Market Flash

In H1, 2017, the butanone market showed a ladder trend.

• Coating
• Butanone

Sika AG said that it is commissioning a new production line for PVC membranes at its factory in Lobnya, near Moscow, expanding its product portfolio in Russia.

• Sika
• PVC

Gold nanoparticles serve as catalysts for obtaining valuable chemical products based on glycerol.

• Biofuel

KAIST researchers have established an efficient biocatalytic system to produce terephthalic acid (TPA) from p-xylene (pX).

• Terephthalic

The Chinese glacial acetic acid market went up this week. Up to July 20, the glacial acetic acid market price in East China was closed in the range of RMB 2,730-2,900/mt.

With all the warnings to wear sunscreen and cover up, worries about skin cancer can cast shadows over even the nicest beach day. Now scientists researching how to prevent skin cancer have good news

• Food
• Cancer

Kylie Jenner has teased that she will launch a new cosmetics line this month to mark her 20th birthday, but she has kept details of the collection close to her chest.

• Cosmetics

Dammam’s real estate market may be poised for a correction, as weaker global crude prices and a weaker economic expansion have weighed on Saudi Arabia's oil hub.

• Oil
• Real
• Estate

This week, aniline market trended flat to drop.

• Aniline

This week, the polyether polyol market was active and the price increased continually.

• Polyether Polyol

The Chinese adipic acid market continued fluctuating within a narrow range during July 14-20, 2017.

• Adipic Acid

The propylene oxide (PO) market hovered at highs this week. At the beginning of this week, the newly-built unit of Jinling Huntsman New Materials was put into operation and some low-priced goods were available in the market.

• PO

The Chinese phenol market fluctuated marginally this week. The mainstream negotiation price slid and the overall trading was thin.

The Chinese rutile titanium dioxide market prices continued the downtrend. Restricted by the environmental protection inspection,

The international benzene market hovered at lows and the Chinese benzene market moved marginally. The production cost for cyclohexanone market was not firm.

The Chinese acrylic latex market remained stable, though the butyl acrylate market rebounded. The MMA market prices were at a high level. Up to July 20, 2017,

The materials price index (MPI) from Global Insight by IHS Markit fell 0.7% last week, driven by weakness in the oil and chemicals sectors, the firm announced on Thursday.

• Oil
• Chemical

Nandan Denim’s fabric manufacturing capacity is 110 million meters per annum. Going forward, emphasis will be laid on fashion denim fabrics to target better realizations compared to regular denim material.

• Fabric