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Vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) is a significant intermediate in the production of a wide variety of resins and polymers for paints and coatings, adhesives, glues and sealants, elastomers, textile finishes, paper coatings, binders, films, and a plethora of other applications in industry and consumer goods.
VAM can be used in a variety of random copolymers and terpolymers, including ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, vinyl-acrylic resins, vinyl acetate-acrylic acid copolymers, and vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymers.
It efficiently homo-polymerizes to polyvinyl acetate (PVA), and VAM can be used in PVA homo-polymerization. VAM has made it possible to create products with a wide range of cost and performance profiles thanks to its wide range of polymerization options.
The production of polyvinyl acetate resins as a base for adhesives and coatings and as a feedstock for derivative resins like polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) is the largest application for VAM. Emulsions and resins made of polyvinyl acetate are inexpensive, simple to use, and suitable for a wide range of applications.
PVA is probably best known for being the base of household white glues that are used to bond paper, fabrics, wood, and plastic.
The Global VAM-Based Emulsion Adhesives market accounted for $XX Billion in 2021 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2022 to 2030.
MARKET DYNAMICS
Asian Paints to set up manufacturing facility for VAE and VAM – The establishment of a manufacturing facility in India for VAE (Vinyl Acetate Ethylene Emulsion) and VAM (Vinyl Acetate Monomer) with an estimated investment of Rs. 2,100 crores over a three-year period.
This is contingent on obtaining the necessary regulatory and other approvals and concluding definitive agreements, such as a technology license agreement for the production of VAE and VAM. The aforementioned manufacturing facility would have an installed capacity of 100,000 tons per year. for 150,000 tons per year and VAM the VAE.
The most important component in the production of environmentally friendly paints is VAE, which is considered to be the future emulsion. VAE can significantly enhance paint performance in customer-facing attributes and provides improved paint properties. The Company’s primary raw material is VAE.
For the production of VAE, VAM is a crucial input. justification for in-house production of VAM and VAE. Rather than relying on imports, manufacturing VAM and VAE in India would reduce costs significantly over time and be used for the company’s internal consumption.
Rather than relying on imports, manufacturing VAM and VAE in India would reduce costs significantly over time and be used for the company’s internal consumption. The company’s most important backward integration project would be this one.
The licensing of technology with Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (KBR), USA, would serve as the foundation for the establishment of a VAM manufacturing facility. KBR is a US-based company with operations in more than 80 countries.
Asian Paints has a significant competitive advantage in the coatings industry thanks to the environmentally friendly Next Generation Vinyl Acetate Ethylene Emulsion, which is based on a one-of-a-kind Vinyl Acetate Monomer technology.
Asian paints has made a number of investments in China, the most recent of which is the expansion of emulsions. With six production units, including acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), several units from Asian paints’s Ticona business, and the existing emulsions plant, Nanjing is currently the largest integrated site in the Asian paints global manufacturing network.
Since their first manufacturing activities in China just over three years ago, Asian paints Emulsion Polymers has grown into a thriving organization in China and is presently expanding across Asia, into India and surrounding countries, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
Celvolit 149 LV, a low-odor vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) emulsion manufactured by Celanese Emulsion Polymers, has been launched to meet China’s new national tobacco adhesives standard.
Celvolit 149LV combines Celanese’s reputation for high performance in the tobacco industry with the new standard for residual monomer level. The new VAE emulsion has been tested in adhesives designed for high-speed tipping applications and exhibits excellent rheology.
The new emulsion can also be used in tobacco industry paper packaging adhesives, where VAE emulsions have long been the preferred choice due to their extremely low odor. A low-odor, low-VOC adhesive is the result of the new emulsion’s advanced technical control and formulation.In Asia, Celvolit 149LV is available.
