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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.
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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Peru is a comparatively small pharmaceutical market in Latin America (ranking eighth in terms of sales volume in 2018), with a relatively young and growing population. However, public health spending is growing at a rapid pace, particularly in ...
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Brazil is the world’s second largest producer of ethanol and biodiesel after the US, and a pioneer developing biofuels as an economically viable alternative to fossil fuels since the introduction of flex-fuel (dual-fuel) vehicles in the country ...
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India’s pharmaceutical and healthcare sector holds considerable growth potential. The pharmaceuticals subsector, in particular, is especially strong. India is a leader in the global market for generic drugs. The country’s exported ...
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Colombia was the fourth-largest pharmaceutical market in Latin America in terms of sales volume in 2018, with a large and growing population, a universal but underfunded social security health insurance system, and a small but rapidly developing ...
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Indonesia has one of the fastest-growing pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors in the ASEAN region, in large part due to the government’s active role in encouraging development. Still, Indonesia’s healthcare services provision is ...
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Poland has a developed and diversified chemical industry, which was the eighth-largest one in the EU in 2018. The country is also the home of one of the leading producers of fertilisers, plasticisers, polyeolfins, polystyrene and soda in Europe, ...
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In the fourth quarter of 2019, China’s production volume of active pharmaceutical ingredients (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 ...
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