Policy & Regulation

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

At the beginning of May, the fertilizer market entered another situation. India's bidding at the end of April, the potash fertilizer contract that was delayed for more than a year was also signed on April 30.

• fertilizer
• Market

At present, the overall consumer confidence in the domestic terminal market is sluggish, and consumption capacity is always limited.

• PTA
• market
• analysis

Recently, the European Union issued Regulation (EU) 2020/616 to update and approve the active substance metalaxyl-M.

• EU
• metalaxyl-M

In the mask industry chain, the seesaw relationship between upstream polypropylene companies and midstream meltblown companies is changing.

• Mask
• industry chain
• Polypropylene

Since mid-April, the market demand has significantly weakened, and some traders have begun to reduce prices and shipments. At the same time, some factories, such as Tianxin and Xinfa, have ex-factory prices A slight decline.

• vitamin
• Feed Additives

AMRI, the US pharmaceutical research and development and manufacturing contractor, said it has obtained an emergency authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• AMRI
• hydroxychloroquine sulfate
• COVID-19

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are currently approved for the treatment of malaria and certain autoimmune diseases.

• chloroquine
• hydroxychloroquine

The first international safety standard for plastic and rubber machinery, the injection molding machine ISO 20430, was officially released in April this year, providing a globally uniform standard for machine manufacturers.

• plastics
• rubber
• standard
• International

The new coronavirus epidemic has affected the delivery cycle of some natural pigment and flavor manufacturers.

• flavor
• epidemic

Markets and Markets market data show that from 2019, the CAGR of the plant protein market is expected to grow at a rate of 14.0%, and will reach a value of $ 40.6 billion by 2025.

• broad bean
• protein
• market

Recently, Neurocrine Biosciences announced that the US FDA has approved Opicapone (trade name Ongentys®) as an adjuvant therapy for levodopa / carbidopa to treat patients with Parkinson's disease who have experienced an "off" period.

• FDA
• Parkinson
• Opicapone

Recently, with the alleviation of the epidemic, the provincial and municipal regulatory authorities across the country have successively released the cosmetics sampling inspection plan for 2020.

• cosmetic
• inspection

On April 27th, futures contracts for all spices in India (except coriander seeds) fell at the close. The country's traders said that the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange's fennel seed contract closed lower, but the reason is unknown

• spices
• India
• outlook

Although the domestic maintenance period is at the peak in the second quarter, there is a high probability that import volume will appear from May to June, and the PE import dependency will be 48%.

• Polyethylene
• demand
• market