Global Butadiene Markets:For Richer Or For Poorer

摘要

Global butadiene markets have been in the midst of a significant transition for several years.Historically significant relationships,such as North America determining global prices,are changing.The market in Asia is the fastest growing by any measure,and is also the most volatile from a price perspective.Over the past year,global butadiene prices have been particularly volatile in large part due to supply demand balance swings from short to surplus and back again.