Key Market Indicators
Norwegian imports of butadiene nearly plummeted to zero in 2018, down 99.2 percent from 372 kilograms the year before. Since 1998, the country's demand for the chemical has dropped a staggering 46.6 percent year on year. Denmark took the top spot in the 2018 ranking with three kilograms, followed by China, France, and the United States, respectively.