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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.
In the fourth quarter of 2019, China’s production volume of API declined by 12.7% y/y to 633,000 tonnes, mainly due to the environment-driven production cuts. The decline in output dragged down the sales volume of API, which dropped ...
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Healthcare remains in inadequate supply throughout most of the SEA region. The shortage is especially evident in healthcare human resources; for instance, apart from Malaysia and China, all the countries in the SEA region have fewer than 1 physician ...
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In the first quarter of 2020, the chemical sector in China was seriously affected by the spreading coronavirus outbreak, which in March 2020 was officially confirmed as a pandemic. It led to highly volatile global economic and financial conditions. ...
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The Philippines’ pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector is experiencing accelerating growth. The country’s strong economic performance over recent years and the government’s interventions to increase healthcare access are bringing ...
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Brazil ranks among the leading global chemical markets, accounting for 2.6% of the industry’s total net sales in 2018 and ranking sixth in the world. In 2019, sectoral turnover fell by 4.2% y/y to USD 118.7bn, as the local economy posted its ...
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In the first quarter of 2020, China's pharmaceutical manufacturing sector was strongly affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Pharmaceutical companies delayed the start of work, due to blocked transportation and restrictions on movement of people and ...
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In the fourth quarter of 2019, China’s chemical sector’s value added of industry (VAI) rose by 6.2% y/y, 3.5 pp faster than in the same period of 2018. During both Q3 and Q4 2019, China’s economy expanded by a record low of 6% y/y, ...
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Healthcare expenditure in Romania has been increasing steadily in recent years (up by 15.6% y/y in 2017), but remains the lowest in the EU28, both in per capita purchasing power and as a share of GDP (5.2% in 2017). An Ageing population and ...
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Turkey’s healthcare system has been fully reformed under the 2003-2013 Health Transformation Programme (HTP), expanding the coverage and quality of health services across the country. Healthcare has been among ...
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Thailand’s pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector has strong growth potential. Thailand is one of the most rapidly aging societies in the world. As the population ages, Thailand is facing an increase in the incidence of non-communicable diseases ...
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