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Butadiene, an organic compound, is obtained as a by-product during the production of ethylene and propylene. Conventionally, butadiene was produced through steam cracking of naphtha followed by extractive distillation. Dehydrogenation of butane or ethanol is also one of the processes used for producing butadiene. On account of high cost involved in producing butadiene by conventional methods and recent discoveries shale gas, especially in the United States, producers are shifting to using lighter feedstock, such as ethane and propane, for producing butadiene. Synthetic rubber industry is the largest consumer of butadiene, wherein it is processed for producing derivatives such as Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR), Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Resins (ABS), Styrene Butadiene Latex (SB Latex), Adiponitrile, and Nitrile Rubber (NR). These derivatives are majorly used across automotive sector for manufacturing tyres and other components. 

According to TechSci Research report “Global Butadiene Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”, global butadiene market is forecast to cross 13 million metric tons in volume terms by 2020, on account of rising investments and expanding synthetic rubber manufacturing sector. In addition, growing automotive industry, especially in Asia-Pacific, is projected to drive the market for butadiene over the next five years. SBR and PBR are two prime derivatives that accounted for a lion’s share of the total butadiene consumption in 2014. Few of the major global players involved in butadiene production include Lyondel Basell, Royal Dutch Shell, TPC Group, BASF and Braskem. “Global Butadiene Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020” report elaborates following aspects related to global butadiene market:
  • Global Butadiene Market Size, Share & Forecast
  • Segmental Analysis – By Application (Elastomers and Others) and Derivative   (Adiponitrile, SB Latex, ABS Resin, SBR and PBR)
  • Regional Analysis (Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe & Others)
  • Changing Market Trends & Emerging Opportunities
  • Competitive Landscape & Strategic Recommendations
Why You Should Buy This Report?
  • To gain an in-depth understanding of global butadiene market
  • To identify the on-going trends and anticipated growth over the next five years
  • To help industry consultants, butadiene manufacturers, vendors and dealers align their market-centric strategies
  • To obtain research based business decisions and add weight to presentations and marketing material
  • To gain competitive knowledge of leading market players
  • To avail 10% customization in the report without any extra charges and get the research data or trends added in the report as per the buyer’s specific needs           
Report Methodology 

The information contained in this report is based upon both primary and secondary sources. Primary research included interviews with butadieneproducers, distributors and industry experts. Secondary research included an exhaustive search of relevant publications like company annual reports, financial reports and other proprietary databases.
Table of content

Table of content

1.   Research Methodology

2.     Analyst View

3.     Product Overview

4.     Global Butadiene Market Overview

4.1.   Production Capacity, Actual Production & Capacity Utilization Rate

4.2.   Global Butadiene Production Share

4.2.1. By Method Of Production

4.2.2. By Feedstock

5.     Global Butadiene Market Outlook

5.1.   Market Size & Forecast

5.1.1. By Volume

5.2.   Market Share & Forecast

5.2.1. By Application

5.2.2. By Derivative

5.2.3. By Region

5.2.4. By Company

6.     Asia-Pacific Butadiene Market Overview

6.1.   Production Capacity, Actual Production & Capacity Utilization Rate

7.     Asia-Pacific Butadiene Market Outlook

7.1.   Market Size & Forecast

7.1.1. By Value

7.1.2. By Volume

7.2.   Market Share & Forecast

7.2.1. By Derivative

7.2.2. By Country

8.     North America Butadiene Market Overview

8.1.   Production Capacity, Actual Production & Capacity Utilization Rate

9.     North America Butadiene Market Outlook

9.1.   Market Size & Forecast

9.1.1. By Value

9.1.2. By Volume

9.2.   Market Share & Forecast

9.2.1. By Derivative

9.2.2. By Country

10.  Europe Butadiene Market Overview

10.1.  Europe Production Capacity, Actual Production & Capacity Utilization Rate

10.2.  Western Europe Production Capacity, Actual Production & Capacity Utilization Rate

10.3.  Central & Eastern Europe Production Capacity, Actual Production & Capacity Utilization Rate

11.  Europe Butadiene Market Outlook

11.1.  Market Size & Forecast

11.1.1.   By Value

11.1.2.   By Volume

11.2.  Market Share & Forecast

11.2.1.   By Derivative

11.2.2.   By Region

12.  Market Dynamics

12.1.  Drivers

12.1.1.   Growth Across Tyre Industry

12.1.2.   Growing Demand For Rubber Manufacturing

12.1.3.   Natural Rubber Substitute

12.2.  Challenges

12.2.1.   Emergence Of Alternative Technologies

12.2.2.   Environmental Hazards

12.2.3.   Health Hazards

12.2.4.   Decline in Butadiene Yield Percentage

12.2.5.   Transportation

13.  Market Trends & Developments

13.1.  High-cis Polybutadiene Rubber

13.2.  Increasing Ethylene Cracking Capacity

13.3.  Feed Stock Shift

13.4.  Green tyres

13.5.  Increasing Ground Rubber Applications

13.6.  Investments in bio based Butadiene

13.7.  Global Tyre Industry- Reflects Strong Investments

13.8.  Dehydrogenation Process

14.  Competitive Landscape

14.1.  BASF SE(Frankfurt: BAS)

14.2.  Braskem SE (NYSE:BAK)

14.3.  CPC Corporation

14.4.  Evonik Industries AG (FWB: EVK)

14.5.  Exxon Mobil Corporation(NYSE: XOM)

14.6.  Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (TPE:6505)

