The Overview of Adhesives Market in 2017 Production Quantity : 679,198 MT ( 4.7 % vs. 2016) Sales Amount: 2,080 Mio. US$ ( 4.2 % ↑ vs. 2016 ) Export : 50,196 MT ( 6.5 % ↑ vs. 2016 ) 432 Mio. US$ (5.2 % ↑ vs. 2016 ) Import : 27,167 MT ( 4.2 % ↑ vs. 2016 ) 305 Mio. US$ ( 2.2% ↑ vs. 2016 )

The pharmaceutical sector has grown by an average annual rate of 8% over the last decade, reaching RM8.6 billion or 16.5% of total healthcare expenditure (RM52 billion) in 2016. Imported medicines at RM5.4 billion still account for the largest part (63%) of the RM8.6 billion pharmaceutical market, while exports are only RM0.7 billion. Generic medicines now account for 55% of the controlled (prescription) medicines market by value. The market structure of Malaysia’s pharmaceutical sector is characterized by a three-level supply chain, starting with manufacturers of generic medicines and importers of originator and generic medicines at the first level, wholesalers and distributors at the second level, and providers at the third level who provide medicines to patients and end users.

Chlor-Alkali capacity Mercury-cell conversion is complete in Europe New capacity announcements emerging for Europe and US Caustic soda Prices moved higher, although excess product in regional spot markets has stalled upward momentum Alumina producers are optimizing bauxite vs. caustic price Limited uncontracted volume heightens spot market sensitivity

- The Indian Fertilizer Industry has shown tremendous growth in the last five decades and at present ranks third in the world. - India is the second largest consumer of fertilizers after China. - India also ranks second in the production of nitrogenous fertilizers and third in phosphatic fertilizers whereas the requirement of potash is met through imports since there are limited reserves of potash in the country.

China is the second largest economy in the world, and the economy expected to grow at 6.5 percent annually, contributing to around 25 percent of global economic growth. However, compared with global enterprises' total investment in China, Chinese enterprises' overseas investment is still low. Therefore, to better integrate into global economy, we need more domestic enterprises to invest overseas and become globalized. As for the chemical industry, Chinese chemical enterprises need to fully consider two key areas of globalization: firstly, they need to develop tailored strategic objectives, e.g., optimize raw material supply, expand sales channels, improve technologies, strengthen brands. Secondly, they need to make investments in overseas areas or enterprises that linked with the Chinese economy or market to capture higher synergies and improve China’s self-sufficiency of high-end products.

•In 2017 Korea’s exports surged by 15.8% to a record $573.7 billion from a year earlier •The record-high export was driven by a significant growth in semiconductor exports, which soared by 57.4% to $97.7 billion due to the high demand for memory chips •Rising oil prices helped boost exports of petroleum products and petrochemicals by 32.4% and 23.6% respectively

The Indian Pharmaceutical industry was valued at USD 33 Billion in 2017.1 The exports from India alone stood at USD 17.27 Billion.2 The industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22.4% between 2015-2020 and achieve a market size of USD 55 Billion, of which the domestic generic market is expected to contribute USD 27.9 Billion.3 India has also become a popular destination for outsourced contract research and manufacturing service. The contract manufacturing and research Industry is expected to have grown at 18-20 % CAGR in 2018, and is expected to have a market size of USD 18 Billion.

Fertilizer consumption in South Africa represents about 0.5% of the total global consumption and as such the local fertilizer industry is a price taker. For this reason it is important to study the international fertilizer supply and demand balances and other factors which influence this market as they have a direct impact on the domestic market. The South African fertilizer industry is fully exposed to world market forces and operates in a totally deregulated environment with no import tariffs or government sponsored support measures. In this deregulated market environment, fertilizer prices are strongly influenced by international prices, currency exchange rates (R/US$) and shipping costs. Farm gate prices of fertilizer evidently include the cost of distribution, intermediate storage and packaging.

The following analysis will give an overview of the global paint and coatings market. This article provides insights into the world economic environment, the competitve landscape and raw materials. It also takes a closer look at the relevant paint and coatings segments. The global paints and coatings industry is a mature and stable component of the world economy. Coatings demand tends to follow overall economic activity, thus a strong correlation exists between GDP per capita and coatings consumption per capita. Coatings demand exhibits significant dependence upon industrial production and construction spending.