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Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR)
Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR), an oil-resistant synthetic rubber produced from a copolymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene. Its main applications are in fuel hoses, gaskets, rollers, and other products in which oil resistance is required.
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Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR), an oil-resistant synthetic rubber produced from a copolymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene. Its main applications are in fuel hoses, gaskets, rollers, and other products in which oil resistance is required.
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Market Structure
Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2021-2032
Market perspective
Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR), an oil-resistant synthetic rubber produced from a copolymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene. Its main applications are in fuel hoses, gaskets, rollers, and other products in which oil resistance is required.
Nitrile butadiene rubber is used in the automotive and aeronautical industry to make fuel and oil handling hoses, seals, and grommets. In 2019, largest consumption of NBR came from Automotive & Transportation with more than 50% share.
For regions, China keeps the largest consumption region in the recent few years, whose consumption volume share is about 39% in 2019 globally. Europe is the follower, with the share about 18% in 2019.
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The nitrile butadiene rubber industry leaders are LANXESS, Zeon and so on. China will become a major supplier of NBR internationally.
The report provides an overview of the global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market in terms of capacity, output, revenue, and price, analyzing global market trends using historical revenue and sales data for 2021-2025, estimates for 2026, and projected CAGRs through 2032.
The study covers key producers of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) and consumption patterns in major regions and countries, assesses future market potential, and highlights priority regions and countries for segmenting the market into sub-sectors, with country-specific market value data for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, the Middle East, Africa, and other countries.
The report also presents Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) sales, revenue, market share, and industry ranking for the main manufacturers for 2021-2026, identifies the major stakeholders in the global market, and analyzes their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues.
In addition, the report analyzes segment data by type and application—covering sales, revenue, and price—for 2021-2032, and evaluates and forecasts the Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market size, projected growth trends, production technologies, key applications, and end-use industries.
Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Segment by Company
Lanxess
CNPC
Ningbo Shunze
Nantex
Kumho Petrochemical
TSRC Corporation
JSR Corporation
LG Chem
Versalis S.P.A
Zeon Corporation
Sibur Holding
Apcotex
Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Segment by Type
Block Type
Particles/Crumb Type
Powder Type
Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Segment by Application
Automotive & Transportation
Construction Industry
Machinery Industry
Aprons & Cots Industry
Others
Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Study Objectives
1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
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1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
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6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, production value, capacity, and average price forecasts (2021-2032).
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market competition landscape. Including Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) manufacturers' output value, output and average price from 2021 to 2026, as well as competition analysis indicators such as origin, product type, application, merger and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: Production/Production Value of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) by region. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 8: Consumption of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Block Type
- Particles/Crumb Type
- Powder Type
Applications
- Automotive & Transportation
- Construction Industry
- Machinery Industry
- Aprons & Cots Industry
- Others
Companies covered
- Lanxess
- CNPC
- Ningbo Shunze
- Nantex
- Kumho Petrochemical
- TSRC Corporation
- JSR Corporation
- LG Chem
- Versalis S.P.A
- Zeon Corporation
- Sibur Holding
- Apcotex
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.4 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Industry Trends
- 2.2 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Industry Restraints
3 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Players Market Share by Production Value in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market by Type
- 4.1 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Type Introduction
- 4.1.1 Block Type
- 4.1.2 Particles/Crumb Type
- 4.1.3 Powder Type
- 4.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Type
- 4.2.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.2.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.2.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Type
- 4.3.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
5 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market by Application
- 5.1 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Application Introduction
- 5.1.1 Automotive & Transportation
- 5.1.2 Construction Industry
- 5.1.3 Machinery Industry
- 5.1.4 Aprons & Cots Industry
- 5.1.5 Others
- 5.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Application
