Global output grows continuously by 7% a year/ Consumption doubled over past decade / Global capacities approach 2m t/y / Market situation in China unclear / EU imports exert pressure on recyclate grades

摘要

Polyoxymethylene (POM) was first industrialised by DuPont in the 1950s. It is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic characterised by very good mechanical properties over a wide temperature range. The POM market continues to see steady growth at stable prices. While global consumption stood at some 600,000 t/y about 10 years ago, by 2014 demand had more than doubled - yielding annual growth rates of about 6-7%. During the same timeframe, PIE's Polyglobe capacity database (www.polyglobe.net) shows, global production capacities rose from 750,000 t/y to more than 1.7m t/y.