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Sections |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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| III-A. ACETIC ACID-MARKET | 1 | 1 |
| THE UNITED STATES | 1 | 1 |
| A. Market Analysis | 1 | 1 |
| US Chemical Industry-An Overview | 1 | 1 |
| Worldwide Dominance | 1 | 1 |
| Industry Adopts Restructuring Strategies | 1 | 1 |
| A Sizable Market for Acetyls | 1 | 1 |
| Acetic Acid-Leading Producers | 2 | 1 |
| Market Determined by Derivatives | 2 | 1 |
| Ethyl Acetate Market-A Snapshot | 2 | 1 |
| Capa | 3 | 1 |
| Strategic Corporate Developments | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| Danisco to Acquire Genencor | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| Celanese AG is now Celanese Corporation | 3 | 1 |
| Sipchem Signs Agreement with Eastman | 3 | 1 |
| BCP Acquires Acetex Corporation | 3 | 2 |
| Celanese Americas Corporation Divested to BCP | 4 | 1 |
| Key Players | 4 | 1 |
| Celanese Corporation | 4 | 1 |
| Dow Chemical Company | 4 | 1 |
| DuPont | 5 | 1 |
| Eastman Chemicals Company | 5 | 1 |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | 5 | 1 |
| Millennium Chemicals Inc. | 5 | 2 |
| Sterling Chemicals Inc. | 6 | 1 |
| B. Market Analytics | 6 | 1 |
| CANADA | 8 | 1 |
| Market Analysis | 8 | 1 |
| JAPAN | 10 | 1 |
| A. Market Analysis | 10 | 1 |
| Infiltrating into Developing Markets | 10 | 1 |
| Market Shapers | 10 | 1 |
| Leading Producers | 10 | 1 |
| Strategic Corporate Development | 11 | 1 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 |
| Showa Denko to Expand Acetic Acid Production | 11 | 1 |
| Key Players | 11 | 1 |
| Daicel Chemical Industries Limited | 11 | 1 |
| Kyodo Sakusan Co Ltd | 11 | 1 |
| Kuraray Co., Ltd. | 11 | 2 |
| Showa Denko | 12 | 1 |
| B. Market Analytics | 13 | 1 |
| EUROPE | 15 | 1 |
| A. Market Analysis | 15 | 1 |
| Current & Future Analysis by Geographic Region | 15 | 1 |
| Analysis by End-Use Segment | 15 | 2 |
| Leading Producers | 16 | 1 |
| Ethyl Acetate Market-Oversupplied | 16 | 1 |
| Historic Review | 16 | 1 |
| Analysis by Geographic Region | 16 | 1 |
| B. Market Analytics | 17 | 1 |
| Market Analysis | 20 | 1 |
| FRANCE | 20 | 1 |
| GERMANY | 22 | 1 |
| A. Market Analysis | 22 | 1 |
| Historic Developments | 22 | 1 |
| 2001 | 22 | 1 |
| Celanese Chemicals Reshuffles Production Activity Across the World | 22 | 1 |
| Salzgitter Bags Contract from Pidmco | 22 | 1 |
| Key Players | 22 | 1 |
| BASF AG | 22 | 2 |
| Wacker Chemie AG | 23 | 1 |
| B. Market Analytics | 23 | 1 |
| ITALY | 25 | 1 |
| Market Analysis | 25 | 1 |
| THE UNITED KINGDOM | 27 | 1 |
| A. Market Analysis | 27 | 1 |
| Strategic Corporate Developments | 27 | 1 |
| 2004 | 27 | 1 |
| BP PLC Invests in Major Acetic Acid Plants | 27 | 1 |
| 2001 | 27 | 1 |
| BP Closes Ethyl acetate Plant in Porto Marghera | 27 | 1 |
| BP Amoco PLC Expands Capacity of Yangtze River Acetyls Co. Ltd. | 27 | 1 |
| 2000 | 28 | 1 |
| BP Establishes Acetic Acid Plant in Malaysia | 28 | 1 |
| BP Starts Ethyl Acetate Production at Saltend Plant | 28 | 1 |
| BP Amoco and Sinopec Establish New Acid Plant in Chuanwei, China | 28 | 1 |
| Key Player | 28 | 1 |
| British Petroleum Company PLC (BP) | 28 | 1 |
| B. Market Analytics | 29 | 1 |
| Market Analysis | 31 | 1 |
| REST OF EUROPE | 31 | 1 |
| ASIA-PACIFIC | 33 | 1 |
