SINGAPORE, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --     ICIS pricing, http://www.icispricing.com/, the world's leading price
reporting service for the global chemical industry, has launched a new weekly
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) report, in response to demand for news
and pricing information on NBR in the region.

The weekly NBR (Asia) report will offer spot CFR China, spot CFR South
East Asia price assessments and spot CFR India (USD/MT). It will also feature
vital insights and critical market commentary as well as operating and
production news within the industry.

NBR is resistant to oils over a wide temperature range and is also noted
for high strength and excellent resistance to abrasion, water, alcohols and
heat. NBR is therefore the perfect material for disposable lab, cleaning, and
examination gloves. In the automotive industry, it is used to make fuel and
oil handling hoses, seals and other components. NBR's ability to withstand a
range of temperatures from -40degreesC to +120degreesC makes it an ideal
material for extreme automotive applications.

NBR's future is closely linked to China's increasing affluence and
appetite for cars. Having overtaken Japan as the world's second-largest
automotive market, Chinese car sales reached 5.7 million units in 2006 and
are expected to double over the next seven years to more than 10.3 million
units.

The Indian market is developing rapidly as global companies outsource
their manufacturing options to lower-cost locations other than China. A
growing production centre for suppliers of automotive components, 1.4 million
vehicles were manufactured in 2006 and the Indian market is set to double by
2008.

"Asia is booming, with China and India leading the way in the rapid
economic development of this region. China is the fastest-growing and
second-largest car market in the world, with India not far behind and fast
catching up in its industrialisation programme. It is therefore timely to
launch the NBR report to provide concise, accurate and impartial pricing
information on the burgeoning nitrile rubber trades in Asia," said Helen Yan,
senior editor, ICIS pricing.

Building on our knowledge of the feedstock acrylonitrile, butadiene and
styrene markets, ICIS pricing is pleased to introduce the weekly
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) report covering the Asia Pacific market.
This latest addition consolidates ICIS pricing's benchmark position and
provides additional price information and news in the Asian synthetic rubber
market.

Request for a free trial of the NBR (Asia Pacific) report here:
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