Global Acetic Acid Industry

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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.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1

Disclaimers I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3

Primary Uses of Acetic Acid I-4

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. MARKET TRENDS & ISSUES II-1

China Powers the Global Acetic Acid Market II-1

Capacity Expansion on the Rise II-1

Table 1: Worldwide Acetic Acid Market (2004-2010): Annual

Production Capacity in Million Tons (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-2

Table 2: Select Acetic Acid Plants (with Capacity in Million

Tons) (2008-2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-2

Producers Exercise Increased Control Over Methanol

Carbonylation Technology. II-2

New Processes and Technology Catch the Fancy II-3

Competitive Climate II-3

Key Players Confront Fierce Competition II-3

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) II-3

Major VAM Manufacturers II-4

Table 4: VAM Market Worldwide (2007): Market Shares of

Leading Players - Celanese, Dairen, Dow, Sinopec, Lyondell,

DuPont, BP and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-4

2. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MARKET II-5

Technological Innovations II-5

Acetic Acid Replaces Solvents II-5

Raw Materials: Greatly Influencing the Acetic Acid Market II-5

Derivatives: Driving the Acetic Acid Market II-6

Globalization Takes Over the Mantle II-6

Economic Factors II-6

Environmental Concerns II-6

Government Regulations II-6

Impact of Government Legislations on the Market II-6

3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-7

Chemical and Physical Properties II-7

Grades II-8

Hazards II-8

Primary Uses of Acetic Acid II-8

Synthetic Flavoring Agent II-9

Feedstock in the Production of Acetic Anhydride II-9

Buffering Agent II-9

Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry II-9

Etherifying & Neutralizing Agent II-9

Photographic Chemicals Manufactured Using Acetic Acid II-9

Primary Input in the Production of Rubber Chemicals II-9

Removes Rust from Garments II-10

Chemical & Biochemical Analysis II-10

Acetic Acid - An Alternative for Cancer Treatment II-10

Acetic Acid - A Latent Peril II-10

Repercussions of Excessive Exposure II-10

Short-term Exposure II-10

Long-term Exposure II-10

Personal Protection II-10

4. RAW MATERIALS - AN OVERVIEW II-11

Methanol II-11

Ethylene II-11

An Important Petrochemical Intermediate II-11

Acetaldehyde II-11

5. END-USE MARKETS - AN OVERVIEW II-12

Snapshot of Acetic Acid's Leading End Uses II-12

Vinyl Acetate Monomer II-13

Production Process II-13

Consumption of VAM on the Rise II-13

End-Use Applications II-13

Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) II-13

Increased Use of PET II-14

Cellulose Acetate & Acetic Anhydride II-14

End-use Applications of Cellulose Acetate II-14

Acetylates (Esters and Acetates) II-14

Ethyl Acetates II-15

Production Process II-15

Recent Developments II-15

Consumption Pattern II-15

Acetic Anhydride II-16

Other II-16

Monochloroacetic Acid II-16

6. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-17

Daicel Chemical Industries Changes Name to Daicel Corporation II-17

Eastman Completes Acquisition of Sterling Chemicals, Inc. II-17

Jubilant Organosys Renamed as Jubilant Life Sciences Limited II-17

Jiangsu GPRO and Sinopec Collaborate to Build Plant for C4

Products II-17

Saudi International Petrochemical and Rhodia Ink Agreement to

Construct Facility II-17

Tianjin to Start-Up Acetic Acid Facility II-18

Sipchem Complex Commences Commercial Production II-18

Celanese to Expand VAE Production Facility in Nanjing II-18

Guizhou Crystal Commences Acetic Acid Production Project II-18

Saudi International Petrochemical Enters into Joint Venture

with Hanwha Chemical II-18

Sipchem Divests Interest in Acetyls Businesses to Ikarus

Petroleum II-19

Sabic Wins Contract from Uhde Inventa-Fisher II-19

KP Chemical Acquires Pakistan PTA II-19

Saudi International Petrochemical Plans to Commence Operations

at New VAM Facility II-19

Air Liquide Commissions Carbon Monoxide Facility for Sipchem II-20

Celanese to Expand its Emulsions Facility II-20

DupPont Inks Licensing Deal with Jiangsu Sopo II-20

Celanese to Double Production of its Acetic Acid Unit II-20

Yankuang Cathay Starts Construction of Acetic Acid Unit in

Zaozhuang II-20

Huala Hengsheng to Boost its Acetic Acid Production II-21

Hualu Hengsheng to Expand Capacity of its Acetic Acid Plant II-21

7. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS - A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE BUILDER II-22

