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Styrene-butadiene rubber: Production

Closures in the West, growing exports from China

What this tab covers Who makes it and how much: world capacity and output, utilisation, the top producing countries and companies globally and in India, concentration, new capacity coming, and each region's position.
MeasureFigureDetailSource
World capacityabout 7.5 Mt/yr world (indicative)indicative
World outputabout 5.5 Mt (2024, indicative)indicative
Capacity utilisationabout 70-75% (indicative)Closures in 2025 included Arlanxeo's Port Jérôme plant in France and Lion Elastomers' Texas facility (GlobalData, Dec 2025). Chinese output and exports, led to ASEAN, are rising.GlobalData Rubber Bulletin via Just Auto, Dec 2025; utilisation indicative
ConcentrationChina about 30%; top six countries about 75% (indicative)Large producers include Sinopec, PetroChina, Kumho Petrochemical, Synthos, Arlanxeo, Sibur, ENEOS Materials, Goodyear and Michelin (captive). Exact capacities vary by source.indicative
New capacityIndia expected to lead global SBR capacity additions (GlobalData headline, 2021); Chinese additions continueClosures in Europe and the US (Port Jérôme, Lion Elastomers Texas) offset some growth. Named new projects with sizes were not reachable in sources used.GlobalData (headline seen in search); GlobalData via Just Auto, Dec 2025

Top producing countries

China 30% · Sinopec, PetroChina and private producers (indicative) Western Europe and Poland 12% · Synthos, Arlanxeo, Versalis, Trinseo legacy assets (indicative) South Korea 10% · Kumho Petrochemical, LG Chem (indicative) United States 10% · Goodyear (captive), Lion Elastomers, Firestone (indicative) Russia 8% · Sibur (indicative) Japan 7% · ENEOS Materials (ex-JSR), Zeon, Asahi Kasei (indicative) indicative

Largest producers: global

CompanyCountryVolumeYearSource
Sinopec largest Chinese producer (indicative) Chinanot published 2025not published in sources reached
Kumho Petrochemical among the largest SBR makers (indicative) South Koreanot published 2025ERJ, Mar 2026 (company-specific Indian duty of $51/t)
Synthos bought Trinseo's synthetic rubber business; exports functionalised SSBR Polandnot published 2025GlobalData via Just Auto, Dec 2025
Arlanxeo (Saudi Aramco) closed Port Jérôme, France, 2025 Netherlands / Saudi Arabianot published 2025GlobalData via Just Auto, Dec 2025
Sibur faces the highest Indian ESBR duty ($319/t, recommended) Russianot published 2025not published in sources reached
BST Elastomers company-specific Indian duty of $109/t Thailandnot published 2026ERJ, Mar 2026
ENEOS Materials (ex-JSR elastomers) SSBR pioneer (indicative) Japannot published 2025not published in sources reached
Goodyear captive SBR and BR for its tyres (indicative) USnot published 2025not published in sources reached

Largest producers: India

CompanyCountryVolumeYearSource
Reliance Industries petitioned DGTR for ESBR duties; integrated with own butadiene (butadiene tile) Indianot published 2026ERJ, Mar 2026 (petitioner)
Indian Synthetic Rubber (IOCL joint venture) Panipat, fed by IOCL butadiene India120 kt/yr ESBR 2025butadiene tile (McKinsey); ERJ, Mar 2026 (supporter of petition)

India makes ESBR at Reliance and Indian Synthetic Rubber (120 kt/yr) and imports the rest, including most SSBR (indicative). European ESBR exporters lost share in India in 2025 (GlobalData). Anti-dumping duties on ESBR first applied in 2017 were not extended in October 2022 (ERJ, Nov 2022); new duties were recommended in March 2026.

Position by region

RegionPosition
USLion Elastomers closed a Texas facility; European SSBR exports to the US fell 13% and ESBR 39% in Jan-Sep 2025 (GlobalData).
EUClosures (Port Jérôme); export shift to SSBR, with SSBR exports up 30% (GlobalData, Dec 2025).
IndiaTwo ESBR producers; imports SSBR; ESBR anti-dumping duties recommended March 2026.
ChinaRising output and exports, led to ASEAN (GlobalData, Dec 2025).
JapanSSBR technology leader (indicative).
Middle EastSmall; Arlanxeo is Aramco-owned (indicative).