Spot European acetic acid prices were stable in the week to Nov. 23 amid limited demand and slow spot activity. "The arbitrage could be open again," a source said. "Next month, everything will be very low due to the holiday season." "It is four active weeks left as of second half of December, market will be preparing for Christmas," another source said. No spot deals were heard done in the European AA market. "The market is very quiet and demand is really slow," a trader said. "Everyone is struggling with sales and margins, as there is no demand in general," a third source said. Platts assessed spot European vinyl acetate monomer prices up Eur15/mt at Eur960/mt FD NWE in the week to Nov. 23. "Currently, the European price is a bit unclear," a fourth source said, adding that this was because of unconfirmed production issues heard in the US. Platts is part of S&P Global Commodity Insights.