| A. Market Analysis | 33 | 1 |
| Key Petrochemical Market | 33 | 1 |
| Asia Lures Global Majors | 33 | 1 |
| Acetic Acid-Major Producers | 34 | 1 |
| Force Majeur Hikes Acetic Acid Prices in Asia | 34 | 1 |
| Focus on Select Regional Markets | 34 | 1 |
| China | 34 | 1 |
| Asia's Leading Producer of Acetic Acid | 34 | 1 |
| Acetic Acid Prices Firm Up | 35 | 1 |
| Leading End Uses of Acetic Acid | 35 | 1 |
| Current Scenario | 35 | 2 |
| Year 2005 In Review | 37 | 1 |
| India | 37 | 1 |
| Over-reliance on Imports | 37 | 1 |
| Acetic Acid Primarily Used as an Intermediate Agent | 37 | 1 |
| Surge in PTA Demand Propels Acetic Acid Demand | 38 | 1 |
| A Snapshot of Ethyl Acetate Production in India | 38 | 1 |
| State-Wise Concentration of Production | 38 | 1 |
| 38 | 1 |
| Capacities Permanently Closed | 39 | 1 |
| Leading Players | 39 | 1 |
| Imports & Exports | 40 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1 |
| Strategic Corporate Developments | 40 | 1 |
| 2006 | 40 | 1 |
| Celanese Corporation to Expand VAM Production in China | 40 | 1 |
| BP and Formosa Begins Acetic Acid Plant in Taiwan | 40 | 1 |
| 2005 | 40 | 1 |
| SINOPEC and BP Joint Venture Expands Acetic Acid Production | 40 | 1 |
| Sinopec Signs Joint Venture with BP | 41 | 1 |
| 2004 | 41 | 1 |
| Yangtze in Contract with Aker | 41 | 1 |
| GNFC on an Expansion Drive | 41 | 1 |
| Zhengbang Group Proposes a New Acetic Acid Plant in Henan | 41 | 1 |
| Celanese AG Inks Supply Agreements for New Acetic Acid Facility in Nanjing | 41 | 1 |
| EID Parry to Divest Acetic Acid Plant | 41 | 1 |
| 2002 | 42 | 1 |
| Chiyoda Licenses Acetic Acid Process in China | 42 | 1 |
| BP Signs MoU with Chongqing Government and SINOPEC | 42 | 1 |
| Akzo Nobel Opens Monochloracetic Acid Facility in China | 42 | 1 |
| 2001 | 42 | 1 |
| GNFC Receives Loan for Doubling of Acetic Acid | 42 | 1 |
| BP Petronas Acetyls Expands Capacity | 42 | 1 |
| 2000 | 42 | 1 |
| Showa Esterindo Indonesia Establishes Ethyl Acetate Plant | 42 | 1 |
| PT Perkebunan Nusantara Collaborates with PT Adimitra to Set Up a 30,000 tpy Acetic Acid Plant | 42 | 1 |
| Jilin Chemical Industrial Group Inaugurates New Units | 43 | 1 |
| Key Players | 43 | 1 |
| Ashok Organic Industries, Ltd. (AOIL) (India) | 43 | 1 |
| BP PETRONAS Acetyls Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) | 43 | 1 |
| Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) | 43 | 1 |
| China Petrochemical Development Corporation (Taiwan) | 43 | 1 |
| Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd (India) | 43 | 2 |
| Jiangsu Sopo Chemical Limited (China) | 44 | 1 |
| Jilin Chemical Industrial Company Limited (China) | 44 | 1 |
| Jubilant Organosys Ltd. (India) | 44 | 1 |
| Samsung-BP Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Korea) | 44 | 2 |
| Sinopec Corp. (China) | 45 | 1 |
| Yangtze River Acetyls Co Ltd (China) | 45 | 1 |
| B. Market Analytics | 45 | 1 |
| A 201 | 45 | 1 |
| Market Analysis | 47 | 1 |
| LATIN AMERICA | 47 | 1 |
| REST OF WORLD | 49 | 1 |
| A. Market Analysis | 49 | 1 |
| Strategic Corporate Developments | 49 | 1 |
| 2006 | 49 | 1 |
| Tri-nation Consortium to Construct US$1 Billion Facility for SIPCHEM | 49 | 1 |
| 2005 | 49 | 1 |
| National Petrochemical Industrialization Company to Merge with National Industrialization Company | 49 | 1 |
| Sipchem and Eastman to Construct Acetyls Complex | 49 | 2 |
