Styrene butadiene rubber market forecast at $18 billion by 2032

Newark, DE – Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) is one of the most widely used synthetic rubbers globally, finding its applications in various industries due to its unique properties. SBR is a copolymer of styrene and butadiene, created through the polymerization process. The combination of these two monomers results in a versatile and cost-effective rubber with excellent abrasion resistance, good aging stability, and high durability.

The global Styrene Butadiene Rubber Market is anticipated to create an absolute dollar opportunity by exhibiting a healthy CAGR of 5.5% between 2022 and 2032. The market is expected to reach US$ 10,584.3 Million in 2022 and is anticipated to surpass US$ 18,079.6 Million by 2032 according to Future Market Insights.

As per the historic analysis of FMI, styrene-butadiene rubber sales grew at a CAGR of 5.2% between 2016 and 2021, owing to the use of rising applications including tires, footwear, and polyurethane adhesives among other. The rising demand for synthetic and processed rubber is predicted to improve the sales of styrene-butadiene.

End-use industries are rapidly inclining towards synthetic rubber over natural rubber in the automotive tire industry which is expected to bolster growth in the styrene butadiene rubber market. Over recent years, the use of synthetic rubbers such as styrene-butadiene has witnessed impressive growth due to technological advancements coupled with rising applications in the industrial and automotive sectors. Backed by these factors, Future Market Insights (FMI) expects styrene butadiene rubber sales to reach US$ 18,079.6 Million in 2032.

The styrene-butadiene rubber is becoming the consumer’s preferable choice because of its impeccable properties such as excellent heat resistance, low rolling resistance, wear resistance, and abrasion resistance. Therefore, end-users are inclining toward styrene butadiene rubber in the automotive industry. These above factors are expected to fuel the expansion of the global styrene butadiene rubber market in the coming years.

Due to the rise in sales of automobiles all over the world, the demand for styrene butadiene rubber is predicted to surge over the forecast period (2022-2032). As per the segmentations, the solution SBR segment is likely to witness the fastest growth during the forecast period. Demand for solution SBR is predicted to increase in the footwear application, fueling the sales in the market.

As per the studies, styrene-butadiene rubber is considered to be the most processed and synthetically manufactured rubber. The production of products and parts of products including car tires, mechanical rubber equipment or machine parts, and shoe soles, among others, are all made of this product. One of the major key factors expected to drive its growth in the styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) market is rising demand from the tire manufacturing industry.

In addition to that, surging demand for new automobiles and replacement tires along with the rising interest for synthetic rubber over industrial rubber is expected to fuel market growth. Styrene butadiene rubber has inherent advantages in terms of stability and physical properties, driving growth in the market.

Leading manufacturers of styrene butadiene rubber primarily focus on developing sustainable butadiene in order to avoid being impeded by stringent government rules that restrict the use of chemically manufactured butadiene in various regions. To efficiently fit into the increasingly popular circular economy trends, SBR manufacturers are focusing on achieving sustainability in their business models.