Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) is an excellent transparent flexible packaging material with good transparency, luster and moisture-resistance. It’s widely used in packaging, printing, compounds and other fields. In 2010, China's BOPP capacity reached 3.038 million tons, up 13.3% ...

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Driven by the recovery of textile industry, spandex industry of China saw boom in both production and sales in 2010, with the apparent consumption hitting 259,000 tons, up 18.1% year-on-year. Meanwhile, the output of spandex increased by 22.8% year-on-year to 274,000 tons, with the industrial ...

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The implementation of low-carbon environmental protection initiatives has promoted the application of biodegradable plastics and boosted the emergence of biodegradable plastics industry. Starch-based plastic, PLA and PHA, accounting for 90% of the global consumption of biodegradable plastics ...

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Engineering plastics refer to those materials that can be used as structural stuff, can endure the mechanical stress in a wider range of temperatures, and can be applied against relatively harsh physical and chemical environment. In 2008, the world’s demand for engineering plastics reached ...

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The output of viscose fiber in China reached 1.51 million tons in 2009, occupying more than 50% of the global total; it hit 1.71 million tons in the first eleven months of 2010, up 17.1% against the 1.46 million tons in the same period of 2009; and it will continue the rapid growth in 2011 ...

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1, 4-butanediol (BDO) is an important raw material for basic organic chemicals and fine chemicals. Subject to the financial crisis, the global BDO capacity has showed sluggish growth, up merely 3.7% year on year in 2010. Due to high technology thresholds and limited raw material sources, the ...

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Dissolving pulp is a pulp that has cellulose content over 95%, and its main downstream product – viscose staple fiber is an important textile material. In 2010, there were 17 major dissolving pulp producers operating 21 factories in the world. Top five dissolving pulp producers included ...

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The destruction of ozone layer can cause global warming, which has in recent years become a thorny environmental problem. As the culprit, some fluorine refrigerant products have been or are being forced to phase out and, meanwhile, new environment-friendly refrigerants have been developed and ...

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China abounds in phosphorite and its output ranked the world’s first by 36.9% share of the global total in 2010. The vigorous downstream demand has fueled the rapid progress of Chinese phosphorous chemical industry in recent years, and the respective output of such traditional phosphorous ...

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As a byproduct in the production process of coke, the output of coal tar changes with the output of coke. In 2010, China’s coke output reached 387.571 million tons, accounting for 61.6% of the world’s total. 9.94 million tons of coal tar was actually recycled in 2010, a 5.74% YoY rise. The ...

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