Paint & Coating News

Yesterday, the domestic phenol market was sorted out, but the fundamentals were still not clear. However, with the sharp rebound of crude oil, the confidence of the industry was boosted.

• phenol

Yesterday, the trend of domestic DOP market went down, and the terminal did not improve substantially, but on the basis of the low level, it coincided with the sharp rise of crude oil.

• DOP

Yesterday, the domestic toluene market was volatile. The market was positive due to the wide rebound of oil price.

• toluene

Yesterday, the domestic pure benzene market was volatile, the domestic market was affected by the positive upstream energy price, and the atmosphere of on-site negotiation picked up.

• Pure
• benzene

Yesterday, the domestic styrene market remained stable.

• styrene

Yesterday, the domestic styrene market continued to rebound, boosted by the intention of Russia and Saudi Arabia to jointly reduce production agreement crude oil.

• styrene

Methanol rose significantly in some areas of China yesterday. The upstream enterprises are able to deliver goods temporarily.

• methanol

Yesterday, the domestic acetone market rose sharply. The good news before the Qingming Festival continued to be released, and the price soared.

• acetone

Yesterday, the domestic phenol market rebounded sharply, crude oil is expected to be better, the overall price has risen sharply, and downstream enquiries have increased.

• phenol

Yesterday, the focus of domestic DOP market went up, the inventory pressure of DOP manufacturers decreased.

• DOP

Yesterday, the focus of the domestic phthalic anhydride market went up.

• Phthalic
• anhydride

Yesterday, the domestic toluene market was on the rise. During the Qingming period, the positive growth in the energy market remained.

• toluene

Yesterday, the domestic pure benzene market rose broadly, and the external price mainly increased.

• Pure
• benzene

Propylene soared 100% in a day caused by Meltblown cloth raw material rose sharply.

• Propylene
• Coating

On the second weekend of April 2020, the domestic propylene market experienced a period of historic market volatility. The mainstream price of Shandong propylene market skyrocketed from 5900-6000 CNY/ton on April 10 to 8000 CNY/ton on April 12

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• market
• reasons

Oxea has put n-propanol and n-propyl acetate on 100% sales control for the second quarter, citing recent strong demand growth and “logistics issues and service related to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] stay-at-home orders."

• n-propanol

UV ink is an imaging substance used to form graphic information in the printing process, so the ink plays a very important role in printing.

• UV
• Printing
• Ink

Domestic DMF markets continued to fall in March.

• DMF
• Coating

Research and Markets has released a new study of the powder coatings market that projects the industry to grow from $15.7 billion in 2020 to $21.4 billion by 2025.

• Powder Coating

A new study by Transparency Market Research reports that the global market for polymer dispersions was valued at $7.6 billion in 2018 and is anticipated to expand at a compound annual growth rate of of approximately 5% during the forecast period.

• Polymers