BP and Sinopec to Establish New Acetic Acid Unit in China II-22

Wacker Acquires Vinyl Acetate Business of WPS and APP II-22

INEOS Acquires VAM and EtAc Businesses from BP II-22

Jiangsu SOPO Receives Approval for Plant Construction II-22

Somaiya Organo-Chemicals Announces Capacity Expansion Plan II-23

Celanese Collaborates with SWRDICI in China II-23

G-Group Join Hands with Kingboard Chemical II-23

Basell Acquires Lyondell to form LyondellBasell II-23

Celanese Divests Texas Unit to Babcock & Brown II-23

Celanese Establishes Chemical Complex in Nanjing II-24

Technip Bags Contract from BP-YPC Acetyls II-24

Celanese Enters into Partnership with Accsys Technologies II-24

Celanese Corp Acquires Acetate Products Limited II-25

Sinopec and Aker form a Joint Venture to Establish New

Projects in Saudi, China II-25

Huala Hengsheng to Set up Acetic Acid Plant II-25

Wujing Chemicals to Construct Acetic Acid Unit in Wujing II-25

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

SIPCHEM II-25

BP and Formosa Begin Acetic Acid Plant in Taiwan II-25

8. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS II-26

Ashok Organic Industries, Ltd. (AOIL) (India) II-26

British Petroleum PLC (BP) (UK) II-26

BP PETRONAS Acetyls Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) II-26

Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) II-26

China Petrochemical Development Corporation (Taiwan) II-27

Celanese Corporation (US) II-27

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) (China) II-27

Daicel Corporation (Japan) II-28

Kyodo Sakusan Co., Ltd. (Japan) II-28

DuPont (US) II-28

Eastman Chemical Company (US) II-29

Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (US) II-29

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd (India) II-30

Jiangsu Sopo Chemical Limited (China) II-30

Jilin Chemical Industrial Company Limited (China) II-30

Jubilant Life Sciences Limited (India) II-31

Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Japan) II-31

LyondellBasell Industries (The Netherlands) II-31

MillenniumChemicals, Inc. (US) II-32

Showa Denko K.K. (Japan) II-32

Samsung-BP Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Korea) II-32

Wacker Chemie AG (Germany) II-33

Yangtze River Acetyls Co Ltd (China) II-33

9. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-34

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) II-34

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) II-35

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) II-36

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) II-37

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) II-38

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) II-39

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) II-40

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) II-41

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) II-42

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) II-43

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) II-44

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) II-45

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) II-46

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) II-47

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) II-48

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) II-49

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) II-50

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) II-51

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) II-52

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) II-53

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) II-54

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) II-55

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) II-56

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) II-57

III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES III-1

A.Market Analysis III-1

Market Scenario III-1

Production Statistics III-1

Table 29: North American Acetic Acid Market (2004-2010):

Production Capacity in Thousand Tons (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-1

Table 30: Leading Producers of Acetic Acid in US (2009):

Production Capacity of Select Players (In '000 Tons/Per

Annum) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-2

Export and Import Statistics III-3

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) III-3

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) III-4

Market Determined by Derivatives III-4

Strategic Corporate Developments III-4

Corporate Activity in Recent Past III-6

Key Players III-7

B.Market Analytics III-10

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) III-10

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) III-11

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) III-12

2. CANADA III-13

A.Market Analysis III-13

Imports and Exports III-13

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) III-13

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) III-14

B.Market Analytics III-15

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) III-15

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) III-16

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) III-17

3. JAPAN III-18

A.Market Analysis III-18

Infiltrating into Developing Markets III-18

Market Shapers III-18

Leading Producers - A Historic Perspective III-18

Table 41: Leading Japanese Producers of Acetic Acid (2006):

Production Capacities of Select Companies (In '000 Metric

Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-18

Strategic Corporate Developments III-19

Key Players III-19

B.Market Analytics III-21

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) III-21

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) III-22

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) III-23

4. EUROPE III-24

Market Analytics III-24

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) III-24

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) III-25

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) III-26

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) III-27

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) III-28

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) III-29

4a. FRANCE III-30

A.Market Analysis III-30

Strategic Corporate Development III-30

B.Market Analytics III-31

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) III-31

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) III-32

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) III-33

4b. GERMANY III-34

A.Market Analysis III-34

Corporate Activity in Recent Past III-34

Key Player III-34

B.Market Analytics III-35

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) III-35

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) III-36

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) III-37

4c. ITALY III-38

Market Analytics III-38

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) III-38

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) III-39

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) III-40

4d. THE UNITED KINGDOM III-41

A.Market Analysis III-41

Imports Scenario in the Recent Past III-41

Table 60: UK Acetic Acid Imports (2004-2006): In Value

(£000's) and Volume (000's Kilogram) (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-41

Key Player III-41

B.Market Analytics III-42

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) III-42

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) III-43

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) III-44

4e. REST OF EUROPE III-45

A.Market Analysis III-45

Corporate Activity in Recent Past III-45

Key Player III-45

B.Market Analytics III-46

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) III-46

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) III-47

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) III-48

5. ASIA-PACIFIC III-49

A.Market Analysis III-49

Market Outlook III-49

Key Petrochemical Market III-49

Asia Lures Global Majors III-49

Acetic Acid - Major Producers III-50

Table 67: Leading Acetic Acid Producers in Asia-Pacific

(2005): Production Capacity in Thousand Tons (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50

B.Market Analytics III-51

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) III-51

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) III-52

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 III-53

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) III-54

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) III-55

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) III-56

5a. CHINA III-57

A.Market Analysis III-57

Market Overview - A Historic Perspective III-57

Table 74: Chinese Acetic Acid Market (2000-2005):

Production in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-57

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) III-58

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) III-58

Table 77: Chinese Acetic Acid Market (2004-2006): Imports

in '000 Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-59

Table 78: Chinese Glacial Acetic Acid Market (2005-2007):

Imports and Exports in '000 US$ (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-59

Table 79: Chinese Glacial Acetic Acid Market (2005-2007):

Imports and Exports in '000 Tons (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-60

Strategic Corporate Developments III-60

Corporate Activity in Recent Past III-61

Key Players III-62

B.Market Analytics III-64

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) III-64

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) III-65

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) III-66

5b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC III-67

A.Market Analysis III-67

Strategic Corporate Developments III-67

Corporate Activity in Recent Past III-67

Key Players III-68

B.Market Analytics III-70

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) III-70

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) III-71

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) III-72

6. LATIN AMERICA III-73

Market Analytics III-73

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) III-73

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) III-74

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) III-75

7. REST OF WORLD III-76

A.Market Analysis III-76

Strategic Corporate Developments III-76

Corporate Activity in Recent Past III-77

B.Market Analytics III-78

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) III-78

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) III-79

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) III-80

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 66 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 76)

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Region/Country Players

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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) 38

Latin America 5

Africa 2

Middle East 1

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