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Polyacrylamide (PAM) Prices Overview

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Quarterly Update on Global Polyacrylamide (PAM) Market

For the Quarter Ending March 2021

Asia

Demand for PAM in the Asian market remained consistently strong throughout the quarter. Tight supply across the region, forced the prices to rise effectively. Reduced imports from Europe and USA due to container shortages also effectively impacted the prices of feedstock Acrylamide. In India, beside of healthy improvement in demand from the domestic market, industrial activities remained rigidly low which reduced the production of PAM and feedstock Acrylamide.

North America

Amid stable demand from domestic downstream sectors, North America faced shortage of PAM and its feedstock materials in the January-February period. This shortage was led by freezing winter and disruptions done by the US storm in past several months. Following the shortage in the market, Solenis, a major global player of PAM in the USA, announced to increase its PAM prices in Europe, Middle East and Asian region. Meanwhile, SNF in early February announced a huge investment plan of USD 300 million to setup a new powder-grade PAM manufacturing facility of 30,000 MT/year capacity in Louisiana USA. This expansion is expected to improve the supply crisis across the region.

Europe

During Q1 2021, Europe witnessed price hike in the upstream Acrylonitrile (ACN) across the region. The reason behind this price hike was disrupted supply chain from the US and some inactive manufacturing plants due to freezing weather conditions across countries like Germany. Limited availability of feedstock Acrylonitrile thus created PAM shortage and supported its prices in the regional market. In addition, Ascent ACN plant in Europe struggled to become operational again since Q4 2020. The supply across Europe is expected to improve once the plant becomes operational again.

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About

Polyacrylamide (PAM) is a water-soluble polymer, physically available as a white crystalline solid. It is a non-ionic compound which forms strong hydrogen bonds with water molecules and hence capable to retain water. This water absorbing and retention quality makes it suitable to be used as a superabsorbent. Commercially, PAM is produced by hydration of Acrylonitrile (ACN) to produce Acrylamide and then cross-linking polymerization of Acrylamide that produces PAM. During production, Acrylamide is always advised to be handled with care due to its high toxic nature, although after polymerization polyacrylamide become non-toxic. When PAM is dissolved in water it forms gel like structure and hence shows flocculant properties. Due to this property, it is widely utilised for water treatment and sewage cleaning purposes. Apart from that, it is also used in paper making, and as a chemical intermediate for the production of other chemical products.

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Countries Covered

9003--05--8

Mapped under Others 39069090

25Kg Bags

CFR, FOB, Ex-Work, Bulk Contracted, Spot

APAC – China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore

Europe – Germany, France, Belgium

America – USA, Brazil

MEA – Saudi Arabia, UAE, South Africa

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