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Data Legend. The Butyl Acrylate price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 5 locations, as follows:
- US: transaction, fob
- China: transaction, fob
- S. America: transaction, cif, Brazil
- Africa: transaction, fob, South Africa
- SE Asia: transaction, cif, India
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Price Dynamics. The Butyl Acrylate price in United States increased during September 2018 to 1,670 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 8% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Butyl Acrylate prices in United States increased significantly by 28%. Meanwhile, in China, the average price of Butyl Acrylate amounted to 1,430 USD per metric ton, from 1,020 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Butyl Acrylate price in China is 4% higher than the price one month before.
The price of Butyl Acrylate in Brazil rose throughout September 2018, reaching 1,740 USD per metric ton. The price in Brazil is 4% higher than the average price in the previous month and 30% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Butyl Acrylate prices in South Africa increased significantly during September 2018, reaching 1,320 USD per metric ton, which means a rise of 7% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 13% from the previous year’s price.
The Butyl Acrylate prices in India experienced a modest rise of 10 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 1,470 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in India meant a rise of 0.7% on a monthly basis and a rise of 24% on a yearly basis.
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About Butyl Acrylate. Butyl Acrylate, the butyl ester of acrylic acid, is one of the main acrylates, along with methyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate. The term acrylates refers to derivatives of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, such as salts and esters. These compounds were known since the nineteenth century, however only in the 1930s difficulties associated with their production and polymerization were overwhelmed. Over the past decades, acrylates have been building blocks of major importance, widely used in emulsion and solution polymers.
Butyl Acrylate is highly reactive and polymerizes spontaneously under normal conditions. Butyl Acrylate polymerization is catalyzed by heat, light, and peroxides and inhibited by monomethyl ether of hydroquinone or hydroquinone itself, in the presence of oxygen.
This chemical can be produced in several reactions, from acetylene, 1-butyl alcohol, carbon monoxide, nickel carbonyl, and hydrochloric acid among other chemicals. On industrial scale, Butyl Acrylate is produced from ester grade acrylic acid and butanol, in plants typically integrated to acrylic acid facilities. All Butyl Acrylate commercial processes are based on esterification, differing mainly in terms of the catalyst system, recycle of alcohol, and quality of the Butyl Acrylate produced.
Since Butyl Acrylate polymerizes readily under normal conditions, it is stored under air and in the presence of phenolic inhibitors, in stainless steel or aluminum tanks.
Butyl Acrylate is primarily made from acrylic acid and butanol, in such a way that different Butyl Acrylate manufacturing routes are related to different sources of such raw materials. In this context, typical Butyl Acrylate production routes are based on acrylic acid manufacturing, mostly via propylene oxidation and to a lesser extent oxidative carbonylation of ethylene. Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Butyl Acrylate are listed below.
- n-butanol + acrylic acid (ester formation)
The uses and applications of Butyl Acrylate may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Butyl Acrylate are commercial grade (purity higher than 99%).
The main application of Butyl Acrylate is in the production of acrylic polymers, and copolymers with polyethylene. It is also used in the formulation of paints; sealants; cleaning products and adhesives; amphoteric surfactants; aqueous resins; antioxidant agents; elastomers; and dispersions for textiles and papers.
