Viscose staple fiber: fierce market competition in price and demand

Recently, viscose staple fiber enterprises have once again made profit-making orders. The mid-end price broke through the price of 10,500 CNY/ton (acceptance) in the year, and the price was lowered. The average profit of the company's real trading was about -1339 CNY/ton in January-October 2019, the lowest profit level in the past five years.

Sustainable solutions for edible oil, colorant, aroma extraction

Petro-chemical-based solvents used for edible oil, colorant and aroma extraction are environmentally damaging and present a health risk to workers. Norbert Patouillard, Director of Sales and Marketing at Pennakem, explains how his renewable chemistry firm can help food manufacturers find more sustainable solutions.

PX industry chain profit reshuffle

In recent years, the global PX industry chain pattern has undergone significant changes, mainly due to the substantial expansion of China’s production capacity. Among them, 80% of PX capacity increase comes from China, and China’s PX production capacity has increased significantly.

China powder coating industry remains high-speed growth momentum

It is reported that the domestic powder coating industry continues to maintain rapid growth under the promotion of environmental protection and related policies and the active efforts of the industry. In 2018, the sales volume of China’s powder coatings was close to 2 million tons, an increase of 9.7% year-on-year, exceeding the national total coatings growth.

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