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Data Legend. The Butadiene price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 7 locations, as follows:
- US: Butadiene, United States, transaction, cif
- SAM: Butadiene, South America, transaction, fob, Brazil
- EUR: Butadiene, Europe, transaction, fob, Netherlands
- SEA: Butadiene, South Asia & Oceania, transaction, cif, India
- CN: Butadiene, China, spot, exw
- MDE: Butadiene, Middle East, transaction, fob, Saudi Arabia
- AFR: Butadiene, Africa, transaction, cif, South Africa
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Price Dynamics. The Butadiene price in United States decreased during November 2018 to 1,320 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable decline of 9% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Butadiene prices in United States increased significantly by 29%. Meanwhile, in Netherlands, the average price of Butadiene amounted to 1,140 USD per metric ton, from 669 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Butadiene price in Netherlands is 3% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Butadiene in China declined considerably throughout November 2018, reaching 1,450 USD per metric ton. The price in China is 7% lower than the average price in the previous month and 7% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Butadiene prices in India decreased significantly during November 2018, reaching 907 USD per metric ton, which means a decline of 9% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 37% from the previous year’s price.
The Butadiene prices in Saudi Arabia experienced a significant decline of 260 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 1,170 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Saudi Arabia meant a decrease of 18% on a monthly basis and a rise of 5% on a yearly basis. On the other hand, in November 2018, the Butadiene price in Brazil was flat when compared against the previous month's price. The November 2018 price in Brazil is 46% higher than the price one year before.
In South Africa, the average price of Butadiene was 960 USD per metric ton on November 2018 – a little increase of 36 USD per metric ton, or 4%, compared with the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, the Butadiene price in South Africa is 92% higher than the price one year before.
About Butadiene. Butadiene (a.k.a. BD, 1,3-Butadiene, Bio-Butadiene) is a versatile and crucial chemical commodity, known as the simplest conjugated diene. It exists as a colorless gas and exhibits remarkable versatility. Due to its conjugated double bonds, this compound can participate in various distinct reactions, including addition, hydrogenation, oxygenation, Diels-Alder, and polymerization. These reactions result in the formation of a wide range of important chemicals. However, it is worth noting that the other isomeric form of butadiene, known as 1,2-butadiene, lacks significant commercial applications. Instead, it is primarily produced as a by-product during the production of 1,3-butadiene, which holds greater industrial importance.
A great part of Butadiene is obtained on a large scale as a co-product during the steam cracking process used to produce ethylene. Additionally, it can be commercially produced through the dehydrogenation of butane and butenes, as well as from ethanol, particularly in smaller-capacity plants. When Butadiene is derived from renewable sources, it is commonly referred to as Bio-Butadiene or Green Butadiene.
The majority of globally produced butadiene serves as a monomer or co-monomer in the manufacturing of synthetic rubber, particularly for styrene-butadiene rubber and latex (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (BR), acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber and latex (NBR), and chloroprene rubber (CR). Butadiene also plays a significant role in important plastics, where it serves as a monomer component.
Butadiene is stored in liquefied form, mainly in liquid-gas pressurized containers. While BD reacts with oxygen forming dangerous polymeric peroxides, it is handled in the absence of this chemical. Antioxidants and inhibitors, as well as lower storage temperatures, are used to prevent premature polymerization reactions. Butadiene is transported at a temperature of 4 °C and raised pressures, in tankers, railroads, pipelines, and tank trucks.
Butadiene was initially manufactured from acetylene. Such methods are no longer used due to high costs and high energy consumption. Nowadays BD is produced through different routes, being isolation from C4 steam cracker fractions and dehydrogenation of butane and butenes the predominant ones. Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Butadiene are listed below.
- Co-product of steam cracking for ethylene production
- Butane/butenes (dehydrogenation),
- Raw sugar/glucose (fermentation),
- Ethanol (2-stage reaction process via acetaldehyde),
- Crude C4s stream (extraction)
The uses and applications of Butadiene may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Butadiene are technical grade (98.0 wt% minimum purity); chemically pure (CP, 99.0 wt% minimum purity); instrument grade (99.4 wt% minimum purity); and research grade (99.8 wt% minimum purity).
To a lesser extent, Butadiene is also used in the production of adiponitrile, a nylon intermediate, anthraquinone, sulfolane solvent and in the synthesis of cycloalkanes and cycloalkenes, among others.
