Hi Blucken!
Below you will find the results of my research regarding the Emulsion
Polymerization Market.
?Emulsion polymer demand in the US will reach 4.9 million pounds in
2006 based on an improved economy and a good environmental profile.
Vinyl-acrylics, acrylics and styrene-butadiene latexes will lead gains
based on rebounding demand for paint, high quality printing and
writing papers, and paper and paperboard packaging.?
EMULSION POLYMER TYPES
Styrene-Butadiene Latex
Acrylic Emulsions
Polyvinyl Acetate
Vinyl-Acrylic Emulsions
Vinyl Acetate-Ethylene
Freedonia: Emulsion Polymers To 2006
http://freedonia.ecnext.com/coms2/summary__0001_000987_000000_000000__1
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The US demand for Emulsion polymer will reach five billion pounds in
2006.
?Emulsion polymer demand in the US is projected to grow 2.8 percent
annually to five billion pounds in 2006. Market value is forecast to
rise 4.4 percent per year to $4.3 billion, aided by shifts toward
higher priced emulsions, particularly acrylics.?
SB latex
?Styrene-butadiene (SB) latex will remain dominant and present the
best prospects in light of rebounding demand for high quality printing
and writing papers and paperboard packaging. SB latex demand will
expand at a three percent annual pace to 1.7 billion pounds in 2006,
fueled by opportunities in paper and board and specialty applications.
Paper and board growth will result from greater demand for high
quality printing and writing papers such as label stock and glossy
commercial printing grades, as well as paperboard packaging. However,
faster advances are expected in specialty applications such as roofing
felts, sheathing, paper saturation e.g., abrasive papers) and asphalt
modification.?
Acrylic emulsions
?Acrylic emulsions demand will benefit from compatibility with
waterborne products in applications such as coatings, adhesives, and
paper and textile finishes. Acrylic emulsions are already widely used
in the production of architectural paints, where product reformulation
has nearly reached saturation levels. Consequently, opportunities will
be centered in industrial and specialty coatings where reformulation
has lagged due to higher performance requirements.?
?Demand for vinyl acrylics will benefit from cost advantages over
acrylic emulsions in paint end uses and greater use in paper coatings,
packaging adhesives and nonwovens.?
Paint, paper & board top markets
?Paint and paper/paperboard will continue as the leading emulsion
polymer markets, together accounting for half of total demand. Paint
will remain the leading emulsion polymer market with opportunities
anticipated in industrial paint uses based on the replacement of
traditional solvent-borne interior trim, industrial and high gloss
exterior paints. Paper and board coating markets will be stimulated by
needs for high quality glossy and other papers, as well as enhanced
graphic capability for cartons and other board products used to
package beverages and food products. Other areas of opportunity
include packaging adhesives, construction adhesives, nonwovens and
printing inks.?
The Freedonia Group
http://www.the-infoshop.com/study/fd11314_emulsion_polymers.html
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?Emulsion polymer demand in the United States is expected to rise 5%
annually to 5.5 million pounds in 2004. Market value is forecast to
rise 5% per year to $4.8 billion, aided by shifts toward higher priced
emulsions, particularly acrylics. Good opportunities are expected for
acrylic, vinyl acrylic and styrene-butadiene latex emulsions as they
outperform their primary end-use industries (e.g., paints, paper/
paperboard, textiles, tufted carpets and rugs).?
(..)
In 2001 the U.S. emulsion polymer industry was worth $3.8-billion.
According to The study ?Emulsion Polymers,? available from the
Freedonia Group, Cleveland, acrylic emulsions will exhibit the best
growth prospects, expanding nearly 4% annually to 1.5 billion pounds
in 2004.
Pcimag.com
http://www.pcimag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,1846,27230,00.html
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ChemSystems has published a report, Styrene Butadiene Rubber/Butadiene
Rubber.
January 2004
?Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) was the first major synthetic rubber
to be produced globally.?
(..)
Markets
?With global demand at around 3.7 million tons per year, SBR is the
most important synthetic elastomer. However, demand for natural rubber
is still around double this at 7.2 million tons per year. Globally
nearly 70 percent of SBR is consumed by the automobile industry for
tires and tire products where it is most widely used in the
manufacture of the tread.?
?PBR is the second largest commodity synthetic elastomer by volume,
with global consumption estimated at around 2.1 million tons per year.
As with SBR, the major application for PBR is tires. PBR is generally
consumed in the side-walls of tires due to its low susceptibility to
flex-cracking and high weather resistance. PBR is also consumed in
tread compounds due to high abrasion resistance and low rolling
resistance.?
(..)
