The objective of this report is to provide basic understanding to Chinese acrylic acid, from the aspects of development history, production, price, raw material, import & export, consumption and manufacturers. Historical data (1960s~2005) and long-term forecasts through 2006 and 2011 are presented. In addition, key factors and driven forces for the development of acrylic acid is discussed, mainly taking the downstream industries' demand into account. All the active producers in China are profiled.