Chemicals Updates

Asian Butadiene: Stable amid weaker rubber futures / Under pressure amid rising supplies / No impact so far after tariff agreement

Aug 04, 2025

Asian butadiene was assessed stable day over day Aug. 1 amid bearish sentiment, in line with the persisting decline in rubber futures. the CFR China butadiene price benchmark stable day over day at $1,080/mt Aug. 1. From a week earlier, Asian butadiene was assessed stable to $30/mt lower. The Asian butadiene market made a downturn this week, dragged down by quickly falling rubber futures in China. On Aug. 1, September PBR futures fell Yuan 125/mt day over day to close at Yuan 11,455/mt, according to the data by Shanghai Futures Exchange. Spot butadiene supplies are also increasing. Two spot selling tenders were issued this week for H2 August loading on an FOB Southeast Asia basis. But the award level basis FOB SE Asia was reported to be relatively high at...

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