Regions Online Banking - Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the completion of theanlysis of 2011 global acetyl, an annual global study covering historical trends and projections for future supply, demand, production capacity and trade World of acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomer, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, acetic anhydride, cellulose acetate, industry polyvinyl alcohol for the period 2005 to 2015.

Included with eachanlysis was 12 months access to CMAI’s online capacity and supply and demand database with power midterm update and demand, incorporating the latest market outlook CMAI. Theanlysis is a necessary resource for business managers and planning professionals who need to make strategic decisions in a rapidly changing economic environment and the global market.

After reaching high levels of operation at the beginning of the study period (2005), the acetic acid market worldwide has experienced a period of rapid expansion, which will culminate with a burst of capacity coming into service in 2010 to 2012. Global capacity of acetic acid extended to more than twice the rate of demand over the past five years, driving utilization rates in the industry down. The period of rapid expansion of the global market of acetic acid is most pronounced in 2010 and 2011.

The overall balance of the AVM is best understood from a regional perspective, because the market is generally driven by the regional economy and regional balance supply and demand. The North American market has always operated in the low 80 percent range and should continue to operate near these levels in the carryforward period (2010-2015). South America has not the capacity of the AVM and is usually provided by the North America. The European market LCA is changing with the recent decline in capacity leads to higher imports; the region should become the largest importing region in the world by the end of the forecast period.

Methanol carbonylation accounts for the vast majority of the production of acetic acid, and the share has increased over time, as this process is the most competitive of the effect on the production of acetic acid roads. Essentially all of the new capacity for the production of virgin acetic acid is based on the carbonylation of methanol. Carbonylation of methanol-based acetic acid is expected to account for nearly 90 percent of supply over the next five years. Production to recover acetic acid generated in the manufacture of polyvinyl alcohol is also increasing, which represents the remaining 10 percent of the new offer.

Changes in the shares of regional supply capacities reflect growth in the Middle East and North Asia, while the asset base in North America has changed very little and Europe has seen some decline in recent years. The global demand for acetic acid will increase by over five percent per year over the next five years, increasing to over 12 million metric tons by 2015. Over the same period, the VAM market should grow at an average rate of 4.5 percent per year to over six million metric tons in 2015. Acetic acid and VAM demand growth stems from a variety of different derivatives, which vary by region. Segmentation of demand in North America and Europe is more diverse than in other regions. In Asia, demand segmentation acetyl varies considerably across countries.

To learn more about the challenges and market prospects for this industry CMAI, about the 2011 World acetyl www.cmaiglobal.comanlysis now. Theanlysis is presented in the book and CD-ROMs, and access to CMAI’s Online Capacity and Supply / Demand databases. Updates to the database capacity are available to customers throughout the year they occur, and an updated bi-annual supply and demand database offers a fresh look as markets develop. Customers benefit from the updated market information, which is necessary for strategic business decisions.

CMAI is the leading provider of market planning and Business Advisory Services offers a unique combination ofanlysis and consulting expertise for the global chemical, plastics, fibers and chlor-alkali industries. With offices in Houston, New York, London, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Bangkok, Singapore and Shanghai, CMAI has provided expert advisory services to a wide range of businesses in value chains and multiple geographic regions since 1979. CMAI services customers are oil and chemical companies, technology & EPC companies, law firms, the banking and financial institutions, processors of plastics, textile & apparel manufacturers, brand owners, grocers and retailers, government agencies and commercial companies.

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Weather Boston, (UKPA) – A rare white Christmas in parts of southern United States has complicated life for some travelers as airlines canceled hundreds of flights, while snow was expected for the national capital and the authorities warned of road travel dangerous.

The National Weather Service, the storm could bring 6 to 10 inches of snow in the Washington area, beginning on Sunday. The Meteorological Service has also been possible to predict snow in New York and Boston areas, with overnight temperatures in the 20s and wind gusts up to 30 mph.

The Carolinas were granted their first white Christmas in decades as the snow began to fall Saturday morning in Asheville, extends Raleigh at noon and was expected to extend to the coast later in the day

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Philadelphia Airport, (AP) – A band of icy cold winds to the East Coast Sunday threatened to bring blizzards and a foot of snow in New York and New England, while several southern states have made declarations of emergency as the storm caused crashes on slick roads.

Airlines grounded hundreds of flights Sunday along the northeast corridor in anticipation of the storm, affecting major airports, including JFK and Newark in New York. Airlines said more cancellations were likely as the storm progressed. Travel misery began a day earlier in some southern regions, where a rare white Christmas has come with reports of dozens of car accidents.

