Acetic Acid: Market Research Report
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Acetic Acid in Thousand 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, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 66 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 Corporation, Kyodo Sakusan Co., Ltd., DuPont, Eastman Chemical Company, Sterling Chemicals, Inc., Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd, Jiangsu Sopo Chemical Limited, Jilin Chemical Industrial Company Limited, Jubilant Life Sciences Limited., Kuraray Co., Ltd., LyondellBasell Industries, MillenniumChemicals, Inc., Showa Denko K.K., 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 primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.
Contents
I.INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
Product Definitions and Scope of Study
Primary Uses of Acetic Acid
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.MARKET TRENDS & ISSUES
China Powers the Global Acetic Acid Market
Capacity Expansion on the Rise
Table 1: Worldwide Acetic Acid Market (2004-2010): Annual Production Capacity in Million Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 2: Select Acetic Acid Plants (with Capacity in Million Tons) (2008-2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Producers Exercise Increased Control Over Methanol Carbonylation Technology.
New Processes and Technology Catch the Fancy
Competitive Climate
Key Players Confront Fierce Competition
Table 3: World Acetic Acid Market (2009): Market Shares of Leading Players-Celanese, BP, Sopo, Lyondell, Wujing, Kyodo Sakusan and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Major VAM Manufacturers
Table 4: VAM Market Worldwide (2007): Market Shares of Leading Players - Celanese, Dairen, Dow, Sinopec, Lyondell, DuPont, BP and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
2.FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MARKET
Technological Innovations
Acetic Acid Replaces Solvents
Raw Materials: Greatly Influencing the Acetic Acid Market
Derivatives: Driving the Acetic Acid Market
Globalization Takes Over the Mantle
Economic Factors
Environmental Concerns
Government Regulations
Impact of Government Legislations on the Market
3.PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Chemical and Physical Properties
Grades
Hazards
Primary Uses of Acetic Acid
Synthetic Flavoring Agent
Feedstock in the Production of Acetic Anhydride
Buffering Agent
Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Etherifying & Neutralizing Agent
Photographic Chemicals Manufactured Using Acetic Acid
Primary Input in the Production of Rubber Chemicals
Removes Rust from Garments
Chemical & Biochemical Analysis
Acetic Acid - An Alternative for Cancer Treatment
Acetic Acid - A Latent Peril
Repercussions of Excessive Exposure
Short-term Exposure
Long-term Exposure
Personal Protection
4.RAW MATERIALS - AN OVERVIEW
Methanol
Ethylene
An Important Petrochemical Intermediate
Acetaldehyde
5.END-USE MARKETS - AN OVERVIEW
Snapshot of Acetic Acid’s Leading End Uses
Vinyl Acetate Monomer
Production Process
Consumption of VAM on the Rise
End-Use Applications
Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA)
Increased Use of PET
Cellulose Acetate & Acetic Anhydride
End-use Applications of Cellulose Acetate
Acetylates (Esters and Acetates)
Ethyl Acetates
Production Process
Recent Developments
Consumption Pattern
Acetic Anhydride
Other
Monochloroacetic Acid
6.RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
Daicel Chemical Industries Changes Name to Daicel Corporation
Eastman Completes Acquisition of Sterling Chemicals, Inc.
Jubilant Organosys Renamed as Jubilant Life Sciences Limited
Jiangsu GPRO and Sinopec Collaborate to Build Plant for C4 Products
Saudi International Petrochemical and Rhodia Ink Agreement to Construct Facility
Tianjin to Start-Up Acetic Acid Facility
Sipchem Complex Commences Commercial Production
Celanese to Expand VAE Production Facility in Nanjing
Guizhou Crystal Commences Acetic Acid Production Project
Saudi International Petrochemical Enters into Joint Venture with Hanwha Chemical
Sipchem Divests Interest in Acetyls Businesses to Ikarus Petroleum
Sabic Wins Contract from Uhde Inventa-Fisher
KP Chemical Acquires Pakistan PTA
Saudi International Petrochemical Plans to Commence Operations at New VAM Facility
Air Liquide Commissions Carbon Monoxide Facility for Sipchem
Celanese to Expand its Emulsions Facility
DupPont Inks Licensing Deal with Jiangsu Sopo
Celanese to Double Production of its Acetic Acid Unit
Yankuang Cathay Starts Construction of Acetic Acid Unit in Zaozhuang
Huala Hengsheng to Boost its Acetic Acid Production
Hualu Hengsheng to Expand Capacity of its Acetic Acid Plant
7.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS – A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE BUILDER
BP and Sinopec to Establish New Acetic Acid Unit in China
Wacker Acquires Vinyl Acetate Business of WPS and APP
INEOS Acquires VAM and EtAc Businesses from BP
Jiangsu SOPO Receives Approval for Plant Construction
Somaiya Organo-Chemicals Announces Capacity Expansion Plan
Celanese Collaborates with SWRDICI in China
G-Group Join Hands with Kingboard Chemical
Basell Acquires Lyondell to form LyondellBasell
Celanese Divests Texas Unit to Babcock & Brown
Celanese Establishes Chemical Complex in Nanjing
Technip Bags Contract from BP-YPC Acetyls
Celanese Enters into Partnership with Accsys Technologies
Celanese Corp Acquires Acetate Products Limited
Sinopec and Aker form a Joint Venture to Establish New Projects in Saudi, China
Huala Hengsheng to Set up Acetic Acid Plant
Wujing Chemicals to Construct Acetic Acid Unit in Wujing
Tri-nation Consortium to Construct US$1 Billion Facility for SIPCHEM
BP and Formosa Begin Acetic Acid Plant in Taiwan
8.FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS
Ashok Organic Industries, Ltd. (AOIL) (India)
British Petroleum PLC (BP) (UK)
BP PETRONAS Acetyls Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
China Petrochemical Development Corporation (Taiwan)
Celanese Corporation (US)
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) (China)
Daicel Corporation (Japan)
Kyodo Sakusan Co., Ltd. (Japan)
DuPont (US)
Eastman Chemical Company (US)
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (US)
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd (India)
Jiangsu Sopo Chemical Limited (China)
Jilin Chemical Industrial Company Limited (China)
Jubilant Life Sciences Limited (India)
Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Japan)
LyondellBasell Industries (The Netherlands)
MillenniumChemicals, Inc. (US)
Showa Denko K.K. (Japan)
Samsung-BP Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Korea)
Wacker Chemie AG (Germany)
Yangtze River Acetyls Co Ltd (China)
9.GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Table 5: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 6: 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 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 7: World 15-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 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 8: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 9: 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 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 10: World 15-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 2003, 2011 & 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 11: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 12: 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 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 13: World 15-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 2003, 2011 & 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 14: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 15: 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 2003 through 2008(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 16: World 15-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 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 17: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 18: 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 2003 through 2008(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 19: World 15-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 2003, 2011 & 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 20: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 21: 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 2003 through 2008(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 22: World 15-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 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 23: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 24: 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 2003 through 2008(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 25: World 15-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 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 26: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 27: 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 Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 28: World 15-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 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
