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The Chemicals industry plays a fundamental role in the modern economy by transforming raw inputs into more than 70,000 products for intermediate or final consumption. As an enabling industry, it stands at the beginning of the value chains of numerous sectors, such as agriculture, food & beverages, consumer goods, construction and pharmaceuticals. It also plays a vital role in promoting human and economic development, improving food security and public health, and ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources.
Activities associated with Chemicals are manufacturing of petroleum and coal products, basic chemicals, resins, polymers and speciality chemicals, industrial gases, fertilisers, paints and coatings, adhesives, plastics and rubber products. A number of consumer goods are also included, such as pharmaceuticals, hygiene and personal care products, cleaning compounds and toiletries.
India is a world leader in the production and export of generic pharmaceuticals, accounting for approximately 20% of the global volume of generic drug sales. Despite its export markets success, India’s pharmaceuticals and healthcare ...
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The Philippines pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector is entering a phase of accelerated growth. The Philippines economy has grown considerably over the recent years, creating a growing middle-class population with the means to access ...
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The SEA region has had an admirable record in improving its record against infectious diseases over the nearly three decades from 1990 to 2019. The region’s rapid economic growth relative to the rest of the world has contributed to ...
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Indonesia’s pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector is one of the fastest-growing in the ASEAN region. The Indonesian government has prioritised widening healthcare access and increasing the healthcare system’s capacity since 2014. However, ...
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Malaysia has one of the ASEAN region’s most developed pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors. Malaysia has a two-tiered system in which the government, under the Ministry of Health, operates healthcare facilities and regulates medical practice ...
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Latin America was among the hardest-hit regions by the COVID-19 pandemic. The novel coronavirus entered the region at a bad time. The commodities boom at end of the 2000s combined with several local crises afterwards have hurt badly the public ...
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Although Thailand’s pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector has developed considerably over the past few decades, there is still considerable runway for further growth. Thailand stands out amongst emerging market countries for offering universal ...
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Colombia was the fourth-largest pharmaceutical market in Latin America in terms of sales volume in 2019, with a large and growing population, a universal but underfunded social security health insurance system, and a small but rapidly ...
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Brazil was one of the hardest-hit nations by the COVID-19 pandemic on a global scale, ranking among the top three countries with the highest number of cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus. Brazil’s pharmaceutical industry, ...
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Mexico is the second-largest pharmaceutical market in Latin America, after Brazil, with retail drug sales of USD 7.3bn in 2019. The country has a growing and ageing population, multiple but underfunded state-run health insurance systems, ...
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