Demand Analysis of Acrylic Emulsions

Demand for acrylic emulsions (acrylic emulsion polymer) continues to grow. With the advancement of industrialization and urbanization in the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, the scale of downstream applications of acrylic emulsions, mainly the coating industry, continues to grow, thereby driving the entire market and increasing the consumption of acrylic emulsions. The consumption of acrylic emulsions in the Asia-Pacific region accounts for about half of the total global consumption, while the consumption of acrylic emulsion in China accounts for about three-quarters of the total consumption in the Asia-Pacific region. my country is a major producer of acrylic emulsion and an important consumer of acrylic emulsions.

Specifically, architectural coatings are the most important application areas for acrylic emulsions. Acrylic emulsions can be used in various fields such as construction, packaging, textiles, water-based inks, and jigsaw adhesives. Among them, architectural coatings and waterproof coatings in the construction field are the largest application fields of acrylic emulsions. 

According to iSuoChem (Styrene Acrylic emulsion manufacturers) market research data, the demand in the construction field (including waterproof coatings) can account for 74% of the total demand for acrylic emulsions.

As one of water base acrylic resins, Waterborne acrylic emulsion is the core raw material of water-based coatings and is widely used in architectural coatings and waterproof coatings. 

1. In architectural coatings, according to the data of Three Trees and Asia Chuangneng (acrylic resin emulsion distributor), emulsions account for nearly 40% of the cost of engineering wall paints (styrene acrylic emulsion paint uses), and about 30% of the cost of home decoration wall paints, that is, emulsions are used more in exterior wall paints (styrene acrylic exterior emulsion) than inside Application in wall paint (styrene acrylic interior emulsion).

2. In waterproof coatings, according to the data, the emulsion accounts for about 15% of the cost of waterproof coatings, and its proportion is slightly lower than that of architectural coatings. (Report source: Future Think Tank).