Policy & Regulation

China's PVC supply and demand continue to grow, breaking through 20 million tons

• China
• PVC
• supervision
• industrial structure

Logistics demand in China improved in April as economic activities recovered following easing epidemic containment measures, official data showed.

• China
• Logistics

Like many other manufacturing industries, European paint manufacturers and their suppliers hope that the region's economy will recover from the devastating effects of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• COVID-19
• power-coating
• demand
• market

It is reported that with the proliferation of "Clean Beauty", the growth potential of non-vegetarian cosmetics is great.

• vegetarian
• cosmetics
• market value

A number of chemical companies are ramping up production to address the surging demand for health, hygiene and safety products. Some of them are even adjusting their production to make finished products including hand sanitizers.

• industrial chemical
• COVID-19

With the number of coronavirus cases around the world continuing to climb, demand for preventive products has skyrocketed. Critical items such as hand sanitizers, masks and gloves are flying off the shelves as people continue to stock up amid the worsenin

• mask
• COVID-19
• industrial chemical

Arjuna Natural Pvt, Ltd., a leading producer and exporter of plant extracts in India, recently said that as consumers around the world seek natural solutions to prevent health problems, its key plant extract series (especially the flagship BCM-95 Turmeric

• Turmeric
• Ashwagandha
• Arjuna

On May 26th, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA has accepted its marketing application for RNAi (RNAi) drug lumasiran for the treatment of type 1 primary hyperoxaluria (PH1), and granted priority review qualification, PDUFA scheduled approval

• oxaluria drug
• FDA
• RNAi

On May 26, Italian natural plant active ingredient supplier Indena stated that it had completed the activity of aescin as the lead registrant in accordance with the Act on Registration, Evaluation

• Indena aescin
• ingredient
• REACH

According to the latest report from market research company Million Insights, the global natural cosmetics market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.03%, reaching $ 48.04 billion by 2025.

• cosmetics
• Natural
• market value

Australian Native Products (ANP), Australia ’s largest commercial lemon citrus grower, said it has reorganized its entire North Queensland farm to meet the growing consumer demand for hand sanitizers and cleaning products.

• antibacterial
• lemon peach
• Demand
• Australia

Boosted by the rebound in crude oil prices and the recovery of domestic terminal demand, PTA prices have shown an upward trend since May.

• PTA
• demand
• oil price

Recently, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) announced that the US FDA has accelerated the approval of Pomalyst (pomalidomide, pomalidomide) for the treatment of AIDS-related anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) -resistant Kaposi's sarcoma Patients

• FDA
• pomalidomide
• Kaposi's sarcoma
• treatment

Recently, the "List of Priority Controlled Chemicals (Second Batch) (Draft for Comments)" (referred to as the "List") prepared by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

• chemicals
• restriction
• criteria

Affected by the tight supply in some regions, the domestic ethanol market has risen again. As of May 14th, the domestic ethanol market price was 5775 CNY/ton, a price increase of 9.74% from the same period last month and a price increase of 10.63%

• ethanol
• market
• price

Recently, the international standard ISO 2453: 2020 "Determination of the content of bound styrene in emulsion polystyrene butadiene rubber" by the China Petroleum and Chemical Research Institute was revised and approved for implementation.

• ESBR
• styrene
• international standard

Kemin Industrial, a global raw material supplier, pointed out that rosemary extract can be used to extend the shelf life of food to reduce food waste.

• rosemary
• preservatives

Recently, a draft document entitled "Guiding Opinions on the Establishment of Drug Price and Recruitment Credit Evaluation System" was circulated online.

• document
• Price
• credit

Paint and coatings producers are continually improving their processes to comply with the increasing number of regulatory policies enforced by various governments.

• VOC
• Coating

In the first quarter of 2020, we experienced a sweeping epidemic, which caused a significant impact on the domestic market and even the global market economy.

• acrylic acid
• ester
• market