1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 8
2 Introduction 10
2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 10
3 Europe Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) Industry 11
3.1 Europe Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2016 11
3.1.1 Europe Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2016 11
3.1.2 Europe VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2011 19
3.1.3 Europe VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2011 21
3.1.4 Europe VAM Industry, Company Share, 2011 23
3.2 Europe VAM Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2016 24
3.2.1 Europe VAM Industry, Market Size, 2000-2016 24
3.2.2 Europe VAM Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2016 27
3.2.3 Europe VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2011 33
3.2.4 Europe VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2016 35
4 Germany VAM Industry 38
4.1 Germany VAM Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2016 38
4.1.1 Germany VAM Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2016 38
4.1.2 Germany VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2011 42
4.1.3 Germany VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2011 42
4.1.4 Germany VAM Industry, Company Share, 2011 43
4.2 Germany VAM Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2016 44
4.2.1 Germany VAM Industry, Market Size, 2000-2016 44
4.2.2 Germany VAM Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2016 46
4.2.3 Germany VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2011 48
4.2.4 Germany VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2016 49
4.3 Germany VAM Industry, Trade Balance, 2000-2016 51
4.3.1 Germany VAM Industry, Imports and Exports, 2000-2016 51
4.3.2 Germany VAM Industry, Net Exports, 2000-2016 53
4.3.3 Germany VAM Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, 2000-2016 55
5 Russia VAM Industry 57
5.1 Russia VAM Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2016 57
5.1.1 Russia VAM Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2016 57
5.1.2 Russia VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2011 60
5.1.3 Russia VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2011 61
5.1.4 Russia VAM Industry, Company Share, 2011 63
5.2 Russia VAM Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2016 64
5.2.1 Russia VAM Industry, Market Size, 2000-2016 64
5.2.2 Russia VAM Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2016 66
5.2.3 Russia VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2011 68
5.2.4 Russia VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2016 69
5.3 Russia VAM Industry, Trade Balance, 2000-2016 71
5.3.1 Russia VAM Industry, Imports and Exports, 2000-2016 71
5.3.2 Russia VAM Industry, Net Exports, 2000-2016 73
5.3.3 Russia VAM Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, 2000-2016 75
6 The UK VAM Industry 77
6.1 The UK VAM Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2016 77
6.1.1 The UK VAM Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2016 77
6.1.2 The UK VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2011 79
6.1.3 The UK VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2011 79
6.1.4 The UK VAM Industry, Company Share, 2011 79
6.2 The UK VAM Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2016 80
6.2.1 The UK VAM Industry, Market Size, 2000-2016 80
6.2.2 The UK VAM Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2016 82
6.2.3 The UK VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2011 84
6.2.4 The UK VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2016 85
6.3 The UK VAM Industry, Trade Balance, 2000-2016 87
6.3.1 The UK VAM Industry, Imports and Exports, 2000-2016 87
6.3.2 The UK VAM Industry, Net Exports, 2000-2016 89
6.3.3 The UK VAM Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, 2000-2016 91
7 Celanese Corporation, Company Snapshot 93
7.1 Celanese Corporation, Company Overview 93
7.2 Celanese Corporation, Key Information 93
7.3 Celanese Corporation, Business Description 93
7.3.1 Business Overview 93
7.4 Celanese Corporation, VAM Market, 2011 96
7.4.1 Celanese Corporation, VAM Capacity Split, Europe and Rest of the World, 2011 96
7.4.2 Celanese Corporation, VAM Plant Capacity Share in Europe, 2011 97
7.4.3 Celanese Corporation, VAM Capacity in Europe, 2000-2016 98
7.4.4 Celanese Corporation, VAM Plant Details in Europe, 2011 98
7.5 SWOT Analysis 99
7.5.1 Overview 99
7.5.2 Celanese Corporation Strengths 99
7.5.3 Celanese Corporation Weaknesses 100
