What is PBR in rubber?
Polybutadiene has a high resistance to wear and is used especially in the manufacture of tires, which consumes about 70% of the production. Another 25% is used as an additive to improve the toughness (impact resistance) of plastics such as polystyrene and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).
PBR finds its major outlet in the tyre sector. It is also used in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resins (ABS Resins) and in high-impact polystyrene (HIPS). Various other applications are belts, hoses and footwear.
