Ethyl acetate serves in a variety of coating formulations such as epoxies, urethanes, cellulosic, acrylics, and vinyl. With the growing demand for these applications, setting up an ethyl acetate manufacturing plant can offer significant opportunities in the chemical industry. Applications for these coatings are numerous, including wood furniture and fixtures, agricultural, construction and mining equipment, auto refinishing, and maintenance and marine uses.
Ethyl acetate also has applications as a solvent in inks for flexographic and rotogravure printing. Ethyl acetate acts as an extraction solvent in the production of pharmaceuticals and food and serves as a carrier solvent for herbicides. High-purity ethyl acetate also reduces the viscosity of resins used in photoresist formulations in the electronics industry.
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- The US market will likely grow at 2% per year until 2009. According to ICIS Chemical Business (ICB), US demand will increase from 88,500 tones in 2005 to 95,300 tones in 2009. Various coating formulations consume around 60% of ethyl acetate in the US as a solvent. These coatings are used for wood furniture and fixtures, agricultural, construction and mining equipment, containers and closures, auto refinishing, and maintenance and marine applications.
- Over the past 20 years, ethyl acetate coatings have been losing share to waterborne and high-solids coatings, powder and two-component coatings systems, due to environmental constraints on volatile organic compound emissions. This conversion has run its course, and the remaining market is growing again at a rate of about 2%/year.
- Solvent-based architectural coatings for both exterior and interior use consume 20% of the ethyl acetate used in coatings. This sector has been growing at approximately 6%/year. On the down side, OEM (original equipment manufacturer) solvent-based coatings has been declining slowly in the US. The OEM sector, however, is the largest and represents 58% of ethyl acetate’s coatings use demand. The remaining sector, specialty coatings, which includes marine coatings, has held steady.
- Ethyl acetate serves as a solvent in inks for flexographic and rotogravure printing, where it dissolves the resin, controls viscosity, and modifies the drying rate. Environmental constraints have already reduced much of its use in industrial coatings, and the US market may grow at a healthier 2.5% per year up to 2009.
Market Forecast for Ethyl Acetate Manufacturing Plant
The European market remains balanced with ample supply and steady demand. However, future demand may remain flat or even decline slightly as local paints and inks sectors reduce consumption and shift production eastwards.
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In the UK, INEOS has acquired BP’s ethyl acetate business including a 250,000 tones/year plant in Hull. More competitive ethanol-based production may drive future consolidation in Europe as ethylene-based producers struggle to compete. Europe could also become more reliant on imports. Southeast Asia and China will likely become the most important regions globally for ethyl acetate production and consumption. The Southeast Asian paints and coatings market will likely grow at 5–6% per year.
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A number of projects are planned in China which is expected to see growth up to 8%/year. Projects include a doubling of capacity to 400,000 tones/year by Jiangsu Sopo and a 100,000 tones/year plant being built by Yanakuna Cathay Chemical. Daicel Industries is converting its acetic acid plant in Hiroshima, Japan, to produce ethyl acetate using bioethanol. It will have a capacity of 50,000 tones/year with production expected to start in spring 2009.
Conclusion
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