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Rubber TSR20 prices in the United States, the highest-cost reporting region, rose 1.7% in Q2 2026 to USD 2,543.00/MT from USD 2,500.00/MT in Q1, extending the recovery that took hold after this market's Q4 2025 trough. Indian prices posted the strongest gains of any region tracked in this report, up 4.3% to USD 2,420.00/MT, building on a sharp 10.5% Q1 rebound tied to tightening supply and improving downstream demand. Globally, the average rose from USD 2,375.80/MT in Q1 to USD 2,448.40/MT in Q2, a 3.1% gain, following a rebound of 6.8% in Q1 that reversed a trough reached at the end of 2025. For H2 2026, this market's forecast points to range-bound pricing around USD 1.85-1.95/kg on TSR20, with structural supply deficits continuing to limit downside risk.
Rubber TSR20, or Technically Specified Rubber grade 20, is a block form of natural rubber processed to meet standardized technical specifications for dirt content, ash content, and other quality parameters, distinguishing it from visually graded sheet rubbers like RSS3 and Rubber 5L. It is derived from Hevea brasiliensis latex and serves as a critical raw material for tire manufacturing, where its consistent technical specifications make it particularly well suited for large-scale industrial tire production. Natural rubber cost pressures have intensified from ageing plantations, with more than 40 percent of trees now over 30 years old, alongside Indonesia's meaningful production decline and mounting EUDR compliance requirements affecting supply chain documentation. Weather and tapping conditions in Southeast Asia, tyre manufacturing demand, and plantation ageing and structural supply deficits are what drive prices in this market.
The outlook for Rubber TSR20 through H2 2026 points to range-bound pricing around USD 1.85-1.95/kg, with structural deficits continuing to limit downside risk. Natural rubber cost pressures from ageing plantations, Indonesia's production decline, and EUDR compliance requirements are expected to continue constraining supply even as global demand remains firm from the tire and automotive sectors, which account for approximately 60 to 75 percent of global natural rubber consumption.
The main upside risk is a further deterioration in Southeast Asian tapping conditions from adverse weather, or an acceleration of plantation ageing without sufficient replanting investment, which could widen the structural supply deficit further. The main downside risk is a significant improvement in weather and tapping conditions combined with softer global tyre demand, which could ease the current price pressure below the projected range-bound band.
| Region | 2026 Price Range (USD/MT) | Outlook |
| Global Average | 1,900.00 - 2,600.00 | Structural supply deficit limits downside risk |
| United States | 2,400.00 - 2,700.00 | Robust tyre manufacturing demand sustains the highest price |
| China | 2,300.00 - 2,600.00 | Steady industrial tire production supports continued firmness |
| India | 2,200.00 - 2,550.00 | Strongest quarterly gains drive continued momentum |
| Indonesia | 2,150.00 - 2,500.00 | Origin-market weather disruptions keep this market volatile |
US Rubber TSR20 prices averaged USD 2,543.00/MT in Q2 2026, the highest of any region tracked here, up 1.7% from USD 2,500.00/MT in Q1, extending the recovery that took hold after this market's Q4 2025 trough.
Why did the price of Rubber TSR20 change in Q2 2026 in the United States?
Robust demand from tire and automotive component manufacturers, which account for approximately 60 to 75 percent of global natural rubber consumption, continued keeping this market at the top of the range tracked in this report.
Chinese prices averaged USD 2,456.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 2.3% from USD 2,400.00/MT in Q1, as steady industrial tire production demand continued supporting this market.
Why did the price of Rubber TSR20 change in Q2 2026 in China?
Steady demand from large-scale industrial tire production applications continued supporting this market, tracking TSR20's particular suitability for standardized, high-volume manufacturing.
Indian prices averaged USD 2,420.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 4.3% from USD 2,320.00/MT in Q1, posting the strongest gains of any region tracked in this report.
Why did the price of Rubber TSR20 change in Q2 2026 in India?
Improving demand from the medical, adhesive, and industrial manufacturing sectors, combined with weather-related supply disruptions across key origin regions, continued supporting the strongest gains of any region tracked here.
Indonesian origin prices averaged USD 2,350.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 4.4% from USD 2,250.00/MT in Q1, extending the rebound from this market's Q4 2025 trough.
Why did the price of Rubber TSR20 change in Q2 2026 in Indonesia?
Supply conditions remained constrained due to heavy rainfall, reduced tapping activities, and weather-related disruptions, continuing to support the recovery from this market's Q4 2025 trough.
US prices rose 4.2% in Q1 2026 to USD 2,500.00/MT from USD 2,400.00/MT in Q4 2025, recovering from the Q4 trough.
Why did the price of Rubber TSR20 change in Q1 2026 in the United States?
