The present invention provides a hydrogenated
nitrile rubber which is excellent in terms of dispersibility and stability of a conductive material dispersion when an
electrode for an electrochemical element is produced, which is excellent in terms of peel strength at an
electrode and suppression of active material
cracking in an
electrode after a cycle test, and which is also excellent in terms of output characteristics of an electrochemical element. A hydrogenated
nitrile rubber according to the present invention includes a
nitrile group-containing
monomer unit, and a
conjugated diene monomer unit and / or an alkylene
structural unit, has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) within the range from 1,000 to 1,000,000 and an
iodine value of 100 mg / 100 mg or less, contains a
phenolic antioxidant, and has a
calcium (Ca) content from 1 ppm to 2,500 ppm, a
ruthenium (Ru) content within the range from 0.5 ppm to 50 ppm, a
palladium (Pd) content of 200 ppm or less, a
magnesium (Mg) content of 50 ppm or less, and a
sodium (Na) content of 300 ppm or less.