US Q1 VAM production rises 11% year on year - AFPM

09 May 2012 21:11  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS)--US vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) production rose to 808m lb (367,000 tonnes) in the first quarter of 2012, up by 11% from the same period in 2011, according to data received on Wednesday by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM).

The year-on-year increase reflected solid improvement in the US paints and coatings market in the first three months of this year compared with the same period in 2011.

First-quarter production also rose by 24% from the last quarter of 2011, according to the data.

The AFPM data was based on input from four companies – Celanese, Dow Chemical, DuPont and LyondellBasell.

VAM production, in thousands of pounds:

Q1 2011	Q2 2011	Q3 2011	Q4 2011	Q1 2012
729,944	772,365	766,148	651,488	808,465

 

By: Lane Kelley
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