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Article: Acrylic acid demand makes rapid icrease: arylic ester import has preliminary control. (Market Report).(China)(Industry Overview)
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- China Chemical Reporter
- Article date:
- January 6, 2003
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Acrylic acid and its esters can be divided into crude varieties and refined varieties. Refined acrylic acid can be used to produce super absorbent polymers and the consumption accounts for 26% of the total. Besides, refined acrylic acid can also be used to produce detergent polymers and polymer dispersing agents. Crude acrylic acid is used in the production of acrylic esters and other derivatives, and the consumption in acrylic ester accounts for around 55% of the total.
1 Robust production expansion and increasing capacity
The capacity of acrylic acid in the world is 3.4 million t/a this year. It has increased by around 400 000 t/a in the past 3 years. ...