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Summary
Dimer Acid-Based Polyamide Resins
Polyamide-Epichlorohydrin Resins
Industry Structure and Trends
Introduction
Manufacturing Processes
Reactive Polyamide Resins
Nonreactive Polyamide Resins
Polyamide-Epichlorohydrin Resins
Environmental Issues
Supply and Demand by Region
United States
Dimer Acid-Based Polyamide Resins
Producing Companies
Production
Consumption
Reactive resins
Nonreactive resins
Price
Trade
Polyamide-Epichlorohydrin Resins
Producing Companies
Production
Consumption
Trade
Canada
Dimer Acid-Based Polyamide Resins
Consumption
Trade
Polyamide-Epichlorohydrin Resins
Producing Companies
Production
Consumption
Trade
Mexico
Dimer Acid-Based Polyamide Resins
Producing Companies
Salient Statistics
Consumption
Polyamide-Epichlorohydrin Resins
Western Europe
Dimer Acid-Based Polyamide Resins
Producing Companies
Production
Consumption
Reactive resins
Nonreactive resins
Price
Trade
Polyamide-Epichlorohydrin Resins
Producing Companies
Production
Consumption
Price
Trade
Japan
Dimer Acid-Based Polyamide Resins
Producing Companies
Production
Consumption
Reactive resins
Nonreactive resins
Price
Trade
Polyamide-Epichlorohydrin Resins
Producing Companies
Production
Consumption
Price
Trade
Other Asia
Other Regions
Appendix
Dimer Acids
Amido-Amines (Tall Oil Fatty Acid-Polyamine Condensates)
   
  Polyamide Resins (Non-nylon types)
   
  Elvira Greiner and Yoshio Inoguchi and Thomas Kaelin
  Published August 2006
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  Abstract
   
 


Dimer acid–based (DAB) nonnylon polyamide resins are either reactive or nonreactive (i.e., they lack amine functionality). Reactive polyamides are utilized primarily as curing agents for epoxy resins used in surface coatings and adhesives. Nonreactive polyamides are used predominantly in hotmelt adhesives and printing inks.

World consumption of reactive DAB polyamides will increase at an average annual rate of 4.5–5.0% during 2005–2010. Most of that growth will come from Asia Pacific. Consumption in North America and Western Europe will most likely grow at an average annual rate of 1.0–1.5% during the same period. World consumption of nonreactive polyamides will grow at an average annual rate of 2.0–2.5% from 2005 to 2010.

The following pie chart shows world consumption of DAB polyamide resins in 2005.

In the United States, consumption of nonreactive polyamide resins used in both hotmelt adhesives and printing inks is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 2%. All other dimer acid–based markets, except flooring and paving, and the smaller end-use applications, are expected to grow 1–1.5% annually through 2010.

In Western Europe, consumption of nonreactive polyamides in printing inks is expected to grow by only 0.8% per year. Other markets will show little growth or remain flat except adhesives in shoe manufacturing, which are projected to decline by 3% annually through 2010, as shoe production has shifted to Asia.

In Japan, consumption of DAB polyamide resins is expected to grow only 1.0% per year through 2010. Most markets are mature and some are facing competition from other materials.

Consumption of nonnylon polyamide-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resins, used primarily for wet-strength applications by the paper industry, is growing in the United States, Western Europe and Japan. Increased use of facial and kitchen tissues and better wet-strength performance are key factors behind expected average annual growth rates of 2–3% in the next five years in these regions. World demand for PAE resins reached just over 67 thousand metric tons in 2005.

 
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