Article: Emulsion polymer demand in the US is forecast to grow 3.1 percent per annum to 5.3 billion pounds in the year 2002, valued at $4.4 billion.

Emulsion polymer demand in the US is forecast to grow 3.1 percent per annum to 5.3 billion pounds in the year 2002, valued at $4.4 billion. New product introductions and continued shifts from solvent-borne to waterborne systems will stimulate advances. Styrene-butadiene latex and acrylic emulsions will remain dominant because of their leading positions in the large paper and paperboard, paint, and carpet and rug markets. Coating functions will remain the leading application. These and other trends are presented in Emulsion Polymers, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industrial market research firm.

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