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Article | REF: AM8010 V1

Raw Materials for rubber

Author: Claude JANIN

Publication date: December 10, 2016, Review date: June 18, 2024

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1. Elastomers

Global elastomer production totaled 28 million tonnes in 2014, broken down as follows (doc. Société chimique de France):

  • 12.5 million tonnes of natural rubber ;

  • 15.5 million tonnes of synthetic rubber.

Synthetic rubber production breaks down as follows in descending order:

  • SBR (styrene butadiene rubber): 36% ;

  • BR (butadiene rubber): 22% ;

  • EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomers): 7.5% ;

  • IR (isoprene rubber): 7% ;

  • IIR (isobutylene isoprene rubber) butyl rubber : 5 % ;

  • NBR and HNBR (hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber): 4% ;

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