| SABIC Starts Acetic Acid Plant Based on New Technology | 50 | 1 |
| 2004 | 50 | 1 |
| Acetex Finalizes JVs for Acetic Acid Project in the Middle East | 50 | 1 |
| National Petrochemical Grants Contracts to LG and Snamprogetti | 50 | 1 |
| 2001 | 50 | 1 |
| B. Market Analytics | 51 | 1 |
| VAM (VINYL ACETATE MONOMER) | 53 | 1 |
| III-B. ACETIC ACID-FOCUS ON SELECT END-USE MARKETS | 53 | 1 |
| Adhesives and Sealants | 53 | 1 |
| Historical Perspective on Adhesives and Sealants | 53 | 1 |
| Industry Overview | 53 | 1 |
| Key Markets for Adhesives & Sealants | 53 | 1 |
| Industry Wide Key Features and Trends | 54 | 1 |
| Dependence on the Core End-Users' Health | 54 | 1 |
| TEXTILE INDUSTRY | 55 | 1 |
| Industry Overview | 55 | 1 |
| Nature of the Textile Industry | 55 | 1 |
| Issues Impacting the Industry | 55 | 1 |
| Manufacturers Improving Productivity | 55 | 1 |
| Problems Faced by the Spinner | 55 | 2 |
| High Raw Material Costs | 56 | 1 |
| Cotton-A Major Influence on Pricing | 56 | 1 |
| Fiber Price Trends | 56 | 1 |
| Synthetic & High-Tech Fabrics-Popular with Designers | 56 | 1 |
| Difficulties in Dyeing of Wool/Cotton Blends | 57 | 1 |
| Product Classification | 57 | 1 |
| A Brief Perspective of the Market | 57 | 1 |
| Classification of Fibers | 57 | 1 |
| Cellulosic and Non-Cellulosic-Two Main Categories | 58 | 1 |
| Developing Countries Account for Higher Demand | 58 | 1 |
| Synthetic Fibers Likely to Overtake Natural Fibers | 58 | 1 |
| Synthetic Fiber-The Evolution | 58 | 2 |
| Synthetic Fiber-Production Process | 59 | 1 |
| Polymerization-A Process to Manufacture Synthetic Fibers | 59 | 1 |
| Undesirable Effects of Dyestuffs Used in Chemical Fibers | 60 | 1 |
| PAPER & PACKAGING INDUSTRY | 61 | 1 |
| Industry Overview | 61 | 1 |
| Fillers and Coatings | 61 | 1 |
| Research and Development in the Paper Industry | 61 | 1 |
| PAINTS AND COATINGS | 62 | 1 |
| Consolidation: A Major Trend | 62 | 1 |
| Environmental Regulations | 62 | 1 |
| Product Information | 62 | 1 |
| Architectural | 62 | 1 |
| Product Coatings | 62 | 2 |
| Special Purpose | 63 | 1 |
| Architectural Coatings | 63 | 1 |
| Product Coatings-OEM | 63 | 1 |
| Special Purpose Coatings | 64 | 1 |
| Changing Technology in the Paints and Coatings Market | 64 | 1 |
| PTA | 64 | 1 |
| PLASTIC ADDITIVES | 65 | 1 |
| Industry Overview | 65 | 1 |
| Product Overview | 65 | 1 |
| Product Classification | 65 | 1 |
| Additives Used as Processing Aids | 65 | 1 |
| Additives which Enhance Properties of Fabricated Goods | 66 | 1 |
| Cellulose Acetate | 66 | 1 |
| Acetate Fiber | 66 | 1 |
| Cellulose-Raw Material for Cellulosic Fibers | 66 | 1 |
| Cellulosic Vs Synthetics | 66 | 1 |
| ACETATE FILM | 67 | 1 |
| CHLOROACETIC ACID | 68 | 1 |
| Chloroacetic Acid: An Important Chemical Intermediate | 68 | 1 |
| Production Process of Chloroacetic Acid | 68 | 1 |
| Properties | 68 | 1 |
| Physical Properties | 68 | 1 |
| Chemical Properties | 68 | 1 |
| Raw Materials | 68 | 1 |
| Acetic Acid | 68 | 2 |
| End-Use Applications | 69 | 1 |
| Harmful Effects of Chloroacetic Acid | 69 | 1 |
| Acute Effects | 69 | 1 |
| Chronic Effects | 69 | 1 |
| Non-Carcinogenic Effects | 69 | 1 |
| Reproductive/Developmental Effects | 69 | 1 |
| Cancer Risk | 69 | 1 |
| Environmental/Occupational Exposure | 70 | 1 |
| Views of EPA on Chloroacetic Acid | 70 | 1 |
