Market Flash

In November 2014, Berkeley, Calif., passed the first significant tax on sugary drinks in the U.S. The facts are in, and it’s working.

• Sweetener
• Soda

Titanium dioxide is a naturally occurring mineral, whose chemical formula is TiO2.

• Titanium
• Dioxide
• Coating

New York City is finding itself in a civil war over expanded polystyrene food service packaging.

• EPS

An experimental cancer medicine called larotrectinib has shown promise in treating a diverse range of cancers in people young and old, researchers said at a major cancer conference in the United States.

• Cancer
• Medicine

The Urumqi International Textile and Clothing Trade Center launched its first project, Xinjiang Tongchuang City, on May 19.

• Textile
• Project

The 18th edition of YiwuTex to be held soon in China with the aim to help garment manufacturers to enhance productivity and save cost, the “Functional Knitting Machinery Zone” will gather top-notch knitting...

• Textile
• China

The range produced by Dewit includes screw, tamper-evident and child-resistant closures, as well as handles for large containers.

• Plastics

Global premium tyre makers continue to lead tyres & accessories annual ranking of the leading tyre manufacturers as reported by Tyrepress.

• Global
• top
• 20
• Tyre

One of the national government’s positive missions has been to grow the food that we need in Sri Lanka instead of busting up millions of dollars to import junk food or processed rubbish.

• Chemical
• Food
• Junk

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approach for assessing substances found in food intended for infants younger than 16 has been updated to take into account for newborns’ unique diets.

• Food
• Newborn

For the seventh consecutive year, Axalta Coating Systems has taken part in a 1,000km bike ride to raise money for Kom op tegen Kanker (KOTK), a leading Belgian cancer charity.

• Coating
• Axalta

Pakistan is contemplating a series of measures to support the textile sector. All the measures announced in financial year 2016-17 like duty-free import of textile machinery will continue in financial year 2017-18.

• Textile
• Pakistan

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.

• Dye
• Paints

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...

• MMA
• Coating
• Paint

The Health Ministry's National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Department (NPRA) has announced a notification of the cosmetics being cancelled due to the inclusion of hydroquinone, tretinoin and mercury.

• Cosmetics

The cost of medicines is on the agenda this week at the World Health Organisation’s annual policy meeting, the World Health Assembly, in Geneva...

• Drug
• Pharmaceutical

A plastics recycling group is tackling another stream of material in an effort to boost recovery rates in grocery stores.

• Pharmaceutical
• Plastic

Shintech became the latest US caustic soda producer to announce a price increase, informing customers it intended to raise prices by $70/dst, a source with knowledge of company operations said Tuesday.

• Caustic
• Soda
• Price

AUTHORITIES will be able to stop food imports at border in a bid to reduce the chances of unsafe products entering Australia.

• Food
• Import

The Federation of Indian Exports Organisation today sought support from State governments for uniform Goods and Services Tax rates for textiles and leather sectors as the industry contributes to the development of ...

• Textile
• India