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Article: Narrowing supply gap of vinyl acetate.(Organics)
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- China Chemical Reporter
- Article date:
- December 26, 2008
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Vinyl acetate is an important monomer that can generate polyvinyl alcohol, vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer, ethylene vinyl acetate resin, polyvinyl acetate and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers. Its polymers are mainly used as fibers, adhesives, coatings and emulsifiers and have extensive applications in several sectors--construction, automobile, packaging, textile and dyeing/printing.
Narrowing supply gap
China's output of vinyl acetate reached 1.074 million tons in 2007, an increase of 2.2% over 2006. Beijing Dongfang Petrochemical Company Ltd. and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Ltd. use the ethylene process. Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works uses ...