III. MARKET
1.THE UNITED STATES
A. Market Analysis
Market Scenario
Production Statistics
Table 29: North American Acetic Acid Market (2004-2010): Production Capacity in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 30: Leading Producers of Acetic Acid in US (2009): Production Capacity of Select Players (In '000 Tons/Per Annum) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Export and Import Statistics
Table 31: 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)
Table 32: 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)
Market Determined by Derivatives
Strategic Corporate Developments
Corporate Activity in Recent Past
Key Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 33: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 34: US Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 35: US 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
2.CANADA
A. Market Analysis
Imports and Exports
Table 36: 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)
Table 37: 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)
B. Market Analytics
Table 38: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 39: Canadian Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 40: Canadian 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
3.JAPAN
A. Market Analysis
Infiltrating into Developing Markets
Market Shapers
Leading Producers – A Historic Perspective
Table 41: Leading Japanese Producers of Acetic Acid (2006): Production Capacities of Select Companies (In ‘000 Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Strategic Corporate Developments
Key Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 42: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 43: Japanese Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 44: Japanese 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
4.EUROPE
Market Analytics
Table 45: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 46: 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 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 47: European 15-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2003, 2011, & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 48: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 49: European Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 50: European 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
4A.FRANCE
A. Market Analysis
Strategic Corporate Development
B. Market Analytics
Table 51: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 52: French Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 53: French 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
4B.GERMANY
A. Market Analysis
Corporate Activity in Recent Past
Key Player
B. Market Analytics
Table 54: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 55: German Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 56: German 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
4C.ITALY
Market Analytics
Table 57: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 58: Italian Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 59: Italian 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
4D.THE UNITED KINGDOM
A. Market Analysis
Imports Scenario in the Recent Past
Table 60: UK Acetic Acid Imports (2004-2006): In Value (£000’s) and Volume (000's Kilogram) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Key Player
B. Market Analytics
Table 61: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment – VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 62: UK Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 63: UK 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
4E.REST OF EUROPE
A. Market Analysis
Corporate Activity in Recent Past
Key Player
B. Market Analytics
Table 64: 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 Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 65: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 66: Rest of Europe 15-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 Others Markets for Years2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
5.ASIA-PACIFIC
A. Market Analysis
Market Outlook
Key Petrochemical Market
Asia Lures Global Majors
Acetic Acid - Major Producers
Table 67: Leading Acetic Acid Producers in Asia-Pacific (2005): Production Capacity in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
B. Market Analytics
Table 68: 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 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 69: 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 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 70: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017
Table 71: 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 Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 72: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 73: Asia-pacific 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
5A.CHINA
A. Market Analysis
Market Overview – A Historic Perspective
Table 74: Chinese Acetic Acid Market (2000-2005): Production in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 75: Acetic Acid Production in China: Percentage Breakdown of Production by Process Type – Methanol Carbonylation, Ethylene Acetaldehyde, and Ethanol Acetaldehyde (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 76: 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)
Table 77: Chinese Acetic Acid Market (2004-2006): Imports in ‘000 Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 78: Chinese Glacial Acetic Acid Market (2005-2007): Imports and Exports in ‘000 US$ (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 79: Chinese Glacial Acetic Acid Market (2005-2007): Imports and Exports in ‘000 Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Strategic Corporate Developments
Corporate Activity in Recent Past
Key Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 80: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 81: Chinese Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 82: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown f Volume Sales for VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
5B.REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC
A. Market Analysis
Strategic Corporate Developments
Corporate Activity in Recent Past
Key Players
B. Market Analytics
Table 83: 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 Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 84: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 85: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
6.LATIN AMERICA
Market Analytics
Table 86: 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 Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 87: Latin America Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 88: Latin America 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
7.REST OF WORLD
A. Market Analysis
Strategic Corporate Developments
Corporate Activity in Recent Past
B. Market Analytics
Table 89: 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 Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 90: Rest of World Historic Review for Acetic Acid by End Use Segment - VAM, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Other Acetates, PTA, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 91: Rest of World 15-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 Others Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Total Companies Profiled: 66 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 76)
Region/CountryPlayers
The United States
Japan
Europe
Germany
The United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)
Latin America
Africa
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