Asian Butadiene: Holds steady amid thin trade, falling crude / PCS to shut butadiene unit in July / Synthetic rubber futures fall

Nov 05, 2026

Asian butadiene stable day over day at $1,880/metric ton CFR China and CFR Northeast Asia, and at $1,840/mt FOB Korea and FOB China on Nov. 4 amid thin discussions, while offers remained high and domestic butadiene prices in China were stable to firm. The East China ex- tank price of butadiene was assessed at 14,800 yuan/mt, or about $1,911/mt on an import parity basis, up 100 yuan/mt, while the December synthetic rubber futures contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell 195 yuan/mt to 16,370 yuan/mt. Despite tumbling upstream prices, price indications in the butadiene market were not heard decreasing, which market participants said was due to limited supply and support from China's domestic prices. January ICE Brent crude oil futures fell $2.49/b to $104.03/b at 0830 GMT in Asian trade....

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