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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.
The Malaysian chemicals sector is one of the most developed in the ASEAN region. Malaysia is a regionally important petrochemicals producer, and it is also one of the world’s largest producers of oleochemicals. Malaysia’s leading position ...
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The chemical industry as defined for the purpose of this report consists of the chemicals, rubber and plastics sectors. It is one of the vital parts of the Polish economy, as shown by these segments' combined sold production-to-GDP ratio at 7.4% in ...
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China is the world's largest producer and consumer of fertilisers. The country consumes more than a third of the world’s fertilisers, which is equivalent to the combined ...
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Brazil is the eighth-largest pharmaceutical market in the world. In 2016, the retail drug market, based on ex-factory prices, rose by 15.5% y/y to BRL 87.2bn, supported by upward price dynamics and steady demand for innovative patented drugs. In ...
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China is the world’s second largest pharmaceutical market after the US and the largest producer and exporter of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) globally. Since it is the world’s most populous country, with a large share of ageing ...
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China is the world's largest producer and consumer of fertilisers. The country consumes more than a third of the world’s fertilisers, which is equivalent to the combined ...
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China is the world’s second largest pharmaceutical market after the US and the largest producer and exporter of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) globally. Since it is the world’s most populous country, with a large ageing ...
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India’s 1.3-bn population has given rise to a sizeable healthcare sector and one of the largest pharmaceutical markets in Asia. Both the healthcare and drug markets are plagued by uneven geographical spread, low levels of public expenditure and ...
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China's healthcare system is hospital-centric, with public hospitals delivering approximately 90% of the inpatient and outpatient care consumed in the country in both hospitals and basic medical institutions. Nearly 40% of hospitals’ revenue is ...
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The Philippines healthcare and pharmaceuticals sector has grown gradually in past years due to the country’s population and economic growth. Recently, sector growth has accelerated due to policy measures to increase the healthcare budget which ...
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