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Article: Emulsions: World Emulsion Polymer demand to reach 11.4 million metric tons in 2008.(Market Trends)
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- Adhesives & Sealants Industry
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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World emulsion polymer demand is forecast to increase 4.5% per year through 2008 to 11.4 million metric tons, a result of healthy economic growth prospects in much of the world. Market value is forecast to rise 6.1% per year through 2008 to over $24 billion, benefiting from shifts in product mix toward higher priced emulsions, particularly acrylics. Though emulsion polymers are highly versatile and used throughout the industrial economy, the market will remain closely linked to a relatively narrow group of products, most prominently waterborne paints, paper coatings, and general-purpose adhesives.
These and other trends are presented in World Emulsion Polymers, a ...