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The overall Chinese PVC market was flat this week. In H2 May, the futures market went down and the dealing prices of PVC in the spot market slid. Most PVC producers hold stable ex-works prices.

Powder Coatings Market Report, published by Allied Market Research, forecasts that the global market is expected to garner $12,332 billion by 2022

The Chinese rutile titanium dioxide market went down this week. The downstream demand was getting weak and some rutile titanium dioxide producers ...

The sudden shutdown and maintenance of methyl methacrylate (MMA) are boosting the market. On May 10, the unit of Lucite was shut. Evonik’s unit in Germany will undergo maintenance in June and the unit in the U.S. will have a three-week maintenance in Jun

The export volume of dye jumped in March, but fell to a low level in April. The weakness in the dye market appeared in the traditional peak season.

The tire market in India is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 9 percent between 2017-22, according to a new TechSci Research L.L.C. report, "India Tire Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2022."

• Tire

Anyone non-compliant of GST, in the textile value chain, will be identified through this software.

• Textile

Cellulosic thickeners is a hydrophilic white powder in pure form, which dissolves in cold water, forming a clear viscous solution or gel.

• Cellulosic Thickeners

Silicone Elastomer Market Report, published by Allied Market Research, projects that the global market was valued at $6,378 million in 2016, and is projected to reach $9,217 million by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 5.4% from 2017 to 2023.

• Silicone Elastomer

Recently, an expert team of seven led by Jiang Shicheng, academician of China Engineering Society, examined the "broad-width high-production spunlace nonwoven production line" jointly developed by China Hi-tech Group

• Nonwoven
• China
• Textile

According to the report, the global succinic acid market was valued at approximately USD 400.0 million in 2014 and is expected to reach approximately USD 1,000.0 million by 2020, growing at a CAGR of over 20% between 2015 and 2020.

• Succinic Acid

The Health Ministry (MOH) has given the assurance that the use of bleaching agent “benzoyl peroxide” in wheat flour and food, is safe and permitted according to Food Regulations 1985 under the Food Act 1983.

• Benzoyl
• Peroxide
• Wheat

Cosmetic chemicals are the primary ingredients that are used for formulation of personal care products.

• Cosmetic

Powder Coatings Market Report, published by Allied Market Research, forecasts that the global market is expected to garner $12,332 billion by 2022, registering a CAGR of 6.3%

• Powder
• Coatings
• CAGR

The arrival of bio-based succinic acid in the marketplace is creating new markets for the building-block chemical BioAmber manufactures in Sarnia.

• Symposium
• Bio-Chemicals

A study that links the sweetener sucralose to cancer has been dismissed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), for failing to provide the data to support its conclusions.

• Sweetener

Some of the world’s largest food firms – including Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Unilever – have called on the EU to create nutrient profiles for nutrition and health claims as a matter of urgency.

• Food

For decades, Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has supplied the Ford Motor Company, a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan, with coatings solutions and expertise.

• Axalta
• Coating

One of the largest work center, tool box, and shelving system manufacturers in the world, Rousseau has revolutionized the storage solutions industry.

• Axalta

The government of Canada has adopted regulations banning the manufacture, import and sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads.

• Microbeads