?Globally SBR is a fragmented industry with little leadership. The
situation in sSBR is better than eSBR, where there is generally more
market discipline and technology is harder to obtain. Global
overcapacity in eSBR has led to a flood of low cost exports from
Eastern and Central Europe and Asia into North America and Western
Europe, which has depressed prices and production in the home markets.
The situation in PBR is better with the top three producers
representing a third of the market.?
Chemsystems.com: Newsletter
http://www.chemsystems.com/newsletters/perp/Jan04_N02S1.cfm
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Chem Systems report: Polystyrene/ABS
September 2001
?Styrenics are a major thermoplastic, rubber, and coatings product
group with styrene the largest constituent. Demand in 2000 is
estimated to have reached a global total of 20 million tons as
indicated below. East Asia, which excludes Japan, has the largest
portion of demand at 30 percent. With Japan, the Asian region has over
40 percent of demand. The U.S. and Canada amount to 26 percent. Latin
America, including Mexico, has 6 percent. Growth globally for the
period 2000 to 2005 is forecast to average 3.9 percent per year, with
above average growth in East Asia and very subdued growth in Japan. In
the Americas, the U.S. and Canada are forecast to see average growth
of 3.8 percent per year. These growth rates are driven by consumer
demand, and are related to forecasts of GDP, with multiples of 1.2 to
1.3 times GDP.?
?The largest segment of styrene demand arises from its use in
polystyrene (PS).
For instance, in the U.S. polystyrene accounts for 58 percent of all
styrenics.?
REGIONAL STYRENICS DEMAND, 2000
(total = 20 million tons)
US, Canada 25%
East Asia 29%
Eastern Europe 3%
Western Europe 23%
Latin America 6%
Row 3%
Japan 11%
?ABS/SAN, is used in high end plastics parts, such as computer
housings, heavy duty plumbing parts, and automotive applications. ABS/
SAN is under competitive pressure from polypropylene at one end of the
cost/performance spectrum, and engineering plastics at the other end.?
Chem Systems: Abstract
http://www.chemsystems.com/search/docs/abstracts/00-1-abs.pdf
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Vinyl Acetate
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DEMAND
2001: 2,344 million pounds;
2002: 2,390 million pounds;
2006: 2,580 million pounds, projected.
Demand equals production plus imports (2001: 85 million pounds; 2002:
80 million pounds) less exports (2001: 706 million pounds; 2002: 720
million pounds).
GROWTH
"Historical (1998 - 2002): 0.8 percent per year; future: 1.9 percent
per year through 2006.
PRICE
?Historical (1998 - 2002): High, $0.51 per pound, tanks, dlvd.; low, $
0.41, same basis. Current: $0.41 to $0.46, same basis. Most VAM is
sold in the US under contract to polyvinyl acetate and ethylene-vinyl
acetate copolymer producers at individually negotiated prices.?
?The dominant method of commercial production is by reaction of
ethylene with acetic acid and oxygen in the presence of a palladium
catalyst. New construction in recent years has been focused largely on
the Southeast Asia region, though North American and European
producers have continued to expand and debottleneck their plants.?
USES
Polyvinyl acetates (including polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), 27 percent),
82 percent; ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), 8 percent; ethylene vinyl
alcohol (EVOH), 6 percent; vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer (VCM/
VAM), 1 percent; miscellaneous, 3 percent.
(..)
?VAM should continue to grow at about 1.9 percent per. Although most
applications for vinyl acetate are mature, growth of the largest
applications should track slightly below the improving GDP, as these
are solid: adhesives, paints, paper coatings, and textiles. Price
increases in the previous quarter appear to be holding but margins are
still thin because of sharply higher raw material and energy costs.?
HISTORICAL DATA
Year Demand Millions of Pounds
1997 2,292
1998 2,377
1999 2,370
2000 2,442
2001 2,344
2002 2,390
The Innovation Group
http://www.the-innovation-group.com/ChemProfiles/Vinyl%20Acetate.htm
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ABS Resins
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?ABS resins are composed of over 50 percent styrene and varying
amounts of butadiene and acrylonitrile. Some production is from swing
capacity, which can be used to produce either ABS or polystyrene.
Almost all of the ABS produced is for the merchant market.?
DEMAND
2000: 1.38 billion pounds
2001: 1.27 billion pounds
2005: 1.40 billion pounds, projected.
?Demand equals production plus imports (2000: 305 million pounds; 2001:
305 million pounds) less exports (2000: 295 million pounds; 2001: 225
million pounds).?
GROWTH
?Historical (1996 - 2001): -0.2 (negative) percent per year; future: 2.