7.5.4 Celanese Corporation Opportunities 101
7.5.5 Celanese Corporation Threats 102
8 INEOS Group Limited, Company Snapshot 104
8.1 INEOS Group Limited, Company Overview 104
8.2 INEOS Group Limited, Key Information 104
8.3 INEOS Group Limited, Business Description 104
8.3.1 Business Overview 104
8.4 INEOS Group Limited, VAM Market, 2011 107
8.4.1 INEOS Group Limited, VAM Capacity Split, Europe and Rest of the World, 2011 107
8.4.2 INEOS Group Limited, VAM Plant Capacity Share in Europe, 2011 107
8.4.3 INEOS Group Limited, VAM Capacity in Europe, 2000-2016 108
8.4.4 INEOS Group Limited, VAM Plant Details in Europe, 2011 108
8.5 SWOT Analysis 109
8.5.1 Overview 109
8.5.2 INEOS Group Limited Strengths 109
8.5.3 INEOS Group Limited Weaknesses 111
8.5.4 INEOS Group Limited Opportunities 111
8.5.5 INEOS Group Limited Threats 112
9 Wacker Chemie AG, Company Snapshot 114
9.1 Wacker Chemie AG, Company Overview 114
9.2 Wacker Chemie AG, Key Information 114
9.3 Wacker Chemie AG, Business Description 114
9.3.1 Business Overview 114
9.4 Wacker Chemie AG, VAM Market, 2011 117
9.4.1 Wacker Chemie AG, VAM Capacity Split, Europe and Rest of the World, 2011 117
9.4.2 Wacker Chemie AG, VAM Plant Capacity Share in Europe, 2011 117
9.4.3 Wacker Chemie AG, VAM Capacity in Europe, 2000-2016 118
9.4.4 Wacker Chemie AG, VAM Plant Details in Europe, 2011 118
9.5 SWOT Analysis 119
9.5.1 Overview 119
9.5.2 Wacker Chemie AG Strengths 119
9.5.3 Wacker Chemie AG Weaknesses 120
9.5.4 Wacker Chemie AG Opportunities 120
9.5.5 Wacker Chemie AG Threats 121
10 Appendix 123
10.1 Definitions 123
10.1.1 Installed Plant Capacity 123
10.1.2 Process 123
10.1.3 Technology 123
10.2 Abbreviations 123
10.3 GlobalData’s Methodology 123
10.3.1 Coverage 123
10.3.2 Secondary Research 124
10.3.3 Primary Research 124
10.3.4 Expert Panel Validation 125
10.4 Contact Us 125
10.5 Disclaimer 125
List of Tables
Table 1: Europe, Total VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 12
Table 2: VAM Industry, Total Plant Capacity by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2016 13
Table 3: Europe, Major VAM Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 14
Table 4: Europe, Major Active VAM Capacity Share by Country, %, 2011 15
Table 5: Europe, Major Active VAM Plants Share by Country, %, 2011 16
Table 6: Europe, Major Active VAM Plants Details, MMTPA, 2011 17
Table 7: Europe, Major Active VAM Plants by Process and Technology, 2011 17
Table 8: Europe, Top VAM Plants Capacity, %, 2011 18
Table 9: Europe, Top VAM Plants Details, 2011 19
Table 10: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2011 20
Table 11: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Ethylene Acetoxylation, 2011 20
Table 12: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Fluidized Bed Ethylene Acetoxylation, 2011 20
Table 13: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Acetylene Based, 2011 20
Table 14: Europe , VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2011 21
Table 15: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Celanese VAntage Technology, 2011 22
Table 16: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by BP Leap Technology, 2011 22
Table 17: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Wacker VAM Technology, 2011 22
Table 18: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Bayer AG VAM Technology, 2011 22
Table 19: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2011 23
Table 20: Europe, VAM Industry, Demand Value, $bn, 2000-2016 25
Table 21: VAM Industry, Demand Value Growth by Region, $bn, 2000-2016 26
Table 22: Europe, VAM Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2016 28
Table 23: VAM Industry, Demand by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2016 29
Table 24: VAM Industry, Production by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2016 30
Table 25: Europe, VAM Industry, Production by Country, %, 2011 31
Table 26: Europe, VAM Industry, Demand by Country, %, 2011 32
Table 27: Europe, VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2011 33
Table 28: VAM Industry, End Use by Regions, MMTPA, 2011-2016 34
Table 29: Europe, VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 36
Table 30: VAM Industry, Average Price by Region, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 37
Table 31: Germany, Total VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 39
Table 32: Germany, VAM Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 39
Table 33: Germany, Active VAM Plants by State, %, 2011 40
