Acetic Acid (MCP-2002) - Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Research Abstract

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Acetic Acid in Thousands of Tons by the following End-Use Segments: Vinyl Acetata Monomer (VAM), Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA), and Other Applications. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 70 companies including many key and niche players such as Ashok Organic Industries, Ltd. (AOIL), British Petroleum PLC (BP), BP PETRONAS Acetyls Sdn Bhd, Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd., China Petrochemical Development Corporation, Celanese Corporation, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.), Daicel Chemical Industries Limited, Kyodo Sakusan Co., Ltd., DuPont, Eastman Chemical Company, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd, Jiangsu Sopo Chemical Limited, Jilin Chemical Industrial Company Limited, Jubilant Organosys Ltd., Kuraray Co., Ltd., LyondellBasell Industries, MillenniumChemicals, Inc., Showa Denko K.K., Sterling Chemicals, Inc., Samsung-BP Chemicals Co., Ltd., Wacker Chemie AG, and Yangtze River Acetyls Co Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Code :	MCP-2002
Price :	$4500
Companies :	70

Pages :	352
Date :	January 2011
Market Data Tables :	93

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1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS.......1

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Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations.......1

Disclaimers.......2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.......3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics.......3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study.......3

Primary Uses of Acetic Acid.......4

2. CURRENT & FUTURE ANALYSIS.......5

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Analysis by Geographic Region.......5

Table 1: World Market for Acetic Acid (2007-2015): Geographic Region/Country Ranked by Growth - Asia- Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, US, Europe, Japan, and Canada (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......5

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Analysis by End-Use Segment.......6

Table 2: World Market for Acetic Acid (2007-2015): End-Use Segments Ranked by Growth – PTA, VAM, Other Acetates, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, and Acetic Anhydride (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......6

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3. TRENDS & ISSUES.......7

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China Powers the Global Acetic Acid Market.......7

Capacity Expansion on the Rise.......7

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Table 3: Worldwide Acetic Acid Market (2004-2010): Annual Production Capacity in Million Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......8

Table 4: Select Acetic Acid Plants (with Capacity in Million Tons) (2008-2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......8

Producers Exercise Increased Control Over Methanol Carbonylation Technology........8

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New Processes and Technology Catch the Fancy.......9

Competitive Climate.......9

Key Players Confront Fierce Competition.......9

Table 5: World Acetic Acid Market (2009): Market Shares of Leading Players-Celanese, BP, Sopo, Lyondell, Wujing, Kyodo Sakusan and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......9

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Major VAM Manufacturers.......10

Table 6: VAM Market Worldwide (2007): Market Shares of Leading Players - Celanese, Dairen, Dow, Sinopec, Lyondell, DuPont, BP and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......10

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4. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MARKET.......11

Technological Innovations.......11

Acetic Acid Replaces Solvents.......11

Raw Materials: Greatly Influencing the Acetic Acid Market.......11

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Derivatives: Driving the Acetic Acid Market.......12

Globalization Takes Over the Mantle.......12

Economic Factors.......12

Environmental Concerns.......12

Government Regulations.......12

Impact of Government Legislations on the Market.......12

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5. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.......13

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Chemical and Physical Properties.......13

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Grades.......14

Hazards.......14

Primary Uses of Acetic Acid.......14

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Synthetic Flavoring Agent.......15

Feedstock in the Production of Acetic Anhydride.......15

Buffering Agent.......15

Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry.......15

Etherifying & Neutralizing Agent.......15

Photographic Chemicals Manufactured Using Acetic Acid.......15

Primary Input in the Production of Rubber Chemicals.......15

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Removes Rust from Garments.......16

Chemical & Biochemical Analysis.......16

Acetic Acid - An Alternative for Cancer Treatment.......16

Acetic Acid - A Latent Peril.......16

Repercussions of Excessive Exposure.......16

Short-term Exposure.......16

Long-term Exposure.......16

Personal Protection.......16

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6. RAW MATERIALS - AN OVERVIEW.......17

