Market Flash

The TDI price was stable this week. The TDI prices in North and East China were range-bound, while these in South China decreased slightly.

Some 837 million U.S. dollars in foreign trade deals were signed at the China-Northeast Asia Expo which closed Tuesday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. The five-day event drew more than

• Trade
• China
• Asia

Technavio has published a new report, which states that the superhydrophobic coatings market is set for impressive growth through to the year 2021.

• Coating
• Textile

The prospect for the cotton crop in the US has been lifted above 20 million bales, an 11-year high. This is despite damage from Hurricane Harvey.

• Harvey
• Cotton

The Chinese sec-butyl acetate market was firm and prices for some goods increased slightly this week.

In an interview,Gautam Kumar Bhalotra, Managing Director, Plating Sheen Chem (India) Pvt Ltd (PCI Chemicals)with Chemical Today Magazine mentions how electroplating chemicals have evolved and that the country has become self-sufficient in the segment.

• Electronic

Paints & coatings have constantly witnessed change to keep up with the industry demands.

• Painting

At the end of August, because of a fire and power outage at Europe’s largest refinery, Pernis , the 90kt/a butanone unit was shut passively. This intensified the tight supply of butanone in the European market.

Most Chinese textile manufacturers are on a green drive tackling water risks and have initiated steps to shift to circular water management models, according to a new report based on an online survey conducted...

• China
• Textile

Textile companies are expecting a revival in their fortunes in July-September on a rebound in customer footfalls and restocking by traders following GST (goods and services tax) compliance.

• Textile
• India

CHINA is quite literally going to war against air pollution as tries to tackle a health crisis that causes some 1.6m deaths every year. The end-result is major shortages up and down many chemicals value chains.

• Pollution
• China
• Chemical
• Shortage

The number of Indians in China has been rising over the years. Unlike the IT sector, which is drawing an increasing number of educated Indians abroad, in the case of China, it is the textile trade.

• Textile
• China

The global conductive textiles market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.6 per cent from 2016 to 2021. Growth of smart fabrics market,

• Textiles

While India was once the largest garment exporter in the world after China. It has now fallen to the sixth position, behind Cambodia,

• Apparel
• India
• Export

The prices fluctuated in the range of RMB 8,000-10,000/mt. However, with the prices hitting the highest, the market started to cool. What are the real rules in the PG market?

Inspections of mooncakes, jams, candies and other foods for the Mid-Autumn Festival will be enhanced nationwide at the request of the Ministry of Health’s Food Safety and Hygiene Department.

• Mooncake
• Food

The environment minister has to be notified at least 120 days before the manufacture of the substance in Canada.

• Canada
• Substance
• Coatings

The problem of soiled solar panels is an issue as old as PV itself. Contemporary understanding of soiling, however, is helping to mitigate the negative effects of dusty or dirty modules – which can not only lead to reduced power...

• Soiling
• Anti
• Coating

Taiwan’s textile exports demonstrated sound recovery signals in July amid improving industry sentiment, according to the Taiwan Textile Federation, which offered a positive outlook for the remaining months this year

• Textile

The ethylene oxide (EO) prices increased for four times this month. The EO settlement price in East China was RMB 9,800/mt, which was up 8% M-O-M.