The largest derivative is polyvinyl acetate pva which is mainly used in adhesives as it has good adhesion properties to a number of substrates including paper wood.
Vinyl acetate monomer uses.
Polyvinyl alcohol pvoh used in packaging film and glass laminates is the second largest consumer.
Vam import sources india 2014 figure 6.
Vinyl acetate monomer value per ton 2001 2016 mt figure 4.
What distinguishes vinyl acetate monomer from other polymerizable monomers like alkyl meth acrylates and styrene etc.
Polyvinyl acetate is used in paints adhesives paper coatings and textile treatments while polyvinyl alcohol is used in the production.
Vinyl acetate monomer vam is mainly used in polyvinyl acetate which has applications in water based paints adhesives acrylic fibres paper coatings and non woven binders.
Vinyl acetate monomer vam is a key intermediate used in the making of a number of polymers and resins for adhesives coatings paints films textiles and other end products.
In fact 80 of all the vam produced in the world is used to make these two chemicals.
Vinyl acetate monomer is mainly used in the production of polyvinyl acetate pvac and polyvinyl alcohol pvoh or pva.
Vinyl acetate monomer vam is a significant intermediate used in the production of a wide range of resins and polymers for paints coatings adhesives sealants elastomers and a myriad of other industrial and consumer applications.
Vinyl acetate is the acetate ester of vinyl alcohol.
Vinyl acetate monomer production and demand 2008 2016 mt figure 2.
Vinyl acetate monomer capacity utilization 2001 2016 figure 3.
Vinyl acetate is primarily used as a monomer in the production of polyvinyl acetate and polyvinyl alcohol 1 vinyl acetate is also used as a raw material in the production of other chemicals in adhesives water based paints nonwoven textile fibers textile sizings and finishes paper coatings inks films and lacquers.
Vinyl acetate monomer vam is used for the production of polymer emulsions of various types which are base resins for water based paints adhesives paper coatings and textile finishes.
Vam can be polymerized in mass solution suspension or emulsion.
Since vinyl alcohol is highly unstable with respect to acetaldehyde the preparation of vinyl acetate is more complex than the synthesis of other acetate esters.
Vinyl acetate monomer imports by india 2004 2016 in mt figure 5.
Vam imports share 2015.