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2026 Week38 Rubber Material Price in china
for rubber and tire industry
DH MKT TEAM
9/22/20261 min read
2026 Week 38 Price Commentary
Last week, rubbertech 2026 exhibition was held in Shanghai, and industry information was better exchanged. On the whole, the whole tire industry is facing serious cost pressure. Almost all raw materials have increased in price. Natural rubber has increased by about 20% compared with the beginning of the year, synthetic rubber by about 20-30%, and carbon black has also increased significantly recently. There are even rumors that some tire companies have tight cash flow and are almost bankrupt. Besides the price increase of raw materials, it also faces the pressure of rising logistics costs and exchange rate risks. Therefore, the industry expects the overall price increase of tires in October, including PCR, TBR and OTR.
Specific to the details of last week, due to the fall of crude oil and butadiene, synthetic rubber was slightly lowered. Natural rubber has also been slightly adjusted. Due to the sharp price increase of carbon black and the approaching Mid-Autumn Festival, the operating rate of some downstream tire enterprises is not high.
Butadiene, 14948 => 14045
Polybutadiene rubber (PBR BR9000), 15640 => 15200
NdBR 9106, 22500 no change.
ESBR 1712, 13380 => 13133
SSBR 2564S, 12280 => 12900
Butyl rubber (BB2030), 34500 no change.
SVR3L, 19210 => 18958
STR20 MIX, 18490 => 17946
CB N660, 10360 => 11600