Market Flash

In the first half of 2020, despite the ups and downs in the domestic and foreign markets, as the largest exporter of titanium dioxide, the market finally delivered a satisfactory interim answer 6 months later.

• Titanium Dioxide
• export situation

Recently, VA, VE, and D3 markets have been actively buying and selling, and transaction prices have risen. Weekly VA market price is 395-410 yuan/kg, VE market price is 63-67 yuan/kg, D3 market price is 170-200 yuan/kg.

• VA
• VE
• D3
• manufacturers overhaul
• market rebound

Specifically, the impact of the explosion accident on ammonium nitrate is mainly reflected in the production, marketing, inventory and export.

• Ammonium
• nitrate trend
• market outlook

This year Chinese companies have achieved a historic leap: In 2020, the number of Chinese companies on the list will reach 124, surpassing the 121 companies in the United States for the first time in history.

• Fortune global 500
• beauty giants
• Chinese beauty companies

However, under the condition that the upstream PO inventory pressure of polyether is low and the import of high-end polyether is still tight, if the market turning point occurs in mid-August, the market may not fall sharply.

• polyether market
• polyether rise

Recently, Huang Jie, president of Zhongtian Energy Co., Ltd., said in an interview with reporters that LNG, or liquefied natural gas, is recognized as the cleanest fossil energy on earth. In the future, there is still huge room for growth in imported LNG

• natural gas industry
• LNG
• China energy market

The Asian market will grow rapidly at a rate of 3.3% and a growth rate of 4.6%. This modest growth situation is similar to the situation in 2019, when sales in the Asian coatings market increased by 2.4% and value increased by 3.3%.

• Asia Pacific coating market
• Painting market outlook

Calculation simulations show that in 2040, 29 million tons of plastic waste will be dumped into the ocean, which is equivalent to 50 kilograms of plastic waste per meter of coastline in the world, compared with 11 million tons in 2016.

• world plastic pollution
• plastic waste

The chemical industry’s contribution to the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) is 1.1%. This ratio may seem small, but considering the shrinking manufacturing industry in many advanced economies and the increase in service industry output

• EU chemical industry
• global chemical producers

Edible spices are substances that impart aroma to food or at the same time impart special taste. It can make food produce flavor, increase appetite, facilitate digestion and absorption, increase the variety of food, and improve food quality

• categories natural flavors

The approval of Sufatai's PrEP indication is based on two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials, namely the iPrEx trial and the partner PrEP trial. Among them, the iPrEx test enrolled 2,499 HIV seronegative men or transgender women

• pre exposure prevention drug
• HIV

According to the B2B market research and consulting organisation Chem Research, the European paint and coating production has seen asignificant recovery in May 2020. German production remained close to the April level.

• European Paint Coating Production
• european coating recover

the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Food Labeling (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" publicly solicited opinions on the website of the State Administration for Market Supervision and Administration, which stipulates that

• food additives
• food labeling
• food-borne diseases

The Cremo brand is currently one of the fastest growing men's grooming brands in the United States, and is known for its "BARBER GRADE" shaving cream.

• men beauty
• male cosmetics
• Edgewell personal care

Under the continuing impact of the epidemic, the offline physical beauty industry may have long been out of favor for Gen Z, who value the shopping experience. Watsons bear the brunt of this.

• china watson
• watson sale 2020
• china cosmetic sales

With the increase in the importance of APIs, the battle for the market has intensified. According to endless statistics, since the beginning of this year, nearly ten API companies have increased their capital and expanded production.

• china api company
• china api market

Data show that in the first seven months of this year, China imported 320 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 12.1%

• china oil import
• china crude oil

Saudi Aramco announced its results for the second quarter and the first half of 2020, in which net profit in the second quarter fell by more than 70% year-on-year.

• Saudi Aramco
• crude oil

According to the news from the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Statistics on August 10, the latest statistical data in the monthly industrial benefit report showed that in June

• china chemical industry
• chemical industry growth

Heparan sulfate is widely present on the surface of all mammalian cells and interacts with a variety of important proteins. Therefore, drugs that target the interaction of heparan sulfate with proteins can essentially block signal transduction more effect

• Acetaminophen
• synthetic oligosaccharides