Table 34: Germany, Active VAM Plants Details, MMTPA, 2011 40
Table 35: Germany, Active VAM Plants by Production Process and Technology, 2011 41
Table 36: Germany, Top VAM Plants Capacity, %, 2011 41
Table 37: Germany, Top VAM Plants Details, 2011 41
Table 38: Germany, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2011 42
Table 39: Germany, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Celanese VAntage Technology, 2011 43
Table 40: Germany, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Wacker VAM Technology, 2011 43
Table 41: Germany, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2011 44
Table 42: Germany, VAM Industry, Demand Value, $bn, 2000-2016 45
Table 43: Germany, VAM Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2016 47
Table 44: Germany, VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2011 48
Table 45: Germany, VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 50
Table 46: Germany, VAM Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 52
Table 47: Germany, VAM Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 54
Table 48: Germany, VAM Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2016 56
Table 49: Russia, Total VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 58
Table 50: Russia, Major VAM Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 58
Table 51: Russia, Major Active VAM Plants Details, MMTPA, 2011 58
Table 52: Russia, Major Active VAM Plants by Production Process and Technology, 2011 59
Table 53: Russia, Top VAM Plants Capacity, %, 2011 59
Table 54: Russia, Top VAM Plants Details, 2011 59
Table 55: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2011 60
Table 56: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Ethylene Acetoxylation, 2011 61
Table 57: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Acetylene Based, 2011 61
Table 58: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2011 62
Table 59: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Bayer AG VAM Technology, 2011 62
Table 60: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Azot Severodonetsk VAM Technology, 2011 62
Table 61: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2011 63
Table 62: Russia, VAM Industry, Demand Value, $bn, 2000-2016 65
Table 63: Russia, VAM Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2016 67
Table 64: Russia, VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2011 68
Table 65: Russia, VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 70
Table 66: Russia, VAM Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 72
Table 67: Russia, VAM Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 74
Table 68: Russia, VAM Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2016 76
Table 69: The UK, Total VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 78
Table 70: The UK, Major VAM Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 78
Table 71: The UK, Major Active VAM Plants Details, MMTPA, 2011 78
Table 72: The UK, Major Active VAM Plants by Production Process and Technology, 2011 79
Table 73: The UK, Top VAM Plants Details, 2011 79
Table 74: The UK, VAM Industry, Demand Value, $bn, 2000-2016 81
Table 75: The UK, VAM Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2016 83
Table 76: The UK, VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2011 84
Table 77: The UK, VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 86
Table 78: The UK, VAM Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 88
Table 79: The UK, VAM Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 90
Table 80: The UK, VAM Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2016 92
Table 81: Celanese Corporation, Key Facts 93
Table 82: Celanese Corporation, VAM Capacity Split, Europe and Rest of the World,%, 2011 96
Table 83: Europe, Celanese Corporation, VAM Capacity Share, %, 2011 97
Table 84: Europe, Celanese Corporation, VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 98
Table 85: Europe, Celanese Corporation, VAM Plant Details, 2011 98
Table 86: Celanese Corporation, SWOT Analysis 99
Table 87: INEOS Group Limited, Key Facts 104
Table 88: Europe, INEOS Group Limited, VAM Capacity Share, %, 2011 107
Table 89: Europe, INEOS Group Limited, VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 108
Table 90: Europe, INEOS Group Limited, VAM Plant Details, 2011 108
Table 91: INEOS Group Limited, SWOT Analysis 109
Table 92: Wacker Chemie AG, Key Facts 114
Table 93: Europe, Wacker Chemie AG, VAM Capacity Share, %, 2011 117
