This chart shows Methyl Acrylate price assessments in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 4 locations, as follows:
- Methyl Acrylate, US (United States): Methyl Acrylate, import transaction price, cif, United States
- Methyl Acrylate, CN (China): Methyl Acrylate, export transaction price, fob, China
- Methyl Acrylate, EUR (Europe): Methyl Acrylate, export transaction price, fob, Belgium (netback from cif United States)
- Methyl Acrylate, SEA (Southeast Asia): Methyl Acrylate, import transaction price, cfr, India (netforward from fob China)
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Methyl Acrylate Price Outlook
Methyl Acrylate Price Outlook. The price of Methyl Acrylate (United States) decreased during May 2020 to 1,220 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight decline of 4% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the prices of Methyl Acrylate (United States) decreased significantly by 12%. Meanwhile, the average price of Methyl Acrylate (China) amounted to 1,120 USD per metric ton, from 1,510 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the price of Methyl Acrylate (China) is 0.9% higher than the price one month before.
The price of Methyl Acrylate (Southeast Asia) rose slightly throughout May 2020, reaching 1,150 USD per metric ton. The price is 0.9% higher than the average price in the previous month and 25% lower than the average price one year before. In contrast, the prices of Methyl Acrylate (Europe) decreased during May 2020, reaching 1,140 USD per metric ton, which means a decline of 4% from the previous month’s price and a decline of 12% from the previous year’s price.
About Methyl Acrylate
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 Handling. 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 Production. 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)
Methyl Acrylate Uses. 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%.