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Article: Butadiene Demand in Asia Pacific Region will Overcome the 50% Share of Global Total by 2015.
- Article from:
- China Weekly News
- Article date:
- October 20, 2009
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At present, the Global Butadiene Market is changing its shape and will be driven not only by demand for rubber but also for high impact polystyrene (HIPS).
Markets in developed regions are mature, however, the fact is outweighed by the emergence of major automotive production in developing economies.
Butadiene production facilities are shifting to Asia and regions like central Europe, thus, away from the US, western Europe and Japan. The North American market has weakened since the downstream demand in the auto, tyre replacement and electronics industries has moved to Asia.
Most butadiene goes into SBR and butadiene rubber (BR), but the ...