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  1. The Rubber Market: from Crisis to Growth

    ... facilities were closed, paired with a decrease in the yield of natural rubber, which in 2020 amounted to 7%. The third factor that influenced the price increase is the growth in oil prices. Valentin Kotlomin, head of Petrochemicals, Consulting, CIS at Argus Media explained, “In Q3 2020, rubber demand recovery began in earnest: consumers have been stepping up their purchases and output. At the beginning of 2021, we saw a reversal in demand, but this was due to a shortage of raw materials caused by ...