Published September 2022
Rubber-processing chemicals aid in improving the resistance of natural and synthetic rubber to heat, oxidation, sunlight, ozone, and mechanical stresses. Furthermore, rubber-processing chemicals greatly improve the overall process of vulcanization. These chemistries include a wide range of product types, such as accelerators, activators, vulcanizing agents, antidegradants (antioxidants and antiozonants), and stabilizers, and other rubber-processing chemicals. These major types of chemicals, when used appropriately, can achieve the required level of such properties as good resilience, abrasion resistance, flex resistance, hardness, and tensile strength for product-specific end-use applications. The tire and automotive sectors continue to be the backbone of the rubber and rubber-processing chemical industries.
The following chart shows world consumption of rubber/processing chemicals by major region:
The markets for most of the rubber-processing chemicals track the general production and consumption of the major synthetic rubbers (e.g., SBR, BR, EPDM), as well as the natural rubber market. As the largest consumers of rubber, the tire and automotive industries also have a huge impact on the demand for rubber-processing chemicals. Consumption of rubber-processing chemicals declined in most markets in 2020 because of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many had nearly recovered in 2021. However, continued recovery could be dampened by the uncertainties caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the ongoing global supply chain disruptions, and the potential for recession in many economies. Global consumption of rubberprocessing chemicals is expected to grow at about 3% per year during 2022–27, driven primarily by the markets in Asia, particularly mainland China and Other Asia./p>
TThis report provides excellent insight into the global market for rubber-processing chemicals, as well as the different types of rubber-processing chemicals used today. The report has been compiled using primary and secondary industry research and brings together elements of other S&P Global reports in the Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH) Program and Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP).
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