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CEH Report :   Table of Contents   Summary Introduction Manufacturing Processes Ethylene Coproduction Dehydrogenation Houdry Process for Dehydrogenation of n-Butane Oxidative Dehydrogenation of n-Butenes Ethanol-Based Production Other Processes Butadiene Extraction Processes Environmental Issues Supply and Demand by Region United States Producing Companies Production Consumption Elastomers Styrene-butadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polychloroprene (neoprene) rubber Nitrile rubber Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer Latexes Adiponitrile/Hexamethylenediamine Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Resins Other Polymers Styrenic block copolymers Methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene resins K-Resin@ Specialty polybutadiene polymers Nitrile barrier resins Other Uses Ethylidene norbornene 1,5,9-Cyclododecatriene 1,4 Hexadiene Sulfolane Tetrahydrophthalic anhydride Other Price Trade Canada Producing Companies Production Consumption Trade Mexico Producing Companies Consumption Trade Central and South America Producing Companies Consumption Trade Western Europe Producing Companies Production Consumption Price Trade Central And Eastern Europe Producing Companies Consumption Trade Africa and Middle East Producing Companies Consumption Trade Japan Producing Companies Production Consumption Price Trade China Producing Companies Consumption Trade Other Asia Producing Companies Consumption Trade Oceania Producing Companies Appendix I: Standard Specifications for Butadiene Appendix II: Historical U.S. Capacity by Producer       Butadiene       Sean Davis   Published December 2006   CEH Home   |     View Report   |     Purchase               Abstract       World capacity for butadiene grew 3% per year between 2000 and 2005. During this period, most of the capacity buildup occurred in Asia and the Middle East. Asia, including Japan, China, the Republic of Korea and other East Asian countries, is now the largest butadiene producing region in the world, accounting for 37% of total world capacity. From 2006 to 2011, world butadiene capacity is expected to increase at an average rate of about 2% per year. Ten companies account for 51% of world capacity for butadiene, as shown in the following pie chart: Most of the current leading producers are not expected to add capacity in the near future. Instead, most capacity will be added by producers in China, the Middle East and other Asian countries. The largest single use for butadiene is in the production of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), which is used principally in the manufacture of tires. It is also used in common plastics such as telephones and carpet backing and rubber materials such as nitrile rubber hoses, footwear and neoprene wet suits. The Asian butadiene market has burgeoned into the largest in the world. Over the past decade, strong demand for final goods (primarily in China) has led to rapid expansion requiring a surge of imports into the region. Rising feedstock costs caused prices to spike in early 2004 and intermittent equipment failure and maintenance scheduling continued to keep prices high through 2006. World butadiene consumption was estimated at just over 10 million metric tons in 2006. From 2006 to 2011, world butadiene consumption is expected to grow at an average rate of about 2% per year. The largest growth in the world is occurring in China and Other East Asia with growth rates of 10% and 3.3%, respectively. Elastomer production represents roughly 50–70% of butadiene consumption in North America and Western Europe and over 90% in Japan. Demand for butadiene in tires depends on a variety of factors, including vehicle production, tire design and price of competitive elastomers, including natural rubber. Large growth potential lies in areas that currently have small or developing downstream industries, such as Asia, the Middle East and South America.

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