Methanol.......17

Ethylene.......17

An Important Petrochemical Intermediate.......17

Acetaldehyde.......17

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7. END-USE MARKETS - AN OVERVIEW.......18

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Snapshot of Acetic Acid’s Leading End Uses.......18

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Vinyl Acetate Monomer.......19

Production Process.......19

Consumption of VAM on the Rise.......19

End-Use Applications.......19

Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA).......19

$100

Increased Use of PET.......20

Cellulose Acetate & Acetic Anhydride.......20

End-use Applications of Cellulose Acetate.......20

Acetylates (Esters and Acetates).......20

$100

Ethyl Acetates.......21

Production Process.......21

Recent Developments.......21

Consumption Pattern.......21

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Butyl Acetate.......22

Acetic Anhydride.......22

Other.......22

Monochloroacetic Acid.......22

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8. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY.......23

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Jiangsu GPRO and Sinopec Collaborate to Build Plant for C4 Products.......23

Saudi International Petrochemical and Rhodia Ink Agreement to Construct

Facility.......23

Tianjin to Start-Up Acetic Acid Facility.......23

Sipchem Complex Commences Commercial Production.......23

Celanese to Expand VAE Production Facility in Nanjing.......23

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Guizhou Crystal Commences Acetic Acid Production Project.......24

Saudi International Petrochemical Enters into Joint Venture with Hanwha

Chemical.......24

Sipchem Divests Interest in Acetyls Businesses to Ikarus Petroleum.......24

Sabic Wins Contract from Uhde Inventa-Fisher.......24

KP Chemical Acquires Pakistan PTA.......24

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Saudi International Petrochemical Plans to Commence Operations at New VAM

Facility.......25

Air Liquide Commissions Carbon Monoxide Facility for Sipchem.......25

Celanese to Expand its Emulsions Facility.......25

DupPont Inks Licensing Deal with Jiangsu Sopo.......25

Celanese to Double Production of its Acetic Acid Unit.......25

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Yankuang Cathay Starts Construction of Acetic Acid Unit in Zaozhuang.......26

Huala Hengsheng to Boost its Acetic Acid Production.......26

Hualu Hengsheng to Expand Capacity of its Acetic Acid Plant.......26

BP and Sinopec to Establish New Acetic Acid Unit in China.......26

Wacker Acquires Vinyl Acetate Business of WPS and APP.......26

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INEOS Acquires VAM and EtAc Businesses from BP.......27

Jiangsu SOPO Receives Approval for Plant Construction.......27

Somaiya Organo-Chemicals Announces Capacity Expansion Plan.......27

Celanese Collaborates with SWRDICI in China.......27

G-Group Join Hands with Kingboard Chemical.......27

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9. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST- A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER.......28

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Basell Acquires Lyondell to form LyondellBasell.......28

Celanese Divests Texas Unit to Babcock & Brown.......28

Celanese Establishes Chemical Complex in Nanjing.......28

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Technip Bags Contract from BP-YPC Acetyls.......29

Celanese Enters into Partnership with Accsys Technologies.......29

Celanese Corp Acquires Acetate Products Limited.......29

Sinopec and Aker form a Joint Venture to Establish New Projects in Saudi,

China.......29

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Huala Hengsheng to Set up Acetic Acid Plant.......30

Wujing Chemicals to Construct Acetic Acid Unit in Wujing.......30

Tri-nation Consortium to Construct US$1 Billion Facility for SIPCHEM.......30

BP and Formosa Begin Acetic Acid Plant in Taiwan.......30

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10. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS.......31

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Ashok Organic Industries, Ltd. (AOIL) (India).......31

