Rubber chemicals: Relationships

Every element and industry that Rubber chemicals is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

• Sulfur: Sulphur and rubber chemicals are the two halves of the cure that turns raw rubber into a tyre: sulphur forms the cross-links and accelerators, themselves partly made with sulphur, control how fast and how well they form. Rubber is a small outlet for sulphur next to fertiliser, so rubber chemical makers take sulphur prices set by the phosphate market. (researched)
• Benzene: Their prices have moved together.
• Combustion road vehicles: Their prices have moved together.
• Crude oil: Crude oil is a raw material for rubber chemicals.
• Natural rubber: Their prices have moved together.
• Plastic and rubber products: Plastic and rubber products depends on rubber chemicals.
• Styrene-butadiene rubber: Their prices have moved together.
• Zinc: Their prices have moved together.