Market Flash

Recently, a report by the Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis(IBAMA) revealed the top 10 best-selling active ingredients in Brazil in 2022.

• 2
• 4-D
• Glyphosate
• Atrazine

Affected by factors such as rising prices, Korean consumers have spent less on cosmetics this year. Cost-effective cosmetics are widely welcomed by consumers in South Korea.

• Chinese cosmetics

Considering these findings, the question arises: Is erythritol (E 968) as a food additive safe for consumption?

• erythritol

In light of these findings, the question arises: Is leucyl aminopeptidase, a food enzyme, safe for consumption?

• leucyl aminopeptidase

Considering the findings, the question arises: Is Anpro, a mixture of Sepiolite and Kieselguhr, safe and effective for terrestrial animals?

• Sepiolite
• Kieselguhr

The EFSA Panel on Food Additive and Flavourings (FAF Panel) evaluated the safety of a new process to produce steviol glycosides using a genetically modified strain of Yarrowia lipolytica called Y. lipolytica VRM.

• steviol glycosides

Could PCSK9 small nucleic acid drugs hold the key to the future of lipid-lowering therapy in China? Only time will tell, as the race for effective treatments continues to unfold.

• PCSK9

The recent high-profile acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry, including AbbVie's purchase of Cerevel Therapeutics and BMS's acquisition of Karuna Therapeutics, have shed light on the growing importance of central nervous system (CNS) drugs.

• central nervous system drugs

Since the introduction of Tagamet (cimetidine) in 1986, the first-ever blockbuster drug with sales exceeding $1 billion, pharmaceutical companies have been relentlessly pursuing the development of drugs that achieve blockbuster status.

• blockbuster drugs

The pharmaceutical industry has long relied on blockbuster drugs to drive significant revenue and sustain profitability.

• blockbuster drugs

Recently, the Ministry of Commerce of China, together with the Ministry of Science and Technology, revised and released the "China's Catalog of Export Prohibited and Restricted Technologies". Technical items were compressed from 164 to 134, a to

• china export

Recently, the German Chemical Industry Association stated that it expects German chemicals (excluding pharmaceuticals) output and sales to fall by 1% and 5% respectively in 2024, due to further reductions in chemical business orders.

• German chemical industry

In November, a carcass of a deer in Yellowstone Park reportedly tested positive for a highly contagious prion, a disease that affects the host's brain and nervous system, causing the deer to lose weight, fall, and experience lethargy and neurological symp

• zombie deer
• epidemic

The Customs Tariff Commission of The State Council of China issued a notice on December 21, stating that the Taiwan region unilaterally adopted discriminatory prohibitions, restrictions and other measures on the export of products from the Mainland, in vi

• Taiwan region

The price rise and fall of chemicals in China today (December 25) is shown in the table below. Among them, the prices of xylene, Isopropyl alcohol, acetone, Bisphenol A, glacial acetic acid and other products dropped today compared with December 22; The p

• china chemical industry

Suspend tariff concessions for some products in Taiwan, involving 12 chemical products

• Xylenes
• Propylene
• agrochemical

Price increase! Raw materials soared 10%, price letter to the factory in advance!

• Styrene
• Ethylene
• glycol
• Crude
• oil

Due to increased supply and demand as well as raw material costs, OQ Chemicals will increase the prices of neopentyl glycol, 2-ethylhexanol, 2-ethylhexanoic acid, and other products from January 1, 2024, or as contractually permitted.

• chemical raw material

On December 20th, 2023, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a statement regarding the scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of natrolite-phonolite, extracted from volcanic rock from Kaiserstuhl.

• natrolite-phonolite

On December 20th, 2023, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a statement regarding the assessment of the renewal application for Lentilactobacillus buchneri NCIMB 30139 as a technological additive for all animal feed.

• Lentilactobacillus buchneri