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- US: Methyl Acrylate, United States, transaction, cif
- SAM: Methyl Acrylate, South America, transaction, cif, Brazil
- EUR: Methyl Acrylate, Europe, transaction, cif, Belgium
- SEA: Methyl Acrylate, Southeast Asia, transaction, cif, India
- CN: Methyl Acrylate, China, transaction, fob
- AFR: Methyl Acrylate, Africa, transaction, fob, South Africa
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Price Dynamics. The Methyl Acrylate price in United States increased during December 2018 to 1,650 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 15% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Methyl Acrylate prices in United States increased significantly by 22%. Meanwhile, in Belgium, the average price of Methyl Acrylate amounted to 1,020 USD per metric ton, from 885 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Methyl Acrylate price in Belgium is 1% higher than the price one month before.
The price of Methyl Acrylate in China declined slightly throughout December 2018, reaching 1,600 USD per metric ton. The price in China is 2% lower than the average price in the previous month and 1% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Methyl Acrylate prices in India increased during December 2018, reaching 1,190 USD per metric ton, which means a rise of 5% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 6% from the previous year’s price.
The Methyl Acrylate prices in Brazil experienced a modest rise of 10 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 1,280 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Brazil meant a rise of 0.8% on a monthly basis and a rise of 7% on a yearly basis. On the other hand, in December 2018, the Methyl Acrylate price in South Africa witnessed a decline of 75 USD per metric ton when compared against the previous month's price, to 861 USD per metric ton. The December 2018 price in South Africa is 4% higher than the price one year before.
About Methyl Acrylate. Methyl Acrylate, the methyl ester of acrylic acid, is one of the main acrylates, along with butyl 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.
Methyl Acrylate can be produced from several reactions, from acrylic acid, methanol, propylene, acrolein, among others. The most significant route for production of Methyl Acrylate is the direct esterification of acrylic acid with methanol, in plants typically integrated to acrylic acid facilities.
Methyl Acrylate is considered an important acrylic monomer, largely used in acrylic fibers.
Methyl Acrylate should be kept in tightly closed containers in a well-ventilated place. It must be stored with an inhibitor, at temperatures below 21 °C and away from oxygen and other oxidizers to avoid polymerization. It is recommended that inhibitor and polymerized substances should be quantitively checked once a week at least.
Methyl Acrylate is primarily made from acrylic acid and methanol, so that different Methyl Acrylate manufacturing routes are related to different sources of such raw materials. Thus typical Methyl 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 Methyl Acrylate are listed below.
- Methanol + acrylic acid (ester formation),
- Acrylonitrile + methanol (nitrile alcoholysis)
The uses and applications of Methyl Acrylate may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Methyl Acrylate are typically commercial grades with purity higher than 99 wt%.