14.7.  Ineos Group

14.8.  JSR Corporation (TSE:4185)

14.9.  LG Chem, Ltd. (KSE: LG Chem)

14.10.  LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB)

14.11.  OMV (WBAG: OMV)

14.12.  PetroChina Company Ltd. (NYSE: PTR)

14.13.  Reliance Industries Limited.(NSE: RELIANCE)

14.14.  Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS.B)

14.15.  Saudi Basic Industries Corp.(SSE: TASI)

14.16.  Sinopec Corporation (HKSE: 0386.HK)

14.17.  The Dow Chemical Company(NYSE: DOW)

14.18.  TPC Group

14.19.  Versalis (NYSE: E)

14.20.  Zeon Corporation (TSE:4205)

15.  Strategic Recommendations

16.  Butadiene Distributors


Figures and Tables

List of Figures 

Figure 1: Global Butadiene Production Capacity, Actual Production and Capacity Utilization Rate,

 2010 – 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 2:Global Butadiene Production Share, By Method of Production, By Volume, 2010 - 2014

Figure 3:Global Butadiene Production Share, By Feedstock Type, By Volume, 2010 - 2014

Figure 4:Global Ethylene Production, By Volume, 2010 - 2013 (Million Metric Ton)

Figure 5:Global Ethane Average Price Vs Global Naphtha Average Price, 2010 - 2013 (USD/MT)

Figure 6:Global Butadiene Market Size, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F (Million Metric Tons)

Figure 7:Global Tyre Production, By Volume, 2010 - 2013 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 8:Global Vehicle Production, By Volume, 2009 - 2013 (Million Units)

Figure 9:Global Butadiene Market Share, By Application, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 10:Global Butadiene Market Share, By Derivative, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 11:Global SBR Consumption Share, By Region/Country, By Volume, 2014

Figure 12:Global SBR Consumption Share, By Application, By Volume, 2014

Figure 13:Global ABS Consumption Share, By Application, By Volume, 2014

Figure 14:Global ABS Consumption Share, By Region/Country, By Volume, 2014

Figure 15:Global SB Latex Consumption Share, By Application, 2014

Figure 16:Global Butadiene Market Share, By Region, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 17:Americas Butadiene Market Share, By Region, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 18:South America Butadiene Market Share, By Country, By Volume, 2014

Figure 19:Europe Butadiene Market Share, By Region, By Volume, 2014

Figure 20:Global Butadiene Market Share, By Company, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 21:APAC Butadiene Production Capacity, Actual Production and Capacity Utilization Rate, 2010 - 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 22:APAC Butadiene Market Size, By Value (USD Billion) & By Volume (Million Metric Ton), 2010-2020F

Figure 23:APAC Butadiene Market Share, By Derivative, By Volume, 2010-2020F

Figure 24:APAC SBR Market Size, By Value, 2011-2014 (USD Billion)

Figure 25:Japan Tyre Production, By Volume, 2010 – 2013 (10,000 MT)

Figure 26:China Tyre production, By Volume, 2010 – 2013 (10,000 MT)

Figure 27:APAC SB Latex Market Size, By Value, 2011 - 2014 (USD Billion)

Figure 28:APAC Butadiene Market Share, By Country, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 29:APAC Synthetic Rubber Production & Consumption, By Volume, 2013 & 2014 (‘000 MT)

Figure 30:APAC Synthetic Rubber Production, By Country, By Volume, 2013 (Thousand Metric Ton)

Figure 31:APAC Tyre Production, By Volume, 2010 - 2013 (Thousand Metric Ton)

Figure 32:China Butadiene Production, 2011 - 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 33:China Butadiene Imports, 2011 - 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 34:China Butadiene Exports, 2011 – 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 35:South Korea Butadiene Production, 2010 - 2015E (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 36:South Korea Butadiene Imports, 2010 - 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 37:South Korea Butadiene Exports, 2010 - 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 38:Japan Butadiene Production, 2010-2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 39:Japan Butadiene Imports, 2010-2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 40:Japan Butadiene Exports, 2010-2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 41:Taiwan Butadiene Production, 2010 - 2015E (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 42:Thailand Butadiene Production, 2010 - 2015E (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 43:India Butadiene Production Capacity, Actual Production and Capacity Utilization Rate, 2010 - 2013 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 44:India Butadiene Production Share, By Company, By Volume, 2014

Figure 45:North America Butadiene Production Capacity, Actual Production and Capacity Utilization Rate, 2010 - 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 46:North America Steam Cracker Feedstock Share, By Volume, 2013

