Argus DeWitt launches butadiene annual

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Mar 31, 2014, 03:08 ET

HOUSTON, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched the 2012/2013 Argus DeWitt Butadiene Annual. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of global supply and demand fundamentals, trade patterns and balances for butadiene and key derivatives.

The global butadiene market has seen an unusual amount of volatility over the last year. This report indicates that while some supply issues are being addressed by the addition of new capacity in Europe and Asia-Pacific, demand growth in Asia-Pacific is not keeping up with capacity expansion for butadiene and major derivatives, thereby putting pressure on global market prices.

The 2012/2013 Argus DeWitt Butadiene Annual identifies a number of key trends that will have an impact on global markets and supply dynamics in the 2014-17 forecast period, including:

US importers will find more butadiene on the market but less C4s, as a result of new butadiene capacity that will come on line in Europe in 2014 and 2015.
New butadiene rubber (BR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) capacity coming on line in Singapore in 2014 and 2015 will drastically reduce butadiene exports, creating a BD supply problem for South Korea.
China will continue to be the world's largest butadiene consumer with, demand growing at 5pc/yr in 2014-17.
Most of the global growth in butadiene demand, especially for SBR and BR, will be in Asia-Pacific. But higher regional production may create surpluses of these derivatives at times, which may be exported to the US to support new tire plants.

Argus Media chairman and chief executive Adrian Binks said: "We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2012/2013 Argus DeWitt Butadiene Annual. Its publication comes at an important time for global butadiene markets, which are undergoing a dynamic shift in pattern."

Argus, through its purchases of DeWitt and Jim Jordan & Associates (JJ&A) offers a full range of international petrochemical services. Argus DeWitt reports cover global trade and pricing for aromatics, olefins, butadiene, methanol, MTBE, hydrocarbon resins and other petrochemicals. Argus DeWitt publishes nearly 200 price references, which are widely used in index pricing and for analytical purposes. In addition to reports, Argus DeWitt provides consulting services and publishes multi-client studies.

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