STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF WORLD RUBBER SITUATION

('000 tonnes)
2011
Year

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Year

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Year

NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCTION

Asia-Pacific
EMEA
Americas
TOTAL (1)

10456
482
292
11230

2469
121
82
2672

2531
116
88
2734

2965
130
63
3158

2833
136
70
3039

10797
503
303
11603

2479
128
84
2692

2461
119
92
2671

3016
133
64
3214

3255
138
71
3464

11211
518
311
12041

NATURAL RUBBER CONSUMPTION

Asia-Pacific
EMEA (EU-27)
EMEA (excl EU-27)
Americas
TOTAL (1)

7555
1242
421
1769
10987

1862
288
100
444
2694

1967
269
94
414
2744

2028
260
95
406
2789

2091
260
99
401
2852

7948
1076
389
1666
11079

1904
268
101
410
2683

2107
260
101
427
2894

2128
279
107
407
2922

2122
252
106
417
2898

8260
1060
415
1662
11397

243

-23

-9

368

188

525

-223

292

567

644

WORLD SUPPLY-DEMAND SURPLUS/DEFICIT

WORLD STOCKS (2)

2012

2013

1736

1713

1704

2072

2260

2260

2269

2046

2338

2904

2904

SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRODUCTION

Asia-Pacific
EMEA (EU-27)
EMEA (excl EU-27)
Americas
TOTAL (1)

7573
2621
1597
3313
15104

1921
696
421
806
3844

1939
615
376
747
3677

1981
623
343
756
3703

2011
651
449
760
3871

7851
2585
1589
3069
15094

2044
663
444
724
3875

2061
622
387
713
3782

2090
629
375
755
3849

2155
650
420
765
3990

8351
2563
1626
2956
15496

SYNTHETIC RUBBER CONSUMPTION

Asia-Pacific
EMEA (EU-27)
EMEA (excl EU-27)
Americas
TOTAL (1)

7973
2547
1309
2970
14799

2060
679
331
729
3799

2075
576
324
690
3664

2101
556
272
704
3633

2180
547
356
723
3805

8416
2358
1282
2836
14892

2201
609
331
692
3832

2244
597
330
692
3863

2194
586
316
734
3831

2348
563
319
697
3927

8987
2355
1297
2807
15445

WORLD SUPPLY-DEMAND SURPLUS/DEFICIT

305

45

13

70

66

203

43

-81

18

63

51

WORLD STOCKS (2)

4489

4535

4547

4617

4683

4683

4726

4645

4663

4726

4726

% SR IN TOTAL RUBBER CONSUMPTION

57.4

58.5

57.2

56.6

57.2

57.3

58.8

57.2

56.7

57.5

57.5

RUBBER PRICE AND RELATED INDICATORS

2011
Year

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Year

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Year

2014
Q1

NATURAL RUBBER PRICES

SGX, RSS3, US$/tonne
SGX, TSR20, US$/tonne
Europe, TSR20, US$/tonne

4829
4519
4928

3855
3702
3918

3591
3312
3671

2970
2750
3068

3097
2884
3202

3378
3162
3465

3159
2965
3227

2819
2394
2875

2580
2373
2650

2458
2249
2464

2754
2495
2804

2251
1978
2078

SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRICES

Japan SBR Export Value '000Yen/tonne
France, SBR Export Value /tonne
USA SBR Export Values US$/tonne

258
2453
3388

254
2582
3296

271
2779
3582

287
2591
3179

268
2488
2980

270
2610
3259

263
2286
2878

261
2286
2959

277
2241
2682

279
1966
2442

270
2195
2740

283
1920
2568

RELATIVE NR/SR PRICE RATIO

SGX, TSR20 / USA SBR

133.4

112.3

92.5

86.5

96.8

97.0

103.0

80.9

88.5

92.1

91.1

77.0

RELATED INDICATORS
Brent Crude oil, US$ per barrel
Butadiene, US cents per lb (3)

110.9
131.8

118.1
122.7

109.5
135.5

109.3
88.8

110.2
83.0

111.8
107.5

112.7
78.7

103.5
77.5

109.6
50.3

109.3
51.6

108.8
64.5

108.0
58.8

A much greater level of statistical detail is available for all the above categories.
Please contact the IRSG for further details:
econstats@rubberstudy.com
Notes:
(1) May include balancing adjustments.
(2) Stocks refer to end of period volumes.
(3) Butadiene contract price - major feedstock used in production of volume elastomers, SBR and BR.
Source: All data taken from Rubber Statistical Bulletin, April - June 2014 edition

2012

2013