Profile on Acetic acid

PROFILE ON ACETIC ACID

1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 2 General details .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Product application ................................................................................................................................... 2 2. INDIAN TRADE STATISTICS .................................................................................................................... 4 Import ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Export ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 3. INDIAN SUPPLY SCENARIO .................................................................................................................... 6 Indian Manufacturers and their production level April 2012 to March 2013 ....................................... 6 New Project............................................................................................................................................... 6 4. INDIAN DEMAND................................................................................................................................... 8 Sectorwise demand April 2012 to March 2013 ..................................................................................... 8

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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
General details
Chemical formula CAS number Appearance CH3COOH 64-19-7 Colourless, water like liquid

Product application
Sectorwise application Sector Pharmaceuticals Textiles Acidulant & Preservative Chemical synthesis Acetates Pesticides Diketene & its derivatives Tanning / dyes Solvents Pickling Application details Eg. In the preparation of ibuprofen, Sulphamethoxazole, Chloroquin, Metronidazole etc In making Purified telepthalic acid (PTA) Eg: Vinegar, Jams, Pickles, Ketchups etc. For eg. Monochloroacetic acid (MCA), Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) Eg. Cellulose acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Zinc acetate, Amyl acetate etc. Eg. Chlorpyriphos, Acephate Eg. Monomethyl acetoacetamide, ethyl acetoacetamide, MAA Laundry sour, printing calico & dyeing For gums, resins & volatile oils Acetic acid / citric acid / oxalic acid or formic acid can be used to acidify a skin to kill bacteria makes the skin easier to flesh and creates a positive ionic charge in the skin fibres to attract tannins.

Derivative products Acetic anhydride Diketene and its derivatives (Monomethyl acetoacetamide, ethyl acetoacetamide, methyl acetoacetate) Acetate esters (Cellulose acetate, ethyl acetate, zinc acetate, amyl acetate etc) Vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) Monochloro acetic acid (MCA) Purified terephthalic acid (PTA)

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Usage of acetic acid in textile sector Fabric softeners is added at the end of the washing process is to neutralise the very small amounts of detergents left in the textiles and thus prevent static electricity. The simplest way to inactivate any detergents left in the fabric is to neutralise the pH to between 6.5 and 7.5 through addition of a small amount of acetic acid. Through this method, the activity of the alkali and surfactants is eliminated. Acetic acid is not a fabric softener in principle but is often used for this purpose in professional laundries. Acetic acid is a weak organic acid which is readily degradable and has no adverse effects in the environment except for the use of oxygen for degradation. It is also readily degradable under anaerobic conditions.

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2. INDIAN TRADE STATISTICS

Import
Annual import Quantity in tonnes
800000 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0 2008-2009 Quantity in tonnes 285036 2009-2010 389650 2010-2011 466096 2011-2012 748970

Countrywise import Apr 2011 to Mar 12

Uruguay 1% France 1% Indonesia 1% Ukraine 1% Spain 1% U S A 2% Russia 1% U Arab Emts 2% Netherland 3% China P Rp 27% Saudi Arab 6% Iran 7%

Singapore 24%

Malaysia 21%

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Export
Annual export Quantity in tonnes
25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 2008-2009 Quantity in tonnes 12589 2009-2010 13022 2010-2011 8367 2011-2012 23418

Countrywise export

Others 11% Netherland 4% Bangladesh Pr 5% Egypt A Rp 6% Belgium 56%

U Arab Emts 18%

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3. INDIAN SUPPLY SCENARIO

Indian Manufacturers and their production level April 2012 to March 2013
In tonnes Name of the organisation GNFC, Gujarat Industrial Organics, Ludhiana Trichy Distrilleries, Trichy Total Installed capacity 150000 75000 24000 249000 Production 170500 11500 18000 200000

Most of the units including Jubilant Organosys and Somaiya Organics confirmed that they stopped production of acetic acid. They imported acetic acid for captive consumption as well as for supply to other consumers in India.

New Project
Company Project capacity Project location Process Schedule Indian Oil Corp (IOC) JV with BP One million tonnes per annum of acetic acid Gujarat BP's Cativa XL technology 2015

The Indian market is sufficiently large to accommodate one worldscale plant. But Reliance Industries has talked about building plants for acetic acid and derivatives at Jamnagar, Gujarat. This project too has been in the pipeline for a few years and it remains to be seen if the company will be interested in pursuing it after the BP-IOC announcement. It is also interesting that BP which has joined hands with Reliance in the gas value chain has decided to partner IOC for acetic acid.

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Assam Petrochemicals Limited (APL) Project capacity 72000 tonnes per annum of acetic acid 150,000 tonnes per annum of methanol Rs. 3.5 billion (for acetic acid) Rs. 11 billion (for both combined plant of methanol and acetic acid) Namrup, assam Q III, 2015

Project cost

Plant location Project schedule

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4. INDIAN DEMAND
All India demand for acetic acid 950,000 tonnes

Sectorwise demand April 2012 to March 2013

Textile processing 3% Food and other miscellaneous sectors 6%

Tanning, dyes and dye intermediate 5% Pesticides 6% Pharmaceuticals 8% MCA 6%

PTA 35%

Acetate and acetic anhydride 31%