英国调研机构简氏集团(IHS Markit)烯烃和弹性体高级主管Bill Hyde前不久表示,由于前期对全球市场过度乐观的预期,合成橡胶行业目前陷入艰难境地。在市场形势好的时候,生产厂商一哄而上,投资建设了太多产能,亚太地区尤其如此。然而,需求增长不及预测,致使行业出现整体开工率低于70%的情形。产能过剩拉低开工率国际合成橡胶生产商协会(IISRP) Bill Hyde, Senior Director of Olefins and Elastomers at IHS Markit, a UK-based research firm, recently said that the synthetic rubber industry is currently in a difficult position due to over-optimistic expectations in the global market. When the market is in a good position, manufacturers have gone all the way and invested too much in production capacity, especially in the Asia Pacific region. However, the growth in demand was less than forecast, resulting in an overall operating rate of less than 70%. Overcapacity pulls down the operating rate International Rubber Manufacturers Association (IISRP)