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A variety of European countries have issued nearly 100 warnings about Salmonella in chilled and frozen poultry from Poland since the start of March this year.

• Salmonella
• Salmonella poultry

U.S. crude oil production decreases during the week ending May 22, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday.

• U.S.
• oil price
• crude oil

A new paper reports the use of functionalised nanosilica as a non-leaching biocide.

• Painting&Coating
• research

A new paper presents results regarding the possibility of using intumescent alkali-activated borosilicate inorganic polymers (AABSIP) as passive fire protection for various substrates.

• Polymers
• Coating
• research

China's top economic planner said Thursday that it would keep domestic gasoline and diesel prices unchanged as the international crude prices are still lower than the "floor rates."

• China
• oil price

On May 27, the IEA released the "Global Energy Investment Report" to make the above prediction. The IEA expects that global energy investment will drop sharply by US $ 400 billion this year, a year-on-year decrease of 20%. "

• IEA
• energy
• Investment
• trend

Ammonium chloride prices rose sharply in the peak season in March and April. With the end of the peak season in May, ammonium chloride market transactions have gradually become lighter.

• Ammonium chloride
• Market
• transaction
• Outlook
• Analysis

In May, the factory maintained the quotation, and the countries resumed work and production, and the downstream demand increased.

• Glycerine
• Glacial Acetic Acid

Recently, Indian researchers have developed a new coating from oats and wheat for various fruits that can extend the shelf life and overcome the country ’s cold chain challenge in a cheap and effective way.

• fruit coating
• shelf life
• India

Cyclohexanone is an important chemical raw material and the main intermediate for the manufacture of nylon, caprolactam and adipic acid.

• Cyclohexanone
• China
• production capacity

Gold Coast Ingredients, a US food flavor, flavor and color manufacturer, has launched a new smoked Gouda cheese flavor.

• Gouda cheese
• flavors
• no dairy

The chemical industry is playing an important role in these testing times. The industry provides the basic raw materials to the producers of health, hygiene and safety products such as PPE, sanitizers, disinfectants and other cleaning products.

• industrial chemical
• COVID-19

Recently, Park Aerospace has launched a new E-752-MTS medium toughness 350 ° F cured epoxy resin system. E-752-MTS is Park's next-generation 350 ° F cured epoxy system and a new member of the E-752 product family.

• Park
• cured epoxy resin
• spacecraft.

The Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi recently announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved the new antibacterial drug Fetcroja (cefiderocol, cefadil) for use in adult patients (18 years and older) with limited treatment options.

• EU
• cephalosporin
• cefiderocol
• Fetroja

The collapse of West Texas Intermediate oil price below zero may repeat as Saudi Arabia and Russia may restart a new round of price war in the oil markets, Russian experts warn.

• oil price
• crude oil
• industrial chemical

Exporters in Ningbo, a coastal city in East China's Zhejiang province and a traditional foreign trade hub in China, have been tapping new trading platforms to boost their trade volume with the help of the local government, despite stagnant foreign dealing

• China
• Ningbo
• Export

A rare ethanol shipment of U.S. origin is expected to arrive in China this month, according to three industry sources and shipping data, probably the first such cargo since the two countries struck an initial trade deal in January.

• Ethanol
• US
• China

The researchers note that certain metals that aren’t poisonous to humans can be lethal to viruses and bacteria and, according to reports, the findings showed that surfaces coated with copper nanoparticles “strongly blocked infection of the cells by the vi

• COVID-19
• Coating
• research

Scientists have investigated the surface chemistry and wettability of octafluorocyclobutane and acrylic acid copolymer combined LDPE substrate by pulsed plasma polymerisation.

• Painting&Coating
• research

Amid the COVID-19 epidemic, China has been intensifying efforts to stabilize industrial and supply chains to help enterprises tide over the unprecedented challenges.

• china
• supply
• chain
• industry