Transportation officials in Washington roads pretreated and prepared than 200 salt trucks, plows and other equipment to fight against the 6 inches or more expected to decline in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The North is expected to get the brunt of the storm. Forecasters issued a blizzard warning for New York Sunday and Monday with a forecast of 11 to 16 centimeters of snow and strong winds that will reduce visibility to near zero at times. A blizzard warning was also in effect for Rhode Island and most of eastern Massachusetts including Boston, with forecasters predicting 15 to 20 inches of snow from Sunday 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. A blizzard warning is issued when the snow is accompanied by sustained winds or gusts over 35 mph.

As much as 18 inches could fall on the shore of New Jersey, with gusts over 40 mph. A blizzard warning was also in effect for Rhode Island and most of eastern Massachusetts including Boston, with forecasters predicting 15 to 20 inches of snow from Sunday 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Monday.

Baltimore and Washington were to get 6 or more inches of snow, with surrounding areas that will experience the largest number of 9, the weather service.

By Sunday morning, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina declared states of emergency.

“Winds gusting to 45 mph will cause blowing snow and that will cause the worst,” said Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell the Weather Channel on Saturday night. “We urge extreme caution in travel. Try to go early and if you do not have to travel do not go.”

Major airlines have been canceling flights in the path of the storm Sunday. Continental Airlines canceled 250 departures from Newark Liberty International Airport outside New York City. United Airlines canceled dozens of departures on Sundays from Newark, Philadelphia, New York LaGuardia and JFK, Boston and other airports. AirTran and Southwest Airlines also canceled flights, mostly in or out of Washington Dulles, Baltimore and Newark.

Most carriers have been the abolition of fees for time change in the affected areas and urging passengers to make changes on their websites.

The monster storm is the result of a low pressure system, which will develop off the coast of North Carolina on Sunday morning and strengthen into a storm as it moves northeast, according to the National Weather Service .

Delaware and Philadelphia is preparing for up to a foot of snow expected to fall from Sunday until Monday, and authorities urged people to avoid traveling if possible.

Sunday morning, winter storm warnings extending from Georgia to New England.

White Christmas in the South was one for the record books. Columbia, SC, held its first Christmas snow significantly since meteorological records were first kept in 1887. Atlanta was a little over an inch of snow – the first measurable accumulation on Christmas Day since 1880.

North Carolina Highway Patrol said Saturday night that most roads in and around Asheville have been covered or partially covered with snow and ice. Emergency management spokeswoman Julia Jarema said soldiers in the two counties west dozen 350 calls answered in 18 hours on Saturday. Most were wrecks.

Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne, spokeswoman for the patrol of the South Carolina Highway, said Saturday night that the snow began to cover the roads, but there were fewer accidents than there would be a normal night.

“Everyone at home,” he said. “It’s Christmas. They are heeding the warnings and stay off roads.”

However, transportation officials in the state had deployed more than 200 plows, salt trucks and other equipment.

In Nashville, some travelers who are planning a trip to a sweet Christmas surprises.

“We hoped that this would be a good day to travel,” said Heather Bansmer, 36, of Bellingham, Washington

She and her husband, Shawn Breeding, 40, had planned to go home on separate flights after a visit to the family of reproduction in Bowling Green, Ky. But flight reproduction thanks to Atlanta was canceled.

The couple was expecting to spend much of Christmas Day in different airports.

“A white Christmas is not so welcoming,” said Breeding, the couple stood in the lobby of the Nashville airport with their luggage in a cart.

In Pensacola, Florida, Jena Passuti faces a dilemma. The magazine editor, 36, was driving with her husband and two children in Fairfax, Virginia to visit relatives. Saturday afternoon, she worried about how to return home amid the snow.

“Should we leave on Christmas Eve? My children are travelers normally, but if it will take us twice as long, it will be hell,” she said. “Like a white Christmas just like everyone else but I do not want to drive.”

Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Kristin M. Hall in Nashville, Page Ivey in Columbia, Karen Hawkins in Chicago and Verena Dobnik Warren Levinson in New York, David Goodman in Detroit, Eileen Sullivan in Washington and Samantha Bomkamp; Michelle Price in Phoenix; Dylan Lovan in Louisville; Pallat Leonard and Greg Bluestein in Atlanta and Mark Pratt in Boston.

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