| According to the leading suppliers of
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| | demand for acrylic products is covered,
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| acrylic acid, the annual demand growth
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| | though not fully, thanks to import.
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| will stay at the level of 5% in the
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| | According to some experts, the demand for
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| coming years. However, according some
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| | acrylic acid and its derivatives in
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| experts, this growth by 2009 may be
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| | Russia is 10,000-15,000mt/y. In the next
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| lower, not more than 3.5% per annum. They
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| | 9 years, "Acrylat" JSC, the largest
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| predict the following demand growth
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| | Russian manufacturer of acrylic acid,
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| figures for various segments of acrylic
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| | will invest $450-500m in the development
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| acid consumption: 3.6% per year for
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| | of the acrylic complex in order to raise
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| acrylates and 5% per year for
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| | production capacity to 60K mt/y of
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| superabsorbents.
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| | vinylformic acid. Current capacity of
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| Despite the fact that many companies
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| | acrylic complex in Dzerzhinsk is 25K mt/y
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| decided to postpone or abandon the
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| | of acrylic acid of "E" grade (0.5% of
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| construction of new production
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| | world output), 4.5K mt/y of methyl
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| facilities, some units will be
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| | acrylate, 31K mt/y of butylacrylate.
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| commissioned in the coming years. Thus,
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| | According to the European Basic Acrylic
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| BASF plans to increase its existing
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| | Monomer Group (EBAM), acrylic esters are
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| production capacities for acrylic acid
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| | the main product derived from propenoic
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| and superabsorbent polymers (SAP) in
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| | acid. They account for 55% of global
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| Antwerp and for butylacrylate in
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| | demand. Ethylenecarboxylic acid serves as
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| Ludwigshafen. The decision came in
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| | an industrial intermediate product, i.e.
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| response to existing as well as new
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| | it is either processed directly into a
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| long-term supplier agreements, in most
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| | polyacrylate or polymerised via the
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| cases with strategic customers. BASF
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| | intermediate stage of an acrylate ester.
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| intends to use latest technology to
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| | Furthermore, acrylic acid is used as an
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| improve its competitiveness and
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| | ingredient and occurs as residual monomer
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| strengthen its global market leadership
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| | in consumer products like adhesives,
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| in this area.
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| | paints, binding agents and printing inks.
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| According to Gerard E. Tarzia, Rohm and
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| | About half of the crude acroleic acid is
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| Haas vice president and business unit
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| | processed to purified (glacial) acrylic
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| director, acrylic acid is one of the
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| | acid, which is further processed both
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| fastest growing commodity chemicals, with
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| | on-site (captive use) and by external
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| worldwide demand increasing at about four
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| | downstream users. The other half of crude
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| percent per year. He indicates that
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| | propenoic acid is transformed into
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| fuelled by its use in everything from
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| | various acrylate esters at the production
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| water-based paints and sealants to
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| | sites. Identical to glacial Vinylformic
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| super-absorbent polymers and detergent
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| | acid, these acrylic esters serve as
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| additives, a new world-scale 2-propenoic
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| | commercial products, which are further
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| acid plant must be built every year, on
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| | processed both on-site and by external
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| average, to keep up with demand. And with
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| | downstream users. Glacial acrylic acid is
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| worldwide demand for acrylic acid at
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| | used in the manufacture of superabsorbing
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| about 7.5 billion pounds, the cost
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| | polymers (SAP), which account for 32% of
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| savings alone by using a significantly
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| | the global demand for acrylic acid.
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| less expensive key raw material would
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| | Acrylic acid and basic alkyl esters
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| revolutionize the industry. Currently,
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| | (methyl, ethyl, butyl and 2-ethylhexyl
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| the largest plants of acrylic acid belong
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| | esters) are used for the manufacture of
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| to "Rohm and Haas" (Deer Park, USA) - 580
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| | polymer dispersions, adhesives, super
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| thous. ton/year and "BASF" (Ludwigshafen,
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| | absorbent polymers, flocculants,
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| Germany) - 270 thous. ton/year.
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| | detergents, varnishes, fibres and
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| Russia is devoid of modern and
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| | plastics as well as chemical
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| ecologically-safe production of Acroleic
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| | intermediates.
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| acid and its products. The Russian market
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