FEEDSTOCK expenses continue to pressure acetic acid and its derivatives.

FEEDSTOCK expenses continue to pressure acetic acid and its derivatives. Skyrocketing natural gas sumptuousnesss have prompted a flurry of price increase announcements as farmers try to defend almost nonexistent margins.

greatest in number recently, US acetic acid husbandmans Millennium Chemicals, Celanese Chemicals and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) husbandman Dow Chemical launched another orbicular of price increases in the wake of last month's natural gas spike. Millennium and Celanese now have 6 cent worth of increases forward the table for acetic acid while all three companies are looking for an additional 8

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