Styrene-butadiene rubber: Relationships

Every element and industry that Styrene-butadiene rubber is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

• Natural rubber: Natural rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber split the world rubber market roughly in half and are bought by the same tyre makers, but they cannot be swapped freely: truck tyres need natural rubber, car treads lean on SBR. Natural rubber's price follows tree supply and weather, SBR's follows oil-based monomers, so the gap between them moves a lot while the substitution between them stays limited. (researched)
• Crude oil: Crude oil is a raw material for styrene-butadiene rubber; their prices have moved together.
• Apparel and footwear: Apparel and footwear depends on styrene-butadiene rubber.
• Butadiene: Their prices have moved together.
• Carbon black: Their prices have moved together.
• Combustion road vehicles: Their prices have moved together.
• Plastic and rubber products: Plastic and rubber products depends on styrene-butadiene rubber.
• Rubber chemicals: Their prices have moved together.
• Styrene: Their prices have moved together.
• Vehicles, ships, rail, aircraft: Vehicles, ships, rail, aircraft depends on styrene-butadiene rubber.