13 March 2013
Outlines of BR joint venture
Company Malaysian Synthetic Rubber Sdn. Bhd.
Location Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia
Established March 2013
Business Manufacturer and Marketing Butadiene Rubber (BR)
Capacity 50,000 tons per year
Start-up In 2014
Ownership 40 % LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
10 % Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Sdn. Bhd.
40 % Ube Industries, Ltd.
10 % Mitsubishi Corporation
Reasons To meet the growing demand for BR in Asian region
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Applications of Butadiene Rubber
- The main applications for BR are for use in
* tires
* high impact polystyrene (HIPS)
* shoe soles
- Demand for BR is expected to grow 6-7 % in the future,
centering on the Asian market which is the biggest market for BR.
- In tire market, many BR users especially major tire manufacturers
are moving ahead with plans to increase their production capacity
in the Asian market.
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Ube Industries and BR
- Ube Industries maintains its global BR production capacity
as follows
Countries BR cpacity (tons per year)
* Japan 110,000
* Thailand 72,000
* China 72,000
* Total 254,000
- Ube Industries plans to add a further 16,000 tons per year of
production capacity in Chiba, Japan in late 2013.
LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
- Lotte Chemical maintain its BD production as follows
Countries BD Capacity (tons per year)
* Korea : Daesan 150,000
Korea : Yeosu 150,000
* Malaysia 100,000
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