Process for producing vinyl acetate, in which in one or more first process steps, ethane and oxygen are subjected to oxidative catalytic dehydrogenation to obtain a first product mixture containing ethane, ethylene, water, acetic acid and carbon dioxide, and in which in one or more second process steps, ethylene and acetic acid are subjected to catalytic vinyl acetate synthesis to obtain a gaseous second product mixture containing ethylene, vinyl acetate and carbon dioxide, at least a portion of the ethylene and at least a portion of the acetic acid, which are subjected to the catalytic conversion in the one or more second process steps, being formed by at least a portion of the ethylene and at least a portion of the acetic acid from the first product mixture, characterized in that - using at least a portion of the first product mixture, a first resultant mixture containing ethane, ethylene and carbon dioxide is formed, the formation of the first resultant mixture comprising an at least partial removal of oxygen, carbon monoxide and/or acetylene, and further comprising subjecting at least a portion of the first product mixture to condensative separation of water and acetic acid to obtain the first resultant mixture and a condensate fraction containing water and acetic acid, and at least a portion of the acetic acid, which is subjected to the catalytic vinyl acetate synthesis in the one or more second process steps, being formed by at least a portion of the acetic acid from the condensate fraction, - in that, using at least a portion of the second product mixture, a second resultant mixture containing ethylene and carbon dioxide is formed, the formation of the second resultant mixture comprising subjecting at least a portion of the second product mixture to vinyl acetate separation to obtain the second resultant mixture and a precursor fraction containing vinyl acetate, - in that, by combining at least a predominant portion of both the first resultant mixture and the second resultant mixture, a third resultant mixture containing ethane, ethylene and carbon dioxide is formed, - in that at least a portion of the third resultant mixture is subjected to one or more third process steps, the one or more third process steps comprising carbon dioxide removal, a carbon dioxide fraction and a fourth resultant mixture containing ethane and ethylene being formed in the one or more third process steps, and at least a portion of the fourth resultant mixture being subjected to a separation (85, 90) in which an ethane fraction and an ethylene fraction are formed, - in that at least a portion of the ethylene, which is subjected to the catalytic vinyl acetate synthesis in the one or more second process steps, is formed by at least a portion of the ethylene from the ethylene fraction, and/or at least a portion of the ethane, which is subjected to the oxidative catalytic dehydrogenation in the one or more first process steps, is formed by at least a portion of the ethane from the ethane fraction, and - in that at least a portion of the fourth resultant mixture and/or at least a portion of the ethylene fraction is subjected to demethanization. - using at least a portion of the first product mixture, a first resultant mixture containing ethane, ethylene and carbon dioxide is formed, the formation of the first resultant mixture comprising an at least partial removal of oxygen, carbon monoxide and/or acetylene, and further comprising subjecting at least a portion of the first product mixture to condensative separation of water and acetic acid to obtain the first resultant mixture and a condensate fraction containing water and acetic acid, and at least a portion of the acetic acid, which is subjected to the catalytic vinyl acetate synthesis in the one or more second process steps, being formed by at least a portion of the acetic acid from the condensate fraction, - in that, using at least a portion of the second product mixture, a second resultant mixture containing ethylene and carbon dioxide is formed, the formation of the second resultant mixture comprising subjecting at least a portion of the second product mixture to vinyl acetate separation to obtain the second resultant mixture and a precursor fraction containing vinyl acetate, - in that, by combining at least a predominant portion of both the first resultant mixture and the second resultant mixture, a third resultant mixture containing ethane, ethylene and carbon dioxide is formed, - in that at least a portion of the third resultant mixture is subjected to one or more third process steps, the one or more third process steps comprising carbon dioxide removal, a carbon dioxide fraction and a fourth resultant mixture containing ethane and ethylene being formed in the one or more third process steps, and at least a portion of the fourth resultant mixture being subjected to a separation (85, 90) in which an ethane fraction and an ethylene fraction are formed, - in that at least a portion of the ethylene, which is subjected to the catalytic vinyl acetate synthesis in the one or more second process steps, is formed by at least a portion of the ethylene from the ethylene fraction, and/or at least a portion of the ethane, which is subjected to the oxidative catalytic dehydrogenation in the one or more first process steps, is formed by at least a portion of the ethane from the ethane fraction, and - in that at least a portion of the fourth resultant mixture and/or at least a portion of the ethylene fraction is subjected to demethanization.