The largest U.S. tire maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GoodyearTire & RubberCo.) Announced that, due to the company's raw materials suppliers styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and butadiene (BD) derivatives shortage facing Goodyear force majeure factors.

    The company said in a statement: "We are looking for and efforts to obtain alternative materials butadiene monomer. At present, we do not know how long this situation will continue."

    Butadiene (BD) is the number of polymer monomer chemical raw materials, is the production of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) of the key raw material for the production of automobile tires, automotive belts, automotive rubber hose and other products.

    Earlier this year, some manufacturers because of production problems with the control measures taken by the sales, coupled with the first quarter of Libyan crude C4-limits, these are the reasons for the tight supply. BD C4 type of crude oil production of raw materials.

    It is learned, BD's market value has risen to $ 2 / lb ($ 4,409 / ton). Supply contracts while in June showed that the contracting parties (ie buyer and seller) to deliver the agreed price of 1.50-1.65 dollars BD

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