An apparatus for continuous polymerization with a simple constitution to
produce a polymer having a high quality, as well as a method for
producing the polymer using the apparatus, are provided. The apparatus
comprises a vessel; a means for supplying a monomer to the vessel; a
means for supplying a polymerization initiator to the vessel; a means for
detecting a temperature in the vessel; a means for regulating a
temperature of an outer wall surface of the vessel so as to have a preset
temperature; and a means for controlling a supply flow rate of the
monomer and/or the polymerization initiator to the vessel by the monomer
supply means and/or the initiator supply means so that the temperature in
the vessel becomes substantially the same temperature as the preset
temperature.