Market Flash

Driven by a significant increase in production capacity, China's styrene self-sufficiency rate will exceed 95% in the next five years, thereby effectively reducing China's styrene imports.

• China
• styrene
• Production

On December 27, 2019, the deuterated tetrabenazine tablets from Teva directly submitted a new drug marketing application (NDA) in China, and was accepted by CDE to accept the public notice.

• Austedo
• China
• approved
• NDA

Recently, at the request of the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Nutrition, New Food and Food Allergen Group (NDA) issued an opinion on the safety of AstraGin as a new food.

• EU
• Astragalus
• Panax-notoginseng

Sustainability service provider Anthesis has reached a partnership with biotechnology company Remediiate to promote the conversion of carbon emissions into a sustainable food source.

• CO2
• algae
• food

Recently, Estee Lauder Group and China International Import Expo Bureau formally signed an agreement to confirm their participation in the third China International Import Expo.

• Estee-Lauder
• Expo
• China
• trade

The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) stood at 834.24, down 0.1 percent from a week earlier, according to the exchange.

• CCFI
• China
• Export

Industry insiders forecast a negative impact for the country's State-owned oil companies if crude prices remain depressed throughout the year as China's top three oil behemoths have announced plans to slash spending plans in 2020 to weather falling demand

• oil
• China
• COVID-19

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology recently announced that they have developed a multilevel antimicrobial polymer (MAP-1) coating that they say is effective in killing viruses, bacteria and spores.

• antimicrobial
• polymer
• coating

The effects of graphene oxide content on performance properties of graphene oxide/water-borne polyurethane nanocoatings have been studied.

• Coating
• Waterborne
• polyurethane
• Nanocoating
• graphene

A slippery liquid infused porous surface (SLIPS) was prepared by a facile spraying method with co-introduction of silica sol and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and subsequent oil infusion.

• CNT
• slips
• Coating

Scientists have presented a detailed study on the effect of exposure conditions on dirt pickup resistance for exterior paints.

• Coating
• research

Gilead Sciences had barely rushed its COVID-19 drug remdesivir into mass production when it started touting the potential benefits of alternate formulations of the IV drug, including an inhaler that moderately ill patients could use at home.

• COVID-19
• Gilead
• remdesivir

COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, has infected over 4 million people in 212 countries, of whom at least 272,000 have died.

• COVID-19
• research

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich researchers have shown that a specific class of immune cells in the blood induced by vaccination is an earlier indicator of vaccine efficacy than conventional tests for neutralizing antibodies.

• Vaccine
• COVID-19
• research

Like restricting the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), since the use of trans fatty acids in food manufacturing was completely eliminated two years ago, ingredient technologists began to look for new shortenings and other hydrogenated fat

• food
• oil
• baking
• non-GMO

In order to meet the growing demand of the global population, plant protein production has increased dramatically, and is expected to reach 10 billion by 2050.

• plant protein
• market
• crops

A few days ago, EP42-2LV Black is a two-component epoxy resin system with low viscosity and high fluidity. It can be immersed in many acids, alkalis, solvents, fuels and oils for a long time. The material can be used in the fields of bonding, sealing

• Master Bond
• resin
• EP42-2LV Black

Naturex's natural patented urinary health formula, Flowens®, was named "Best Healthy Anti-Aging Ingredient of the Year" at the 2020 NutraIngredients Award.

• cranberry
• Naturex
• anti aging
• Bio ingredients

Recently, the luxury fragrance brand ByKilian has announced its entry into China. ByKilian was founded in 2007 and acquired by the Estee Lauder Group in 2016.

• Fragrance
• China
• ByKilian

Affected by the epidemic situation and the decline in international oil prices, people in the industry hold a wait-and-see attitude towards China's 2020 full coverage of ethanol gasoline.

• China
• oil
• ethanol
• market