Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) Pricing, Prices, Demand & Supply | ChemAnalyst

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Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) Pricing Overview
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Market Overview Asia Spate of plant
turnarounds from Taiwan and South Korea
throughout the third quarter of 2020 tightened
the overall availability of VAM cargoes in
Southeast Asia. Thus, prices of VAM in Q3 of 2020
Southeast Asia averaged around USD 807 per MT
influenced by its healthy demand fundamentals and
scarce product availability. Despite the
restricted availability, paramount producers like
Celanese and Dairen Chemicals continued to
operate their plants at reduced rates amid fears
of uncertainty prevailing from the second wave of
Coronavirus in several parts of the region.
Downstream demand for derivatives like Ethyl
Vinyl Acetate (EVA) and Poly Vinyl Acetate (PVA)
witnessed marginal recovery in Northeast Asia as
countries restarted their business activities to
save the sputtering economy. For more info
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tate-monomer-34        North America   Market
fundamentals of Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) in
North America remained weighed up buoyed by
strong values of feedstock acetic acid and series
of plant outages in the Gulf coast region due to
a wave of seasonal hurricanes. Since much of the
US VAM is used for catering the global demand,
abrupt outages and logistic concerns restricted
the trading activities, thereby confining the
export revenue of the region. As per Celanese
Corporation, 10 quarterly increment in demand
from its major importer China was registered but
the gains were overshadowed by the consistent
availability of material due to high production
rates in the native country.       
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Europe The European Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM)
market witnessed severe supply issues primarily
due to the turnaround of Celanese plant in
Germany followed by few other temporary
turnarounds in the region.  Strong consumption
from paints and coating sector on the arrival of
summer season in the country bolstered its demand
fundamentals. Although supply issues were
resolved by the end of the quarter, momentum of
recovery was hindered by the buzz of resurgence
of Coronavirus in several parts of the
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Services Market Analysis   Company-wise
installed capacity, production volume and plant
operating efficiency is captured directly from
manufacturers. Import and Export volume is
captured from government sources and demand for
Vinyl Acetate Monomer is calculated considering
the production, import, export and
inventory-levels on the country and regional
level markets.   Pricing Analysis   Vinyl Acetate
Monomer price is correlated with the price trend
of feedstock Acetic Acid, demand-supply
fundamentals and performance of the construction
and paints and coatings industry.   Company
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Methodology ChemAnalyst gathers information
through primary research surveys conducted with
various Vinyl Acetate Monomer manufacturers,
spread across the domestic and international
market, suppliers and dealers/distributors to
gain insights into value-chains and demand-supply
scenario to assess the market situation. Thorough
study of companys annual reports and secondary
sources such as exhaustive search on credible
paid databases, including our internal database
is done to verify the information. All the
collected information is analyzed, evaluated and
presented in chronological order to depict a
meaningful and clear picture of the concerned
market.   Our dedicated team of industry experts
comprehensively monitors and analyzes various
aspects of the Global Vinyl Acetate Monomer
market. The team analyzes various industrial
segments, strategic viewpoints and provides an
analysis of the industrys performance in the
long run. This would enable our clients in
efficiently plan their future investments,
mitigate risk, understand the cost dynamics and
strike out a balance amidst market
volatility.   Critical examination of the impact
of COVID-19 pandemic on the global supply
chains and shift in demand patterns with change
in buying behavior of consumers across the
globe.   Several ongoing development
projects across industries are tracked, followed
by the details of major projects in the
development stage, which can positively or
negatively influence Global Vinyl Acetate Monomer
market.   Pricing is captured through exhaustive
primary interviews with domestic and
international manufacturers, traders and
importers and customers on daily, weekly, monthly
and yearly basis. Finally, region-specific
markets for Vinyl Acetate Monomer are analyzed
and region-wise demand pattern is tracked.
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About Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) is a
colourless organic chemical primarily produced by
acetoxylation of Ethylene with Acetic Acid and
Oxygen in presence of palladium catalyst in a
fixed bed tubular reactor. The product is mainly
utilized as an intermediate in the chemical
industry to produce Vinyl Acetate Copolymers. By
percentage segmentation, about 47 of overall VAM
produced globally is channelized to manufacture
Polyvinyl Acetate (PVA), which is a major
compound in adhesives, water-based paints, paper
coatings and acrylic fibers applications. Another
30 per cent is utilized to produce Polyvinyl
Alcohol (PVOH) which is used as an intermediate
in glass laminated and packaging films. The
remaining percentage is processed to manufacture
derivatives like Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA),
Vinyl Acetate Ethylene (VAE) and Ethylene Vinyl
Alcohol (EVOH). Since EVA and EVOH are widely
being utilized in new potential applications like
renewable energy and photovoltaic filaments,
demand for feedstock VAM is likely to witness an
appreciable surge in the coming years.