Market Flash

Graphene is an exciting new material technology. However, as with many completely new materials, introducing it to long-established industrial markets can prove a lengthy and resource intensive process.

• coating research
• coating technology

Engineers at the University of Houston are using chitin – a derivative of glucose found in the cellular walls of arthropods and fungi – and 3D printing techniques to produce high-impact multilayered coatings that can protect soldiers against bullets, lase

• coating research
• coating technology

Mantrose-Haeuser Co. Inc. continues to improve and expand upon its VerdeCoat line of products, developed to provide the packaging industry with new green barrier coating technology.

• coating trend
• coating technology

Recently, Francois de Bie, president of the European Bioplastics Association, said that after withstanding the challenges brought by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the global bioplastics industry is expected to grow by 36% in the next 5 years.

• Bio-based plastics
• polyhydroxy fatty acid esters

According to news on November 27th from Axioms, data analysis company GlobalData said that Asia will lead the growth of global phenol production capacity. It is estimated that Asia's phenol production capacity will increase from 7.82 million tons/year

• global phenol production

A few days ago, the data and analysis company GlobalData said that Asia will lead the growth of global vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production capacity. The production capacity of VCM in Asia may increase from 26.91 million tons/year in 2019 to 31.25 mill

• Asia vinyl chloride
• monomer

As Asia is regarded as a key demand center, US ethylene producers will make the most of the joint venture ethylene export terminal of Enterprise Products Partnership (EPP) and continue to seek to export additional ethylene to Asia.

• global ethylene market

A new experiment in mice conducted by U.S. researchers shows that green tea extract combined with exercise significantly reduces the severity of obesity-related fatty liver.

• green tea research
• food health

Today, China's TDI market is temporarily operating stably. The Shanghai BASF plant resumed operation on the 19th, and the supply of goods on the site is expected to increase, which is bad for the mentality of the industry.

• TDI market
• TDI forcast

Ibuprofen is also known as ibuprofen and its chemical name is 2-(4-isobutylphenyl)propionic acid. It is a new generation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, suitable for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

• Ibuprofen API market

Over the past year, Songwon Industrial Group, the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilisers in the world, has continued to strengthen its commitment to the coatings industry in China.

• CHINA COATING MARKET
• Songwon COATING

Research published in the American Journal of Experimental Psychology by the University of Sussex in the UK says that if we concentrate enough at work, it will help us control our appetite and not overeat.

• food health
• national food additives

Researchers have unexpectedly fabricated a durable superhydrophobic PDA coating via a quite normal deposition the cotton fabric.

• PDA coating
• Polydopamine coating

China Tianjin Container Freight Index (TCI), an indicator of northern China's international container freight rates, stood at 1,353.29 points on Tuesday, up 2.27 percent compared with the previous working day.

• china tci
• china export

Two global leaders in maritime procurement and project management have joined forces to offer port and terminal operators a turnkey solution that cuts procurement costs and overheads while also increasing staff productivity.

• shipping news
• china shipping

A.P. Moller - Maersk introduces strategic changes that will further improve customer experience and end-to-end service delivery.

• Maersk
• shipping news

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), commends Kanagawa Dockyard Co. Ltd, Kobe, Japan on the successful delivery of tug, DOLPHIN NO. 29 on 19 August 2020.

• shipping news
• china shipping

China's major oil and gas companies are expected to face fewer headwinds in the second half of this year despite their profit drops during the first six months, as the novel coronavirus epidemic lockdowns and sagging global oil prices dented their profit

• china crude oil
• china oil

On December 15, the container throughput capacity of Ningbo Zhoushan Port exceeded the total volume of the whole last year as the real-time container production data on the large screen of the dispatch and command center of Zhoushan Port skipped "27,

• china foreign trade
• china export

General cargo ship XIN HONG issued distress signal at around 1630 LT (UTV +7) Dec 17 in South China sea off Phu Quy island, southern Vietnam, northeast of Vung Tau.

• shipping accident
• cargo accident