Table 94: Europe, Wacker Chemie AG, VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 118
Table 95: Europe, Wacker Chemie AG VAM Plant Details, 2011 118
Table 96: Wacker Chemie AG, SWOT Analysis 119
List of Figures
Figure 1: Europe, Total VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 11
Figure 2: VAM Industry, Global Plant Capacity by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2016 13
Figure 3: Europe, Major Active VAM Capacity Share by Country, %, 2011 15
Figure 4: Europe, Major Active VAM Plants Share by Country, %, 2011 16
Figure 5: Europe, Top VAM Plants Capacity, %, 2011 18
Figure 6: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2011 19
Figure 7: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2011 21
Figure 8: Europe, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2011 23
Figure 9: Europe, VAM Industry, Demand Value, $bn, 2000-2016 24
Figure 10: VAM Industry, Demand Value Growth by Region, $bn, 2000-2016 26
Figure 11: Europe, VAM Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2016 27
Figure 12: VAM Industry, Demand by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2016 29
Figure 13: VAM Industry, Production by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2016 30
Figure 14: Europe, VAM Industry, Production by Country, %, 2011 31
Figure 15: Europe, VAM Industry, Demand by Country, %, 2011 32
Figure 16: Europe, VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2011 33
Figure 17: VAM Industry, End Use by Regions, MMTPA, 2011-2016 34
Figure 18: Europe, VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 35
Figure 19: VAM Industry, Average Price by Geography, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 37
Figure 20: Germany, Total VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 38
Figure 21: Germany, Active VAM Plants by State, %, 2011 40
Figure 22: Germany, Top VAM Plants Capacity, %, 2011 41
Figure 23: Germany, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2011 42
Figure 24: Germany, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2011 43
Figure 25: Germany, VAM Industry, Demand Value, $bn, 2000-2016 44
Figure 26: Germany, VAM Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2016 46
Figure 27: Germany, VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2011 48
Figure 28: Germany, VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 49
Figure 29: Germany, VAM Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 51
Figure 30: Germany, VAM Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 53
Figure 31: Germany, VAM Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2016 55
Figure 32: Russia, Total VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 57
Figure 33: Russia, Top VAM Plants Capacity, %, 2011 59
Figure 34: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2011 60
Figure 35: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2011 61
Figure 36: Russia, VAM Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2011 63
Figure 37: Russia, VAM Industry, Demand Value, $bn, 2000-2016 64
Figure 38: Russia, VAM Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2016 66
Figure 39: Russia, VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2011 68
Figure 40: Russia, VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 69
Figure 41: Russia, VAM Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 71
Figure 42: Russia, VAM Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 73
Figure 43: Russia, VAM Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2016 75
Figure 44: The UK, Total VAM Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 77
Figure 45: The UK, VAM Industry, Demand Value, $bn, 2000-2016 80
Figure 46: The UK, VAM Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2016 82
Figure 47: The UK, VAM Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2011 84
Figure 48: The UK, VAM Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2016 85
Figure 49: The UK, VAM Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 87
Figure 50: The UK, VAM Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2016 89
Figure 51: The UK, VAM Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2016 91
Figure 52: Celanese Corporation, VAM Capacity Split, Europe and Rest of the World,%, 2011 96
Figure 53: Europe, Celanese Corporation, VAM Capacity Share, %, 2011 97
Figure 54: Europe, INEOS Group Limited, VAM Capacity Share, %, 2011 107
Figure 55: Europe, Wacker Chemie AG,VAM Capacity Share, %, 2011 117
Companies Mentioned
Celanese Corporation,
INEOS Group Limited,
Wacker Chemie AG,