Market Flash

In April, the sales of Xiangjiang Paint were 77.03 million yuan, an increase of 30.11% year-on-year

• Xiangjiang
• Paint
• Painting&Coating
• sales

In early June, the pure benzene market continued to pick up. The reference price on June 11 was 3750 yuan (ton price, the same below), up 24% from the beginning of May.

• Pure Benzene
• market trends
• China

The exhibition area of the 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled in Shanghai from 5 to 10 November, will be expanded to 360,000 square meters, according to the organizers.

• CIIE
• Exhibitions
• China
• Shanghai

Chemical tanker capacity: About 50,000 dwt in total.

• China
• Transportation
• 2020
• Chemical
• export

Chinese company reports positive early clinical data for a COVID-19 vaccine.

• COVID-19
• China
• Vaccine
• Sinopharm

Right on the heels of data showing the decades-old, inexpensive steroid dexamethasone can reduce COVID-19 deaths among hospitalized patients requiring oxygen, the U.K. government granted a world-first approval.

• dexamethasone
• COVID-19
• UK

The main component of green tea polyphenols is EGCG (that is, epigallocatechin gallate). EGCG has been proven to have multiple health benefits.

• green tea
• skincare
• vitamin

Recently, the 6th issue of the US PharmExec (American Pharmaceutical Manager Magazine) was released, which also brought the latest annual list of the top 50 global pharmaceutical companies.

• pharmaceutical
• ranking
• Companies

On June 15, the domestic mainstream spot PVC price was 6380 yuan (ton price, the same below), an increase of 330 yuan from the end of May, an increase of about 5.5%.

• PVC
• China
• market trends

On June 15, American sweetener manufacturer SweeGen announced that it has successfully commercialized the production of high-solubility stevioside sweetener Bestevia Reb B

• Stevia
• sweetener
• production

The world's largest oil exporter Saudi Aramco has reduced the volume of July-loading crude that it will supply to at least five buyers in Asia, seven sources said on Monday.

• Saudi Arabia
• OPEC
• crude oil

Oil prices dipped on Tuesday on jitters that a rise in coronavirus infections around the world could hurt fuel demand, but hopes that production cuts could be extended kept declines in check.

• oil price
• OPEC

China's cargo transport industry reported growth last month as business activities further resumed, industry data showed.

• China
• Economy
• Industrial

A team led by Scripps Research has discovered antibodies in the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients that provide powerful protection against SARS-CoV-2.

• Export
• China
• Foreign Trade

No vaccines have been solidly proven to be able to effectively protect people from the virus that has killed more than 400,000 people, while multiple candidates are in various stages of development globally.

• China
• COVID-19
• Vaccine

A team led by Scripps Research has discovered antibodies in the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients that provide powerful protection against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease, when tested in animals and human cell cultures.

• COVID-19
• research
• test

Although the global epidemic is still spreading, as a dedicated, sustainable, and innovative specialty chemical company, Clariant's Chinese plants are almost fully operational, with solid financial performance in the first quarter and profitability remain

• special chemical
• Innovation
• prospect
• industry

Spanish natural product and raw material supplier Pharmactive Biotech Products pointed out that adolescents are at a sensitive stage of physical and psychological growth and development

• Anti-anxiety
• depression
• saffron extract

National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in May, my country's total retail sales of consumer goods was 3137.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.8%.

• cosmetics
• Sales
• China

If you have a late dinner and then head to bed, beware: You may gain weight while you sleep, a new study suggests.

• health care