4 percent per year through 2005.?
PRICE
?Historical (1996 - 2001): High, $1.04 per pound, bgs., t.l., dlvd.,
market, high-impact injection molding grade; low, $0.69 per pound,
same basis. Current $0.72 to $0.85 per pound, same basis.?
(..)
ABS is used in diverse applications.
23% - Appliances
21% - Transportation
13% - Piping
11% - Electrical and electronic components
4% - Medical applications
28% - Miscellaneous applications including, toys, luggage, lawn and
garden products, shower stalls, furniture and ABS resin blends with
other
(..)
?High-impact polystyrene has become almost as expensive as ABS, so
some manufacturers of end products have changed back to ABS. The
emphasis on higher-quality is enabling ABS to displace polypropylene
and high-impact polystyrene in many products, and ABS is reported to
be picking up business because of ecological concerns over polyvinyl
chloride.?
(..)
?The industry has enjoyed a 3 to 4 percent growth for ABS in 2002. New
applications in recreational vehicles, a solid automotive and
appliance business, and increased activity in the building and
construction segment have helped to drive this growth.?
(..)
?The Far East represents nearly 70 percent of world ABS consumption ?
far larger than North America?s 15 percent share.?
?Demand for ABS has picked up as the economy has rebounded from its
slowdown in 2001, and customers are rebuilding inventories that ran
down at the end of that same year. ABS growth climbed above GDP growth
in North America during 2002, turning in a 3 to 4 percent performance.?
(..)
?Growth for the forecast period is anticipated to be 2.4 percent
annually.?
The Innovation Group
http://www.the-innovation-group.com/ChemProfiles/ABS%20Resin.htm
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SB Rubber
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Demand
2000: 798,000 metric tons
2001: 795,000 metric tons
2005: 850,000 metric tons, projected.
?Demand equals production plus imports (2000: 177,000 metric tons;
2001: 170,000 metric tons) less exports (2000: 239,000 metric tons;
2001: 195,000 metric tons).?
Growth
?Historical (1996 - 2001): -0.8 (negative) percent per year; future: 1.
6 percent per year through 2003.?
PRICE
?Historical (1996 - 2001): High, $0.45 per pound, market, SBR Type
1712 (cold, dry, oil extended) f.o.b. works; low, $0.40, same basis.
Current: $0.40, same basis. List price is currently $0.69 per pound.
Solution SBR sells at a 1 to 3 cents per pound premium over emulsion
SBR for tire grades, and 5 to 10 cents per pound for specialty grades.?
USES
76% - Tires and tire products, including tread rubber
15% - mechanical goods
5% - automotive
4% - miscellaneous, including adhesives, floor tile and shoe soles,
4 percent.
?SBR is the largest-volume synthetic rubber claiming 40 percent of
synthetic rubber consumption in all applications. This share has
declined from 55 percent over the past two decades as radial tires,
which use less SBR, replaced biased belted tires.
?According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, the annual rate of
increase for tire elastomers should return to a more moderate growth
of 1.7 percent, annually, with SBR solid growing at a 1.6 annual
percentage rate to 2005. Further breaking down SBR solid, solution SBR
is expected to increase at an annual average rate of 4.9 percent,
while emulsion SBR is expected to remain flat.?
Year Demand (Thousands of Metric Tons)
1996 828
1997 825
1998 823
1999 821
2000 798
2001 795
The Innovation Group
http://www.the-innovation-group.com/ChemProfiles/SB%20Rubber.htm
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Methyl Methacrylate
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DEMAND
2002: 1,285 million pounds;
2003: 1,320 million pounds;
2007: 1,485 million pounds, projected.
?Demand equals production plus imports (2002: 14 million pounds; 2003:
26 million pounds) less exports (2002: 183 million pounds; 2003: 190
million pounds).?
GROWTH
Historical (1998 - 2003): 1.3 percent per year; future: 3 percent per
year through 2007.
PRICE
?Historical (1998 - 2003): High, $0.75 per pound, contract, tanks,
dlvd.; low, $0.41 per pound, same basis. Current: $0.72 per pound,
same basis.?
USES
47% - Polymethylmethacrylate (acrylic) resins
31% - cast and extruded sheet
16% - molding powders and resins
22% - surface coatings (latexes 17%; other 5%)
13% - impact modifiers
8% - emulsion polymers
8% - mineral-filled sheet
2% - miscellaneous
(..)
?US demand for MMA is forecasted at 3 percent per year, through 2007.
This is only slightly less than global demand growth which should do 3.
5 percent annually. Resin and sheet demand will be driven by
construction and household improvement uses, while surface coatings
formulated with MMA will see market pull from architectural and
automotive applications.?
