# Butadiene and Polybutadiene rubber

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/butadiene-and-polybutadiene-rubber/

[Butadiene](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/butadiene/) (chemical) and [Polybutadiene rubber](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/polybutadiene/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: feedstock

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Butadiene is the only monomer, so polybutadiene is priced as a margin over it. The petrochemical proxy moves with the synthetic rubber proxy at 0.36 monthly and 0.66 yearly, and 0.56 over the last five years.

- **0.36** monthly change correlation
- **0.66** 12-month change correlation
- **0.27** fitted elasticity

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