Lion Elastomers enters the NBR rubber market

Lion Elastomers will be expanding the emulsion-based facility in Port Neches, Texas, to manufacture NBR rubber. This new undertaking will position the company to support the domestic demand and export markets for nitrile rubber while leveraging the large integrated emulsion rubber platform at Port Neches. Major markets include flooring/mats, custom compounding, auto and industrial hose, gaskets and seals and PVC modification.

“NBR will expand the value that Lion Elastomers can bring to existing Royalene EPDM and SBR customers as well as provide a strong domestic supplier for this material which is mostly imported into the USA”, said Kho Irani, Lion Elastomers President and CEO.

Lion Elastomers is a premier manufacturer of elastomeric polymers with a legacy as one of the first synthetic rubber producers in the world for SBR and EPDM. The company is targeting commercial production to begin in September 2026 with further expansion and diversity of offerings to be subsequently added.