Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) Prices Index: Trend, Chart, News, Graph, Demand, Forecast
The Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) market experienced notable fluctuations in Q1 2025 across global regions, with varying price trends shaped by regional supply-demand dynamics, economic indicators, and upstream cost behavior. In North America, VAM prices followed a largely declining trend throughout the quarter, pressured by subdued demand from key downstream sectors such as adhesives, paints, coatings, and construction. The U.S. market was particularly affected by high interest rates and affordability issues, which weighed on the construction sector and dampened the consumption of VAM-based products. Sluggish activity in both domestic and export markets, especially for applications like Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA), further reduced buying interest. Despite controlled production rates and stable supply conditions, price increases announced by major producers like Celanese in mid-March had limited impact due to weak fundamentals. Feedstock costs for acetic acid and methanol r...