Market Flash

The Chinese phenol market inched down and the overall trading met standoff. The overall operating rate of phenolic ketone was about 80%

The sec-butyl acetate market was range-bound this week. The operating rate in sec-butyl acetate factories was stable. As the inventory was limited, the retail price was firm.

• Sec-Butyl Acetate

SeD said that its indirect subsidiary, Global BioLife will collaborate with Chemia to develop specialised fragrances to counter mosquito-borne diseases and stress and anxiety, and for anti-viral medical applications.

• SeD

In recent two weeks, the the propylene oxide (PO) and polyether glycol jumped. Since August 8, the PO market continued the uptrend and the total increase was RMB 3,300/mt,

According to the China Environmental Protection Supervision Committee, the environment protection supervision in Shandong will last for a month.

• Vinyl Acetate

Exports of readymade garments (including those made of cotton, man-made and other fibres) from India were valued at Rs 8,262 crore in July 2017, registering a decline of 15 per cent

• India
• Export

The United States should resort to rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), not unilateral trade tools such as Section 301, to resolve trade disputes with China, a former White House economist has said.

• U.S.
• China

Epoxy resin can enhance the compressive strength of high-porosity cement foam. This is one of the findings of a study that Chinese researchers from Southwest University of Science and Technology have undertaken.

• Coating

Axalta Coating Systems has acquired a leading supplier of thermoplastic powder coatings.

• Axalta

The government may impose anti-dumping duty of up to USD 120.14 per tonne on a chemical used in sectors such as dyes and pharmaceuticals from Canada, China and the European Union (EU).

• Anti-dumping
• Chemical

Global Automotive Wheel Coating Market, By Type (Powder Coating, Liquid Coating) By application (Passenger cars, Commercial vehicles) and Region - Forecast 2017-2023.

• Wheel

Global Castor Wax Market Information by Applications (Personal Care, Healthcare, Lubricants, Grease, Wood Polishing, Automotive polishing, and others), by End-Use Industries and by Region- Forecast till 2023

• Healthcare
• Personal Care

A flexible packaging company, using the speed and resiliency of digital printing, is opening a second location in Colorado and has eyes on even more sites.

• Packaging

Boosted by the raw materials market and tight supply, the Chinese butyl cellosolve (BCS) market boomed again. In H2 August, how will the BCS market perform?

Experts in Indian traditional medicines, and research scientists from modern medicines, who have come together at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi

• India
• Cosmetics

University of Rhode Island and Harvard University professors are collaborating through a new research center to study chemicals that have contaminated water at sites nationwide.

• Chemical
• Water

Perfect Textile & Garment Manufacture Co. has joined the Cotton USA licensing programme. This joining is following the launch event of the 'Travel in Denim' collection in Guangzhou, China in June

• Textile
• Cotton

Shanghai Golden Philips has restarted its 150kt/year HDPE plant last weekends (Aug 12-13).

• HDPE
• Pipe

The Chinese ethylene oxide (EO) market increased this week. Up to August 10, the EO fixed price in Sinopec Shanghai Company was RMB 9,300/mt, which was up 3% W-O-W.

• EO

Recently, the supply of Chinese ethylene oxide (EO) has remained tight. Some EO units in Northeast China were shut on breakdowns.