British Petroleum PLC (BP) (UK).......31

BP PETRONAS Acetyls Sdn Bhd (Malaysia).......31

Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Taiwan).......31

$100

China Petrochemical Development Corporation (Taiwan).......32

Celanese Corporation (US).......32

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) (China).......32

$100

Daicel Chemical Industries Limited (Japan).......33

Kyodo Sakusan Co., Ltd. (Japan).......33

DuPont (US).......33

$100

Eastman Chemical Company (US).......34

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd (India).......34

Jiangsu Sopo Chemical Limited (China).......34

$100

Jilin Chemical Industrial Company Limited (China).......35

Jubilant Organosys Ltd. (India).......35

$100

Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Japan).......36

LyondellBasell Industries (The Netherlands).......36

MillenniumChemicals, Inc. (US).......36

Showa Denko K.K. (Japan).......36

$100

Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (US).......37

Samsung-BP Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Korea).......37

Wacker Chemie AG (Germany).......37

$100

Yangtze River Acetyls Co Ltd (China).......38

$100

11. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE.......39

Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......39

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Table 8: World Historic Review for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia– Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......40

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Table 9: World 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......41

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Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid in Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia– Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......42

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Table 11: World Historic Review for Acetic Acid in Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......43

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Table 12: World 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid in Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......44

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Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid in Acetic Anhydride by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......45

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Table 14: World Historic Review for Acetic Acid in Acetic Anhydride by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......46

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Table 15: World 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid in Acetic Anhydride by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......47

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Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid in Ethyl Acetate by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......48

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Table 17: World Historic Review for Acetic Acid in Ethyl Acetate by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......49

$350

Table 18: World 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid in Ethyl Acetate by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......50

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Table 19: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid in Butyl Acetate by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......51

$350

Table 20: World Historic Review for Acetic Acid in Butyl Acetate by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......52

$350

Table 21: World 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid in Butyl Acetate by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......53

$350

Table 22: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid in Other Acetates by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......54

$350

Table 23: World Historic Review for Acetic Acid in Other Acetates by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......55

$350

Table 24: World 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid in Other Acetates by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......56

$350

Table 25: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid in Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia– Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......57

$350

Table 26: World Historic Review for Acetic Acid in Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......58

$350

Table 27: World 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid in Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......59

$350

Table 28: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid in Other Applications by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......60

$350

Table 29: World Historic Review for Acetic Acid in Other Applications by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......61

$350

Table 30: World 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid in Other Applications by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......62

$350

12. THE UNITED STATES.......63

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A. Market Analysis.......63

Market Scenario.......63

Current and Future Analysis.......63

Production Statistics.......63

Table 31: North American Acetic Acid Market (2004-2010): Production Capacity in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......63

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Table 32: Leading Producers Of Acetic Acid in US (2009): Production Capacity Of Select Players (In '000 Tons/Per Annum) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......64

Export and Import Statistics.......64

Table 33: US Acetic Acid Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Exports Value by Region – Mexico, Belgium, Brazil, Spain, Taiwan, Canada, Singapore and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......64

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Table 34: US Acetic Acid Imports (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Imports Value by Region – China, Mexico, South Korea, Canada, Germany, Japan, UK and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......65

Market Determined by Derivatives.......65

$350

B. Market Analytics.......66

Table 35: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......66

$350

Table 36: US Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......67

$350

Table 37: US 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......68

$350

13. CANADA.......69

$1450

A. Market Analysis.......69

Current and Future Analysis.......69

Imports and Exports.......69

Table 38: Canadian Acetic Acid Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Exports Value by Region – US, France, Denmark, Poland, China, Australia, Netherlands and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......69

$350

Table 39: Canadian Acetic Acid Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Imports Value by Region – US, Ukraine, China, Germany, Japan, Netherlands and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......70

$350

B. Market Analytics.......71

Table 40: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......71

$350

Table 41: Canadian Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......72

$350

Table 42: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......73

$350

14. JAPAN.......74

$950

A. Market Analysis.......74

Infiltrating into Developing Markets.......74

Market Shapers.......74

$100

Leading Producers – A Historic Perspective.......75

Table 43: Leading Japanese Producers of Acetic Acid (2006): Production Capacities of Select Companies (In ‘000 Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......75

B. Market Analytics.......75

Table 44: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......75

$350

Table 45: Japanese Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......76

$350

Table 46: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......77

$350

15. EUROPE.......78

$1950

A. Market Analysis.......78

Current & Future Analysis.......78

Analysis by Region.......78

Analysis by End-Use Segment.......78

$100

B. Market Analytics.......79

Table 47: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......79

$350

Table 48: European Historic Review for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......80

