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This report covers the following styrenic copolymer
and terpolymer products:
- Styrenic thermoplastics (styrenic block copolymer [SBC] elastomers and
high-styrene-content styrene-butadiene copolymer [HS-SBC] resins)
- Styrene-acrylic ester copolymers
- Ion exchange resins (IER) (styrene-divinylbenzene copolymers)
- Weatherable styrenic copolymers (acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate [ASA] and
acrylonitrile-EPDM-styrene [AES])
- Methacrylate-butadiene-styrene (MBS)
- Styrene–maleic anhydride (SMA)
- Acrylonitrile-chlorinated polyethylene-styrene (ACS)—Japan
The following pie charts show consumption of styrenic copolymers in the United
States, Western Europe and Japan in 2005:
Worldwide capacity additions are being prompted by rising demand from applications
in the adhesives, compounding, construction and footwear sectors, among others.
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