(..)
Year Demand Average Price
Millions $ per pound
of Pounds
1998 1,240 $0.62
1999 1,280 $0.49
2000 1,310 $0.50
2001 1,205 $0.55
2002 1,285 $0.52
2003 1,320 $0.69
See strengths and weaknesses at the link below.
http://www.the-innovation-group.com/ChemProfiles/Methyl%20Methacrylate.htm
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An Overview of Emulsion Polymers Used in the Adhesives Industry- 2002
This includes:
- Adhesive Emulsions by Type
- Adhesive Emulsions by Market
- Adhesives Emulsion Suppliers
Here is the direct link to the overview. http://www.adhesivesmag.com/
CDA/ArticleInformation/coverstory/BNPCoverStoryItem/0,2103,79912,00.
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Report: Market for Emulsion Polymers to Rise 6.1%/Yr to $20 Billion+
Excerpt:
?World emulsion-polymer demand is forecast to increase 4.5 percent per
year to 9.9 million metric tons in 2005 as the emulsion market
continues to outpace growth in the global economy Market value is
forecast to rise 6.1 percent per year to more than $20 billion,
benefiting from shifts in product mix toward higher-priced emulsions,
particularly acrylics.?
Read the full report at the following link:
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2101,72788,00.html
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Companies
Air Products and Chemicals (Air Products Polymers)
Arch Chemicals
Avecia Group (NeoResins)
Avery Dennison
BASF
Bayer
Borden Chemical
Cognis
Cytec Industries
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals (Reichhold)
DanChem Technologies
Degussa (Roehm America)
Dow Chemical Company
Dow Chemical Company
Dow Corning
Eastman Chemical Company
Eni SpA (Polimeri Europa) (EniChem Americas)
Gantrade Corporation (Ameripol Synpol)
General Electric Company (GE Silicones)
Goodrich Corporation
Henkel (Henkel Loctite)
Imperial Chemical Industries (National Starch) (Vinamul Polymers)
Noveon Incorporated
OMNOVA Solutions
PolyOne Corporation
PPG Industries
Raisio Group (Latexia)
Rhodia
Rohm and Haas Company
RPM Incorporated (American Emulsions Company)
Solutia Incorporated
Total Fina Elf (Atofina) (Cook Composites and Polymers)
UCB SA
Valspar Corporation (Engineered Polymer Solutions)
Wacker-Chemie (Wacker Silicones) (Air Products Polymers)
Yule Catto & Company (Synthomer USA)
Freedonia: Emulsion Polymers To 2006
http://freedonia.ecnext.com/coms2/summary__0001_000987_000000_000000__1
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Emulsion Polymers Additives
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3M provides plenty of information regarding Emulsion Polymers Additives.
This information is located at the following link:
http://cms.3m.com/cms/US/en/2-86/czuceFB/view.jhtml#link1
SpecialChem provides an informative article regarding Polymer
Additives at the following link:
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:jsJavxripLcJ:www.specialchem4polymers.com/resources/articles/article.aspx%3Fid%3D519+emulsion+%22Polymer+additives%22&hl=es
OR
http://tinyurl.com/ypfrj
?The polymer additives market has continued to grow at a rate above
GNP. This remarkable growth rate is due to expanding plastics markets,
particularly in the Asia/Pacific region; higher expectations for the
performance and durability of polyolefins and engineered resins; and
continuing replacement of metal and other materials in automobiles,
construction materials, product components and sub-assemblies,
sporting goods, agricultural films, outdoor furniture and toys.?
Cytec
http://www.cytec.com/business/SpecialtyChemicals/polymeradditives.shtm
Polymer Additives
?Cytec plays a leading role in the development of advanced chemical
additives used in plastics, which are replacing metal, wood, and other
materials in myriad applications. Our polymer additives make plastics
and fibers more durable and weather resistant. Manufacturers of
automotive components, engineered plastics, safety glass, outdoor
materials, and agricultural films incorporate our polymer additives
into their plastic end-products.?
Cytec
http://www.cytec.com/98annual/sup_prod.html
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Links to Suppliers
http://www.baustoffchemie.de/en/db/polymerdispersions/
Chemical profiles and markets
http://www.the-innovation-group.com/chemprofile.htm
Search criteria:
"Emulsion Polymerization" SBR market million OR billion
Emulsion Polymer Markets
Vinyl Based Emulsions Markets billion OR million
"Emulsion Polymer" Billion Pounds
"Emulsion Polymer" additives
Emulsion "Polymer additives"
I hope you find this information useful!
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