Market Flash

In the first nine months of 2020, China's chemical raw materials and products manufacturing value added increased by 1.5% year-on-year

• china chemical production
• china chemical market

China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released data on the 19th, preliminary calculations, the first three quarters of the gross domestic product 7227.86 billion yuan, at comparable prices, up 0.7% year-on-year.

• china market trend
• china chemical industry

In the third quarter, the national industrial capacity utilization rate was 76.7%

• china chemical industry
• china chemical trend

A new paper deals with a facile fabrication of environmentally friendly hygienic coatings based on acrylic latex comprising embedded inorganic nanoparticles originating from nanostructured ZnO and MgO, respectively, in the role of antibacterial agents.

• Waterborne coating
• coating research

Surface hydration seems to play a crucial role in various maritime applications. Scientists have investigated the processes.

• coating research
• hydration coating trend

A new study describes the effect of additives in fluoacid-based Ti and Zr-treatments for galvanised steel on the stability of a polymer coated interface.

• coating research
• zirconium coating trend

Scienstists have demonstrated a methodology for the evaluation of coating resistance to an impact of repetitive mechanical stress.

• coating research
• organic coating market

Gilead Sciences’ antiviral remdesivir got an emergency authorization from the FDA to treat COVID-19 in May on the basis of a study showing the drug cut the recovery time for hospitalized patients by 31%.

• Covid 19 vaccine
• Remdesivir trends

The National Institutes of Health has launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of three immune modulator drugs in hospitalized adults with COVID-19.

• Covid 19 vaccine
• covid 19 research

CPhI Worldwide will be held next year in Milan (Fiera Milano) for the first time in over a decade - following its postponement in 2020.

• pharma exhibition
• CPHI worldwide

On October 19, according to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), the EU Nutrition, New Food and Food Allergens (NDA) research team issued scientific opinions on the safety of Schizochytrium sp. oil as a new food.

• Schizochytrium oil safety

Pure MDI jumped 2,000 CNY/ton on the 19th and 4,000 CNY/ton on the 20th. Due to the force majeure of major manufacturers and the extremely tight supply in the maintenance and repair yards, traders are reluctant to sell their goods

• pure MDI price

Food additives are an important factor in the modern food industry. They play an extremely important role in improving the color, aroma, and taste of food, increasing food nutrition

• food additives application

From January to August 2020, the total trade volume of the petroleum and chemical industry was US$417.74 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 12.7%.

• import export statistics
• petrochemical industry

According to Baichuan Information, recently, mining companies in major titanium concentrate producing areas in Panzhihua, Yunnan and other areas have collectively raised their ex-factory prices by 50-100 CNY/ton

• supply shrinks
• titanium price

Recently, the domestic maleic anhydride market has basically returned to a reasonable price level during the year after a sharp rise and fall. However, in terms of comprehensive supply

• Maleic Anhydride

ANRPC's latest report said that from January to August 2020, global natural rubber production fell 8.7% year-on-year to 7.778 million tons, and the output is expected to fall by 3.8% in the four months from September to December.

• natural rubber production

According to the Official Journal of the European Union, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) Regulation No. 2020/1497, which approved a type of L-methionine (L-methionine)

• EU approve
• L-methionine
• animal feed

Due to the shortage of raw materials used in isocyanate production, the supply of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) in the United States is facing further tightening.

• isocyanate raw material
• US MDI tighten

Surfactant is a substance with a very special chemical structure. It is widely used in the cosmetics industry. It is an auxiliary raw material in cosmetic raw materials.

• surfactants in cosmetics
• Emulsification