance+expected reduction of production brought emotional support; Domestic Qingdao stocks are still under pressure, and the tires started to repair slightly, but the overall situation is weak.
Butadiene, 14230 =>14948
Polybutadiene rubber (PBR BR9000), 14970 => 15640
NdBR 9106, 22400 => 22500
ESBR 1712, 12740 => 13380
SSBR 2564S, 11800 => 12280
Butyl rubber (BB2030), 34500 no change.
SVR3L, 18560 =>19210
STR20 MIX, 17732 => 18490