In Q1 2026, the natural rubber market recorded a notable upward trend, with prices increasing across major producing and importing regions, supported by tightening supply conditions and improving downstream demand from the automotive, tire, medical, and industrial manufacturing sectors.
Chinese prices rose 4.3% in Q1 2026 to USD 2,400.00/MT from USD 2,300.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader Asian supply-driven recovery.
Why did the price of Rubber TSR20 change in Q1 2026 in China?
Firm crude oil and synthetic rubber prices encouraged partial substitution towards natural rubber grades, supporting overall buying sentiment even as supply conditions remained constrained by weather-related disruptions across key producing countries.
Indian prices surged 10.5% in Q1 2026 to USD 2,320.00/MT from USD 2,100.00/MT in Q4 2025, the strongest regional gain of the quarter.
Why did the price of Rubber TSR20 change in Q1 2026 in India?
Natural rubber prices in India witnessed a notable upward trend, primarily supported by improving demand from the medical, adhesive, and latex-based manufacturing sectors, while supply availability remained limited due to weather-related disruptions and reduced tapping activities across key plantation regions.
Indonesian origin prices surged 9.8% in Q1 2026 to USD 2,250.00/MT from USD 2,050.00/MT in Q4 2025, rebounding sharply from the Q4 2025 trough.
Why did the price of Rubber TSR20 change in Q1 2026 in Indonesia?
Supply conditions remained constrained due to heavy rainfall, reduced tapping activities, and weather-related disruptions across key producing countries including Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia, driving a clear turn in the market after the Q4 2025 trough.
Global Rubber TSR20 prices eased steadily from Q1 2025 through a trough at the end of the year, before rebounding sharply in Q1 2026, a clear turn in the market driven by tightening supply conditions from weather-related disruptions across Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia, combined with improving downstream demand across the automotive, tire, medical, and industrial manufacturing sectors.
| Quarter | Price (USD/MT) | QoQ Change | Direction |
| Q2 2026 | 2,448.40 | +3.1% | ↑ Rising |
| Q1 2026 | 2,375.80 | +6.8% | ↑ Rising |
| Q4 2025 | 2,225.00 | -2.2% | ↓ Falling |
| Q3 2025 | 2,275.00 | -4.2% | ↓ Falling |
| Q2 2025 | 2,375.00 | - | — Stable |
| Q3 2026 | In Progress | - | — In Progress |
Rubber TSR20 declined across every market covered in this report through 2025, easing steadily from Q1 through a Q4 trough as supply conditions eased temporarily, before a sharp rebound took hold in Q1 2026, a clear turn in the market driven by tightening weather-related supply conditions and improving downstream tire and automotive demand.
US prices declined from about USD 2,600.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,400.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 7.7%, the smallest annual decline of the four regions.
Chinese prices declined from about USD 2,500.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,300.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 8.0%, before the sharp Q1 2026 rebound that followed.
Indian prices declined from about USD 2,350.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,100.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 10.6%, before the strongest quarterly rebound of any region tracked in this report.
Indonesian origin prices declined from about USD 2,300.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,050.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 10.9%, the steepest annual decline of the four regions, before the sharp Q1 2026 rebound that followed.
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It serves as a critical raw material for tire manufacturing, where its consistent technical specifications for dirt content, ash content, and other quality parameters make it particularly well suited for large-scale industrial tire production.
The Q2 2026 global average was USD 2,448.40/MT, ranging from USD 2,350.00/MT in Indonesia to USD 2,543.00/MT in the United States.
The global average rose from USD 2,225.00/MT in Q4 2025 to USD 2,375.80/MT in Q1 2026, a 6.8% jump, and then to USD 2,448.40/MT in Q2, marking a clear turn in the market after the Q4 2025 trough.
TSR20 is a technically specified block rubber standardized for dirt content, ash content, and other quality parameters, making it well suited for large-scale industrial tire manufacturing, while Rubber 5L is a visually graded sheet rubber prized for its consistency, strength, and tack in applications where those specific properties matter most.
The forecast points to range-bound pricing around USD 1.85-1.95/kg on TSR20, with structural supply deficits continuing to limit downside risk.
Indonesia holds the lowest cost among the regions tracked here as an origin market, while the United States carries the highest cost given robust tire and automotive demand.
This report is updated monthly. For real-time pricing intelligence, connect with the Expert Market Research team.
Weather and tapping conditions in Southeast Asia, tyre manufacturing demand, and plantation ageing and structural supply deficits.
Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia together account for the large majority of global natural rubber production, with India also a significant domestic producing and consuming market.
Buyers can monitor Southeast Asian weather and tapping conditions given their outsized influence on this market, time forward purchases around the quarterly breakdowns in this report, and benchmark supplier quotes against the tracked price ranges given the persistent structural supply deficit.
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