- 5.3.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.3.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Lanxess
- 6.1.1 Lanxess Company Information
- 6.1.2 Lanxess Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Lanxess Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Lanxess Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Lanxess Recent Developments
- 6.2 CNPC
- 6.2.1 CNPC Company Information
- 6.2.2 CNPC Business Overview
- 6.2.3 CNPC Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 CNPC Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 CNPC Recent Developments
- 6.3 Ningbo Shunze
- 6.3.1 Ningbo Shunze Company Information
- 6.3.2 Ningbo Shunze Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Ningbo Shunze Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Ningbo Shunze Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Ningbo Shunze Recent Developments
- 6.4 Nantex
- 6.4.1 Nantex Company Information
- 6.4.2 Nantex Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Nantex Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Nantex Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Nantex Recent Developments
- 6.5 Kumho Petrochemical
- 6.5.1 Kumho Petrochemical Company Information
- 6.5.2 Kumho Petrochemical Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Kumho Petrochemical Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Kumho Petrochemical Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Kumho Petrochemical Recent Developments
- 6.6 TSRC Corporation
- 6.6.1 TSRC Corporation Company Information
- 6.6.2 TSRC Corporation Business Overview
- 6.6.3 TSRC Corporation Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 TSRC Corporation Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 TSRC Corporation Recent Developments
- 6.7 JSR Corporation
- 6.7.1 JSR Corporation Company Information
- 6.7.2 JSR Corporation Business Overview
- 6.7.3 JSR Corporation Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 JSR Corporation Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 JSR Corporation Recent Developments
- 6.8 LG Chem
- 6.8.1 LG Chem Company Information
- 6.8.2 LG Chem Business Overview
- 6.8.3 LG Chem Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 LG Chem Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 LG Chem Recent Developments
- 6.9 Versalis S.P.A
- 6.9.1 Versalis S.P.A Company Information
- 6.9.2 Versalis S.P.A Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Versalis S.P.A Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Versalis S.P.A Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Versalis S.P.A Recent Developments
- 6.10 Zeon Corporation
- 6.10.1 Zeon Corporation Company Information
- 6.10.2 Zeon Corporation Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Zeon Corporation Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Zeon Corporation Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Zeon Corporation Recent Developments
- 6.11 Sibur Holding
- 6.11.1 Sibur Holding Company Information
- 6.11.2 Sibur Holding Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Sibur Holding Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Sibur Holding Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Sibur Holding Recent Developments
- 6.12 Apcotex
- 6.12.1 Apcotex Company Information
- 6.12.2 Apcotex Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Apcotex Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Apcotex Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Apcotex Recent Developments
7 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Region
- 7.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.2.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.4 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.4.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.4.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.5 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2021-2032)
- 7.6.1 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.2 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.3 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.4 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.5 Middle East & Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Value (2021-2032)
8 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Region
- 8.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Region (2021-2026)
- 8.2.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 8.3 North America
- 8.3.1 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.3.2 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.3.3 U.S.
- 8.3.4 Canada
- 8.3.5 Mexico
- 8.4 Europe
- 8.4.1 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.4.2 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.4.3 Germany
- 8.4.4 France
- 8.4.5 U.K.
- 8.4.6 Italy
- 8.4.7 Netherlands
- 8.5 Asia Pacific
- 8.5.1 Asia Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.5.2 Asia Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.5.3 China
- 8.5.4 Japan
- 8.5.5 South Korea
- 8.5.6 Southeast Asia
- 8.5.7 India
- 8.5.8 Australia
- 8.6 South America
- 8.6.1 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.6.2 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.6.3 Brazil
- 8.6.4 Argentina
- 8.6.5 Chile
- 8.6.6 Colombia
- 8.7 Middle East & Africa
- 8.7.1 Middle East & Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.7.2 Middle East & Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.7.3 Egypt
- 8.7.4 South Africa
- 8.7.5 Israel
- 8.7.6 Türkiye
- 8.7.7 GCC Countries
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.1 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 9.1.4 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Distributors
- 9.2.3 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Customers
10 Concluding Insights
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 11.2 Research Methodology
- 11.3 Research Process
- 11.4 Authors List of This Report
- 11.5 Data Source
- 11.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 11.5.2 Primary Sources
- 11.6 Disclaimer
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