Global consumption estimated at 1mt/Consistent annual growth of 5%/VAM precursor is tight/EU imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese imports/Prolonged upward price climb/Celanese is world market leader

摘要

Polyvinyl alcohol,abbreviated to PVA or PVOH,less frequently to PVAL,is a low quantity,high quality component of many high performance polymers.European consumption is currently estimated at around 180,000 t/y,out of global consumption of nearly lm t/y.The main driving force behind the consistent annual growth of 5% is its use as a raw material for polyvinyl butyral(PVB)interlayers of laminated safety glass in applications such as automotive glazing and building facades.World market leader is Celanese(Dallas,Texas/USA;www.celanese.com).