Figure 47:North America Ethylene Production, By Volume, 2010 - 2014 (Million Metric Ton)

Figure 48:United States Shale Gas Production, By Volume, 2010 - 2013 (Per Thousand Barrel)

Figure 49:US Ethane/NGL Transmission Pipeline Infrastructure

Figure 50:North America Butadiene Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), By Volume (Million Metric Tons), 2010 - 2020F

Figure 51:Americas Synthetic Rubber Production & Consumption, By Volume, 2013 & 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 52: North America Vehicle Production, By Volume, 2011 - 2014 (Million Units)

Figure 53:North America Butadiene Market Share, By Derivative, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 54:North America Passenger Car and Commercial Vehicle Production, By Volume, 2013 & 2014 (Million Units)

Figure 55: Americas Tyre Production, By Volume, 2010 – 2013 (000’MT)

Figure 56:North America ABS Resin Market Size, By Value, 2010 - 2014 (USD Billion)

Figure 57:North America ABS Resin Market Share, By Value, By Country, 2014

Figure 58:North America Butadiene Market Share, By Country, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 59:Canada Passenger Car and Commercial Vehicle Production, By Volume, 2013 & 2014 (Million Units)

Figure 60:Mexico Passenger Car and Commercial Vehicle Production, By Volume, 2013 & 2014 (Million Units)

Figure 61:Europe Butadiene Production Capacity, Actual Production and Capacity Utilization Rate, 2010-2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 62:West Europe Butadiene Production Capacity, Actual Production and Capacity Utilization Rate, 2010 - 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 63:Western Europe Butadiene Production Share, By Country, By Volume, 2013

Figure 64:Central & Eastern Europe Butadiene Production Capacity, Actual Production and Capacity Utilization Rate, 2010 - 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 65:Central + Eastern Europe Butadiene Production Share, By Country, By Volume, 2013

Figure 66:Europe Butadiene Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), By Volume (Million Metric Tons), 2010 - 2020F

Figure 67:Europe Butadiene Market Share, By Derivative, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 68:Europe Passenger Car and Commercial Vehicle Production, By Volume, 2010 - 2013 (Million Units)

Figure 69: Europe Tyre Production, By Volume, 2010-2013 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 70:Europe SBR Market, By Volume, 2010 - 2014 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 71:Europe Butadiene Market Share, By Region, By Volume, 2010 - 2020F

Figure 72:Europe Synthetic Rubber Production, By Major Country, By Volume, 2013 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Figure 73:Global Crude Oil Prices, 2010 & 2014 (USD/ bbl)

Figure 74:Global Natural Gas Prices, 2010 & 2014 (USD/ bbl)

Figure 75:Global Green Tyres Market Size, By Value, 2010 - 2020F (USD Billion)

Figure 76:US Tyre Disposition Share, By Volume, 2013

Figure 77:Bio based Butadiene Production Process

Figure 78:Merger & Acquisition for Bio based Butadiene Production

 

List of Tables 

Table 1: Butadiene Properties

Table 2: Percentage Yield of Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene and C4 Olefins from Various Feedstock

Table 3: Major Global PBR Manufacturers

Table 4: Major Global SBR Manufacturers

Table 5: Major Global SB Latex Manufacturers

Table 6: Major Middle East Butadiene Producers

Table 7: Middle East Ethylene Capacity Expansions, 2014

Table 8: Major Global Butadiene Producers, By Production Capacity, 2014

Table 9: Major APAC SBR Producers, 2013

Table 10:Recent Investments in APAC SBR Industry, 2013

Table 11:Major APAC ABS Resin Producers, 2013

Table 12:Major China Butadiene Producers

Table 13:Major China SBR Producers, By Production Capacity, 2014 (Metric Tons)

Table 14:Major China PBR Producers, 2013

Table 15:Major South Korea Butadiene Producers

Table 16:Major Japan Butadiene Producers

Table 17:Major India Butadiene Producers

Table 18:India Butadiene Derivative Production Capacity Additions, By Plant, By Volume, Post 2013-2014

Table 19:North America Upcoming Ethane Cracking Units, By Capacity, Location & Year of Completion, 2014

Table 20:United States hydrocarbon Production, By Type, By Volume, 2003 - 2014 (per Thousand Barrel)

Table 21:Major North America PBR Producers

Table 22:Major North America SBR Producers

Table 23:Major European Butadiene Producers Importing Ethane

Table 24:Major Europe Butadiene Producers

Table 25:Europe Butadiene Production Plant Capacity Addition, By Company, By Capacity, By Location, 2015

Table 26:Europe SBR Production Capacity, By Company, By Country, 2013 (Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 27: Sources of Butadiene Exposure

Table 28:Regulations for Carcinogenicity of Butadiene, By Organization

Table 29:Butadiene Composition in PBR, By Percentage

Table 30:US Ethylene Cracking Projects, By Company, By Production Capacity & Year of Completion, 2012 - 2017 (Million Metric Tons Per Annum)

Table 31:Global Tyre Manufacturers Expansion Plans
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