Butadiene Global Market Briefing 2016 - New Market Report
The Butadiene industry produces butadiene which is an industrial chemical used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. Butadiene is produced as a byproduct in the steam cracking process used to produce ethylene and other olefins. It is used in the production of derivatives such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), acrylonitrile butadiene (NBR) and styrene-butadiene (SBR). Butadiene is also used in the synthesis of cycloalkanes and cycloalkenes.
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