CEH: Vinyl Acetate

Apr 2020. Nearly all vinyl acetate (VAM) is used as a vinyl monomer to produce polyvinyl acetate homopolymers and copolymers. The homo- and copolymers are often further reacted, often without isolation, to produce its major derivatives, such as polyvinyl alcohol and ethylene–vinyl alcohol. Consumption of vinyl acetate is driven largely by its use in polyvinyl acetate and polyvinyl alcohol. Growth in the consumption of VAM for polyvinyl acetate is expected to be more robust from 2019 to 2024 after modest growth during 2014–19. Demand for polyvinyl alcohol will follow the same trend, and is expected to be higher in 2024 than in 2019. Demand for vinyl acetate in ethylene–vinyl acetate (EVA) and vinyl acetate–ethylene (VAE) is increasing more rapidly.

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• Publish Date: 2020-04-30
• Chemical Focus: Syngas Chemicals, Industrial Gases and Fertilizers
• Number of Pages: 112
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

• Global summary; regional coverage
• Producers with annual capacities and plant sites
• Consumption and five-year forecast by end-use application
• Price and production figures and trends
• Trade imports and exports

• Drive market research and commercial development
• Support competitive analysis, marketing and sales
• Inform merger and acquisition decisions