Market Flash

On June 9, 2020, the 84th China International Pharmaceutical Raw Materials/Intermediates/Packaging/Equipment Fair (API China API) was opened in Qingdao World Expo City International Exhibition Center.Q

• API China
• Qingdao
• Pharmaceuticals

Consumers now prefer foods and beverages with functional benefits, such as boosting immunity, decompressing, promoting digestion, and improving sleep, more than ever.

• probiotics
• healthy
• Supplement

Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Mainz, Germany have developed a new method for preparing vanillin from lignin.

• Vanillin
• lignin
• cost-effective
• method

The trends in the cosmetics industry are ever-changing, some are short-lived, and some are enduring. One of this long-standing trends is "Clean Beauty".

• clean beauty
• trend
• cosmetics

Arla Foods Ingredients welcomes China's new policy allowing low-protein whey to be imported for food and beverage products.

• low-protein
• whey
• Imports
• China

Unlike the mass-produced fragrance industry, the high-end perfume industry bears the brunt of the new crown epidemic.

• COVID-19
• natural fragrance
• industry

European raw material manufacturer Cornelius has introduced a new water-in-silicone emulsifier, which is said to save raw materials and shorten preparation time.

• Cornelius
• water-in-silicone
• emulsifier

Recently, AI drug discovery company Exscientia announced that it has raised US$60 million in Series C financing. This round of financing was led by Novo Holdings, followed by Evotec, BMS and GT Healthcare Capital.

• AI pharmacy
• drug
• coke market

On June 1st, during the Shanghai May 5th International Shopping Festival, LSL Group's high-end beauty brand YSL Saint Laurent global flagship store debuted in Shanghai Xintiandi with a perfume theme image.

• L'Oreal
• China
• perfume

Since 2013, Cargill has conducted FATitudes surveys on the attitudes of consumers in major countries to fats and oils in food every year. In 2019, the scope of the study was expanded to 12 countries

• olive oil
• consumption
• survey
• fat

Ecovia Intelligence, a research and consulting firm, said the new crown epidemic is increasing the demand for natural raw materials in the personal care industry. Consumers seek more natural and organic products to maintain their health.

• natural ingredients
• hot
• COVID-19
• lemon balsam

Recently, the reporter learned from the Science and Technology Bureau of Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province that China's scientific research team has successfully developed a gloss-adjustable water-soluble acrylic resin through the research

• Water-soluble resin
• Painting&Coating
• Market

Recently, the Indian government proposed to levy a 15% tax on all imported petrochemical products in the current fiscal year ending March 2021 due to the sluggish domestic industry due to the epidemic situation.

• India
• tariff
• Imports
• petrochemical

Recently, Eni said that the company is reviewing its supply chain and plans to stop using palm oil and its derivative palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) by 2023.

• Eni
• Palm Oil
• PFAD
• fuels

At present, consumers of different ages have incentives to buy and use brain health products. According to data from market research firm IRI, in 2019, sales of special supplements for brain health increased by 24%

• Functional
• Brain health
• aging
• extract
• productivity

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial from South Korea showed that oral intake of hot water extract of Hydrangea macrophylla leaves can improve wrinkles, moisturization, skin elasticity and texture.

• Anti-aging
• Hydrangea leaf
• skincare

Statistics from the American Chemistry Council show that as China ’s steadily stable economic activities offset global weakness, global chemical production fell 1.3% month-on-month in April, compared with 3.3% in March and 2.1% in February

• chemical
• Global
• China
• Industry

Many factors affect the condition of our skin and the rate of its aging. We divide them into internal - genetically determined, on which we have no influence and external - dependent largely on us.

• Sugar

Scientists from the UK, Europe and the U.S., including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation.

• vitamin D
• COVID-19
• research

The UK government on Tuesday confirmed the launch of a new trial for selected coronavirus patients of remdesivir, a drug which is believed to shorten the recovery time from COVID-19. “This is probably the biggest step forward since the coronavirus crisis

• UK
• COVID-19
• remdesivir