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Butyl rubber prices trend higher amid tight supply

Shandong (JLC), October 20, 2026—China Butyl rubber prices are rising on geopolitical supply disruptions, SIBUR’s September hike and tight spot supply. During periods of supply contraction, prices ten

10-20-2026 16:55:41

China’s SBS unit operating rate decreases in Sep

Shandong (JLC), October 20, 2026--In September, the operating rate of SBS producers was 40.69%, down 11.18% month on month and 26.24% year on year.

10-20-2026 16:48:54

Polybutadiene prices to move sideways in Oct

Shandong (JLC), October 16, 2026--Polybutadiene prices are expected to move sideways in October.

10-16-2026 16:05:00

Polybutadiene operating rate decreases in Sep

Shandong (JLC), October 14, 2026--In September, the operating rate of China's polybutadiene units was 63.16%, down by 16.83 percentage points month on month.

10-14-2026 16:58:42

EPDM prices to rise first and then fall in Oct

Shandong (JLC), October 14, 2026--China’s EPDM prices are expected to rise first and then fall in October, following a slight rebound in September, as high feedstock costs support offers

10-14-2026 16:02:14

Natural latex prices rise on multiple bullish factors

Shandong (JLC), October 13, 2026—Global latex is in the traditional output expansion period, whereas persistent rainfall both domestically and internationally continues to hamper tapping process, slow

10-13-2026 17:14:35

Aug SBR Import & Export Analysis

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2026--In August 2026, China’s SBR imports fell by 27.09% year on year, while exports declined by 4.63% year on year.

09-24-2026 16:29:37

China SBS prices to fall in Q4

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2026 – China’s SBS prices may fall in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2026, mainly owing to expectations of an increase in supply, a decrease in production costs and limited i

09-24-2026 11:24:40

Analysis on the impact of interest rate hikes on natural rubber market

Shandong (JLC), September 21, 2026—Amid expectations of interest rate hikes, natural rubber futures retreated in mid-September firstly, while with the interest rate hike in place, the bearish factors

09-21-2026 17:10:45

Fed’s rate hike exerts bearish pressure on butyl rubber market

Shandong (JLC), September 18, 2026—The US Federal Reserve (the Fed) concluded its two-day monetary policy meeting on September 16 and announced a 25-basis-point increase in the federal funds rate targ

09-20-2026 17:00:00

Scrap tire market higher in early Sep, but faces downward pressure

Shandong (JLC), September 15, 2026—As of September 15, the scrap tire price overall showed a rise followed by a decline. Prices of various products moved noticeably higher, while downward pressure gra

09-17-2026 17:20:52

China’s SBS unit operating rate rises in Aug

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026--In August, the operating rate of SBS producers was 51.87%, up 8.75% month on month but down 17.25% year on year.

09-16-2026 15:53:23

China's EPDM prices to rebound slightly on higher cost, tight supply

Shandong (JLC), September 11, 2026--China's EPDM prices are expected to rebound only slightly in September on firmer costs and selective supply tightness, with ample inventories and imports capping th

09-11-2026 16:57:23

China carbon black prices surge on cost-side support

Shandong (JLC), September 10, 2026—China’s carbon black prices surged in early September, supported mainly by cost-side strength from high-temperature coal tar.

09-10-2026 17:17:10

Natural rubber market hot topics Q&A

Shandong (JLC), September 10, 2026—Natural rubber market has been increasing strongly recently, what are the driving factors and can this trend persist? Here are some questions and answers:

09-10-2026 17:01:19

China NBR latex prices rise in Aug on rising costs

Shandong (JLC), September 10, 2026--China's NBR latex prices rose in August amid strong cost support, while downstream demand remained limited to rigid purchases.

09-10-2026 11:00:00

Polybutadiene prices to rise after falling in Sep

Shandong (JLC), September 9, 2026--Polybutadiene prices are expected to rise after falling in September due to tight supply and healthy demand.

09-09-2026 14:25:04

Polybutadiene operating rate rises in Aug

Shandong (JLC), September 8, 2026--In August, the operating rate of China's polybutadiene units was 79.99%, up by 0.57 percentage points month on month.

09-08-2026 15:22:05

Dark-colored rubber prices in Qingdao strengthen in August

Shandong (JLC), August 26, 2026—Imported natural rubber market in Qingdao fluctuated upwards in August. As of August 24, near-port and spot offers of STR20 in Qingdao were pegged at $2,345–2,350/mt, r

08-26-2026 11:22:39

China SBS prices rise slowly

Shandong (JLC), August 26, 2026 – China SBS prices rose slowly from August 1 to August 24, mainly supported by rising costs, despite an increase in SBS supply and limited improvement in demand.

08-26-2026 09:22:51

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