Product Code: ETC109787 | Publication Date: Jul 2023 | Updated Date: May 2024 | Product Type: Report | |
Publisher: 6Wresearch | No. of Pages: 70 | No. of Figures: 35 | No. of Tables: 5 | |
Indonesia Butadiene market currently, in 2023, has witnessed an HHI of 2591, Which has decreased slightly as compared to the HHI of 3491 in 2017. The market is moving towards concentrated. Herfindahl index measures the competitiveness of exporting countries. The range lies from 0 to 10000, where a lower index number represents a larger number of players or exporting countries in the market while a large index number means fewer numbers of players or countries exporting in the market.
Indonesia is the largest producer and consumer of butadiene in Southeast Asia. In 2020, it was estimated to have a market size of USD 9.1 billion. The production and consumption of butadiene are dominated by rubber processing companies such as Petrokimia Gresik and Asahimas Chemicals Sdn Bhd, who mainly use petrochemical feedstock like ethylene or propylene derived from crude oil for its production process in Indonesia. The country also has major export markets such as China, United States, Thailand, Singapore and India for Butadiene based products.
The growth of the Indonesia Butadiene Market has been slower than expected due to weak demand from the automotive industry caused by weaker economic conditions associated with COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted investments across all sectors including petrochemicals/rubber industries significantly resulting into supply chain disruptions. Additionally, rising competition among suppliers coupled with increasing cost pressures on manufacturers will further affect prices negatively over the forecast period (2021 - 2025). However, there is some potential optimism around an increase in downstream demand from other industries such as packaging materials because of growing ecommerce activities during pandemic times especially in food industry driving up sales volumes for Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles & jerry cans manufactured using butadiene derivatives.
The Indonesia butadiene market is driven by the growing demand for rubber products in the automotive industry, which uses butadiene as a main raw material. This has resulted in an increase in demand for butadiene from various end-use industries such as rubber and plastics. Another key factor driving growth of the Indonesia butadiene market is increasing prices due to rising international crude oil prices and limited availability of supply from local producers, resulting in higher cost inputs for downstream processing units. In addition, government initiatives towards developing infrastructure and encouraging foreign investments are contributing significantly to expansion of the domestic manufacturing sector, leading to increased consumption of industrial chemicals like butadiene across a wide range of applications such as tires and other rubber products.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the Butadiene market in Indonesia. Demand for butadiene has declined significantly, resulting in lower prices and decreased production levels due to reduced domestic consumption and weak export demand. The lockdown measures imposed by the government have further hampered operations of major players in the industry.
The major challenge facing the Indonesia butadiene market is its dependence on imported raw materials, which affects both production costs as well as availability of supply. Additionally, low consumer spending power due to economic downturns also weighs heavily on local demand for Butadiene products. Lastly, stringent environmental regulations governing emissions from plants are also causing problems for manufacturers looking to expand their capacity or enter into new markets.
The key players operating in the Indonesia Butadiene Market are PT Sari Husada, PT Petrokimia Gresik, Pertamina Refinery Unit IV Cilacap (RU IV), and PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP). These companies account for around 70% of total domestic production capacity of butadiene in Indonesia.