Market Flash

According to news from Thailand on July 20, affected by the spread of Delta mutant strains, the world’s three major rubber producing countries, namely Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, have reduced rubber production by 4-5% due to curfews and lockdown

• rubber production
• Thailand

Recently, domestic potassium chloride prices have continued to rise. In terms of domestic potash fertilizer, the production and delivery of the potassium chloride plant of Qinghai Salt Lake Group is normal.

• Potash
• fertilizer

If the bisphenol A rises again today, the resin factory will trigger the price adjustment mechanism, and it may rise again.

• Epoxy Resin

Echinocandins are the recommended first-line treatment for candidemia and invasive candidiasis. The currently available echinocandins—anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin—are dosed intravenously once daily.

• Rezafungin
• Echinocandins
• antifungal

On July 17, the 2021 Green Recycled Plastic Supply Chain Forum was held in Beijing. Experts at the meeting said that with the formal implementation of the "Fourteenth Five-Year"

• recycled plastics

The year 2020 is a year of agitation and adjustment in the retail pharmacy industry, from the O2O e-commerce that emerged in the whole "COVID-19" at the beginning of the year

• pharmaceutical market trend

Red warning! The typhoon jumped three times in a row, and many places stopped work and production!

• work stoppage
• typhoons

In the morning, the news that Sinopec Mitsubishi's 180,000-ton/year bisphenol A plant had been shut down due to equipment failures came out.

• Epoxy Resin
• resin market

The summer of 2021 is destined to be recorded in the history of the global container shipping market.

• shipping
• freight

There are many members in the nylon family. Among them, semi-aromatic high temperature nylon is formed by polycondensation of aliphatic diamine (diacid) and aromatic diacid (diamine)

• high-temperature nylon
• Bio-based

The National Carbon Emissions Trading Market (hereinafter referred to as the "National Carbon Market") recently held a launch ceremony in Beijing, Shanghai

• carbon market

Starting from July 15th, the price of polyurethane series products shipped in North America will increase by 0.1 US dollars/lb (approximately 1,428 CNY/ton), and the increase in specific polyurethane systems is expected to be even higher.

• polyurethane
• epoxy
• BASF price

French sweetener, starch, and bioethanol producer Tereos announced that it has reached a strategic agreement with Firmenich to purchase stevia extract from Firmenich to provide its customers with traceable stevia-derived sweeteners.

• sweetener
• stevia extract

On the eve of the localization of adiponitrile, the domestic pre-built production capacity has reached nearly 1.5 million tons, which is more than three times the current domestic demand.

• Adiponitrile
• production surplus

Recently, Sapref, the largest oil refinery in South Africa, announced that it had suspended production due to domestic protests and that the supply of all petroleum products was experiencing difficulties.

• chemical giant
• production stop
• MDI
• PVC

ECHEMI's latest Customer Center has been upgraded and launched recently. This time the update has undergone a comprehensive revision based on the feedback from the majority of suppliers and buyers.

• customer center
• Echemi
• supplier
• buyer

Recently, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to respond to hot issues such as the overall RRR cut, the difference in monetary policies between China and the United States, and the level of inflation.

• chemical company
• price fluctuation

In the first half of 2021, China’s titanium dioxide market has shown an overall upward trend. In June, the market entered the off-season, and some market prices fell by 500-1000 CNY/ton.

• Titanium Dioxide
• import export

In the next five years, the global specialty chemicals market will grow at an average annual growth rate of 3.6%.

• specialty chemicals

Vietnam has recently suffered from the severe impact of the new crown epidemic. According to news from Taiwanese media, it has been reported that an employee of Anpuxin, a Taiwan-funded enterprise in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, has been diagnosed.

• MEG
• Polyester
• Pesticide
• Urea
• Glyphosate