Butadiene outlook eased by imports: More than 50,000 tonnes of butadiene from Europe, the US, Middle East and Latin America are scheduled to arrive in Asia.

The article offers market outlook for butadiene in 2018. Topics discussed include butadiene prices to increase in Asia whereas the uptrend will be tempered by an influx of deep-sea cargoes in January and February 2018, import of butadiene from Europe, the U.S., Middle East and Latin America in Asia in January and February 2018, and Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) producers as major consumers of butadiene.