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Styrene Butadiene Rubber Price in China Rises 4.0% to USD 2,413/tonne

Styrene butadiene rubber in China reached USD 2,413/tonne on 2026-10-02, up 44.6% over the year, according to Claight market monitoring.

Published 2026-10-04 · market: China

Styrene butadiene rubber in China was quoted at USD 2,413/tonne on 2026-10-02, a gain of 4.0% from USD 2,319/tonne on 2026-09-25. The price is up 6.2% over the month from USD 2,271/tonne on 2026-09-02 and up 32.0% over the quarter from USD 1,827/tonne on 2026-07-03. Year on year, the commodity has risen 44.6% from USD 1,668/tonne on 2025-10-02.

The 52-week high stands at USD 2,647/tonne on 2026-04-07 and the 52-week low at USD 1,489/tonne on 2025-11-06.

Supply-side changes in China accompanied the move. Claight market monitoring shows that Yangzi Petrochemical resumed operations at its 100,000-tonne/year SBR unit on September 2, 2026. Claight market monitoring also shows that PetroChina East China Sales Company raised emulsion-polymerized SBR prices by 200 RMB/tonne on September 3, 2026.

Claight market monitoring further shows that Shenhua Chemical reduced its SBR facility operating rate to 60% on August 24, 2026, and that Zhejiang Weitai Rubber shut down its 100,000-ton/year SBR unit for maintenance on August 27, 2026.

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Prices are Claight's own series for Styrene Butadiene Rubber in China, 289 observations to 2026-10-02. Every figure in this report is computed from that series; percentage moves compare the same quoted market with itself. Causes were researched against public sources. Changes and averages are Claight Analysis.