Celanese Corporation(CE)
HQ US18% share
US specialty chemical company; world's largest vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) producer (~18% global share, >1,565 kt/yr capacity across 7 plants); also major VAE emulsion supplier for architectural paint binders.
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Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM)
Monomer feedstock for VAE emulsions and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) used in interior paints. Celanese is the world's largest producer (~18% market share, >1,565 kt installed capacity). Top 5 producers hold 63.2% of global market.
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Goods affected
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on vinyl acetate monomer (vam) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CNChina | 35% |
| USUnited States | 20% |
| GBUnited Kingdom | 10% |
| TWTaiwan | 8% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
3 companies produce vinyl acetate monomer (vam).
INEOS Acetyls (formerly BP Acetyls)
HQ GB10% share
British specialty chemicals company (HQ London; INEOS Group subsidiary; Hull UK and Pudong China primary facilities); produces acetic acid, VAM (vinyl acetate monomer), and acetic anhydride at Hull UK (Saltend Chemical Park) and Shanghai/Pudong China. INEOS acquired BP's Acetyls business in 2021, adding VAM and acetic acid capacity to INEOS's chemical portfolio. INEOS Acetyls is one of Europe's largest VAM producers. The same INEOS that operates Runcorn chlor-alkali (supplying KOH for batteries) and North Sea oil and gas operations (through INEOS Energy) also makes VAM for paint binders from acetic acid and ethylene at Hull. INEOS is privately owned by founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe — who controls a group spanning chemicals, sports (INEOS Grenadiers cycling, Manchester United stake), and energy that few people outside the chemical industry have heard of.
Dairen Chemical Corporation
HQ TW8% share
Taiwanese vinyl acetate monomer and PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) producer (HQ Kaohsiung; Formosa Plastics Group affiliate; listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange; TSE: 1702); one of Asia-Pacific's largest VAM producers using acetic acid and ethylene feedstock from the Mailiao industrial complex (Formosa Plastics Group's integrated petrochemical site). Dairen Chemical's VAM is sold to downstream VAE emulsion producers (including Wacker Chemie and Chinese emulsion producers) and converted internally to polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) for use in paper coatings, textiles, and adhesives. PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) from Dairen serves the optical film market (polarizer films for LCD panels and smartphones — the same PVA that helps display your smartphone screen uses the same Dairen monomer feedstock as interior wall paint).