TOKYO—Zeon Corp. has announced plans to increase selling prices for its synthetic rubbers as well as synthetic latex, effective July 1.
In a June 13 news release, the Japanese supplier said prices for its Nipol-branded rubbers will increase as follows:
- Emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESBR) $0.18/kg
- Butadiene rubber $0.32/kg
- Nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) $0.45/kg
- NBR/PVC $0.45/kg
- Epichlorohydrin rubber (ECO) $0.85/kg 2.
Separately, Zeon announced that it was increasing SBR latex prices by $0.65 to $1.10/kg (dry basis) and NBR latex by $0.65 to $0.85/kg (dry basis), effective July 1.
The company did not disclose its reasoning for the price increases.