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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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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 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.
Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR).
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market 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
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: 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) Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Block Type
- 1.3.2 Particles/Crumb Type
- 1.3.3 Powder Type
- 1.4 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global 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 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Company Establishment 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 Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) by Application
- 5.1 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market by Application
- 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) Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue 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) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Apcotex Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Apcotex Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Distributors
- 12.2.3 Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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