Asia BD could increase in March on tight supply.

The article reports on the market condition for Asia butadiene (BD) as of February 2018. Topics include possibility of price increase in March 2018 amid limited spot availability and uncertainty over Chinese demand, BD spot price, and efforts of BD consumers like makers of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and polybutadiene rubber (PBR) to oppose increase in BD spot price. Also mentioned are crackers of several firms that are scheduled for shutdown for turnaround in April 2018.