$350

Table 49: European 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets for Years2005, 2010, & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......81

$350

Table 50: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......82

$350

Table 51: European Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......83

$350

Table 52: European 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......84

$350

15a. FRANCE.......85

$950

Market Analysis.......85

Table 53: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......85

$350

Table 54: French Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......86

$350

Table 55: French 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......87

$350

15b. GERMANY.......88

$950

Market Analysis.......88

Table 56: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......88

$350

Table 57: German Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......89

$350

Table 58: German 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume ales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......90

$350

15c. ITALY.......91

$950

Market Analysis.......91

Table 59: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......91

$350

Table 60: Italian Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......92

$350

Table 61: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......93

$350

15d. THE UNITED KINGDOM.......94

$950

A. Market Analysis.......94

Current and Future Analysis.......94

Imports Scenario in the Recent Past.......94

Table 62: UK Acetic Acid Imports (2004-2006): In Value (£000’s) and Volume (000's Kilogram) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......94

$350

B. Market Analytics.......95

Table 63: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......95

$350

Table 64: UK Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......96

$350

Table 65: UK 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......97

$350

15e. REST OF EUROPE.......98

$950

Market Analysis.......98

Table 66: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......98

$350

Table 67: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......99

$350

Table 68: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......100

$350

16. ASIA-PACIFIC.......101

$1950

A. Market Analysis.......101

Current and Future Analysis.......101

Market Outlook.......101

Key Petrochemical Market.......101

Asia Lures Global Majors.......101

$100

Acetic Acid - Major Producers.......102

Table 69: Leading Acetic Acid Producers in Asia-Pacific (2005): Production Capacity in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......102

$350

B. Market Analytics.......103

Table 70: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......103

$350

Table 71: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......104

Table 72: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015.......104

$350

Table 73: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......105

$350

Table 74: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......106

$350

Table 75: Asia-pacific 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......107

$350

16a. CHINA.......108

$1950

A. Market Analysis.......108

Current and Future Analysis.......108

Market Overview – A Historic Perspective.......108

$100

Table 76: Chinese Acetic Acid Market (2000-2005): Production in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......109

Table 77: Acetic Acid Production in China: Percentage Breakdown of Production by Process Type – Methanol Carbonylation, Ethylene Acetaldehyde, and Ethanol Acetaldehyde (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......109

$350

Table 78: Chinese Acetic Acid Market (2006): Production by Leading Players - BP-YPC Acetyls Co., Celanese, Jiangsu Sopo Co., Jilin City Songmei Acetic Acid Co., Shanghai Wujing Chemical Industrial Co., Daqing Oil Administration, and Yankuang Cathay Coal (In Thousand Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......110

Table 79: Chinese Acetic Acid Market (2004-2006): Imports in ‘000 Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......110

$350

Table 80: Chinese Glacial Acetic Acid Market (2005-2007): Imports and Exports in ‘000 US$ (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......111

Table 81: Chinese Glacial Acetic Acid Market (2005-2007): Imports and Exports in ‘000 Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......111

$350

B. Market Analytics.......112

Table 82: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......112

$350

Table 83: Chinese Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......113

$350

Table 84: Chinese 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......114

$350

16b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC.......115

$950

Market Analysis.......115

Table 85: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......115

$350

Table 86: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......116

$350

Table 87: Rest of Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......117

$350

17. LATIN AMERICA.......118

$950

Market Analysis.......118

Table 88: Latin America Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......118

$350

Table 89: Latin America Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......119

$350

Table 90: Latin America 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......120

$350

18. REST OF WORLD.......121

$950

Market Analysis.......121

Table 91: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......121

$350

Table 92: Rest of World Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......122

$350

Table 93: Rest of World 11-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Other Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......123

$350

COMPETITION

220

$995

Total Companies Profiled: 70 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 76)
Region/Country                 Players

The United States                  9   
Japan                              7
Europe                            14
     Germany                       5
     The United Kingdom            1
     Italy                         1
     Spain                         1
     Rest of Europe                6
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)    39
Latin America                      5
Africa                             2

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