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Article: Fierce competition in China's ethyl acetate market.(MARKET REPORT: Organics)
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- China Chemical Reporter
- Article date:
- August 16, 2007
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Ethyl acetate is used extensively in the coatings, inks, pharmaceuticals, adhesives, cosmetics and organic synthesis sectors. With the sustained stable growth of China's national economy, the construction and automobile sectors are developing rapidly and environmental protection laws and regulations are becoming stricter. It is already common practice to use highgrade solvents in the production of coatings, inks and adhesives. Demand for ethyl acetate solvents has therefore grown rapidly.
1. Producers concentrated in South China and East China
The world's capacity to produce ethyl acetate was nearly 2.0 million t/a in 2006 and the output was around 1.45 ...