Munich --Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced the successful expansion of its selective oxidation catalyst portfolio with its newVAMax -series catalysts, which offer high-activity for Vinyl-Acetate Monomer (VAM) producers.
Fig. 1:Clariant
VAM is produced by reacting ethylene and acetic acid with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst. It is an essential building block for various polymer and co-polymer derivatives, which find broad applications in the manufacture of paints, adhesives and performance plastics for the automotive and construction industries. Global VAM consumption is expected to reach nearly 8-million tons by 2020, growing at a CAGR of +4.4%*.
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