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Isopropanol Market Remained at Highs in Jan 2018
The Chinese isopropanol market moved marginally in January 2018. Isopropanol market prices moved up in early January and went down at the end of January. [More]
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Adipic Acid Market Jumped in Jan 2018
As for the demand, the demand was still thin. The average negotiation price for adipic acid in East China was RMB 12,791.94/mt, increasing 19.92% month on month and up 15.7% year on year. [More]
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Phthalic Anhydride Market Rebounded Slightly in Jan 2018
Prices of crude naphthalene and phthalic anhydride produced via crude naphthalene moved high, which promoted the prices of phthalic anhy...[More]
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Citric Acid Market Inched Down in Jan 2018
Weak export market and the shrunk demand on the coming Spring Festival were the major reasons for the declines in the citric acid market.[More]
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PO Market Moved Down 12.6% in Jan 2018
In mid-January, major PO producers in East China cut down the prices for new orders by RMB 300/mt, which weighed on the overall market.[More]
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Which Fruits Contain the Most Sugar?
Though each is a perfectly healthy serving of fruit and both happen to pair wonderfully with peanut butter, one is far more sugary than the other. The average-sized apple, while lower in calories overall than an average-sized banana, actually has...[More]
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Excess Salt May Hurt Your Brain, Too
The mice in the study remained on their high-salt diet for only 3 months.[More]
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China's Food Additives Standard Will Soon Have Some Changes
China's Food Additives Standard Will Soon Have Some Flavorful and Unflavorful Changes[More]
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Punjab Food Authority (Pakistan) Bans Chinese Salt
The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) in Pakistan banned Ajinomoto recently, commonly known as Chinese salt, after the authority's scientific panel found it hazardous for health.[More]
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The Last Chance for California to Say No to Polystyrene Plastic Trash This Year
This is why more than 100 cities and counties in California have already adopted local restrictions on polystyrene use.[More]
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China's Plastic Trash Ban is Spur to Recycle
"It's a much better idea if nations overall take care of their own waste," rather than seek new dumping grounds, he said, adding that: "...[More]
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Recycling of Plastic Packaging to Reach 65 pc by 2025
A new study by Plastics Recyclers Europe showed that 65 percent recycling target for plastic packaging is achievable by 2025. [More]
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PP Output in Russia Rises 2% January-November
Russia polypropylene (PP) production grew to about 1.27m tonne in first eleven months of this year, up 2% year on year, compared to the same period of 2016, according to MRC ScanPlast.[More]
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China Invites Pakistan in First-Ever Import Expo-2018
” So, in this regard, the Chinese government could open every door to address Pakistan’s concerns, whatsoever, adding that it would not ...[More]
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Bangladesh-Jute Producers Demand Withdrawal of Ban on Raw Jute...
It said that a huge amount of Bangla Tossa Rejection (BTR) and Bangla White Rejection (BWR) categories of jute, which are exported as ra...[More]
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Export Volume of OPEC Crude Oil Surged in Early 2018
Kpler showed that the daily average export volume of crude oil in the OPEC member countries reached 26.9 million barrels in the first two weeks of 2018, [More]
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China Adjusts Tariff Policies for Major Equipment Imports
Imports of major technological equipment on the revised list for government support will continue to be exempted from tariffs and value-...[More]
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PYMA Urges Govt for Elimination of Tax on Yarn Import
The Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) has urged the Pakistan government for removal of the regulatory duty on the import of yarn. [More]
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Benelux Overseas Signs Coatings Maintenance Contract with Jotun
The anti-corrosion performance of the primers combines with the superior flow qualities and durability of the topcoats to provide a smoo...[More]
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Protective Coatings for Offshore Wind Energy Devices
Special coating requirements are discussed, namely impact resistance, abrasion resistance, icing/deicing performance, low friction, colo...[More]
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Milesi, Hunter Coatings Reach Distribution Agreement
” “We consider this agreement another solid step in our North American wood coatings business and another milestone in rolling out the M...[More]
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Ruler Is Better Than Eye for Pigment Measure
"The dermatology cohort was most accurate in assessing diameter in images with no landmark and no ruler but only estimated 52% of lesion...[More]
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PPG Making Paint That's Easier for Self-Driving Cars to 'See'
Some of PPG’s coatings for self-driving and electric cars are already getting a ride on test vehicles.[More]
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Toxic Chemicals Found in 'Natural', 'Organic' Products
After looking up some of the ingredients in these products, we found chemicals linked to neurotoxicity, harmful irritation, damage to DN...[More]
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HPBioTECH Relies on High Hydrostatic Pressure for the Safety of Cosmetics
After developing and patenting sterilization processes by means of high hydrostatic pressure, HPBioTECH wants to enter the segment of se...[More]
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New Tool to Assess Largely Ignored Risk in Pharma Industry
A new method to test the likelihood of a drug turning into a potentially harmful version of itself when it enters the body has been developed by researchers at Cardiff University.[More]
