According to the American Chemical Association, in September this year, the specialty chemicals market volume index fell 0.3%, reflecting the hurricane 'Harvey' continued impact on the market before the index in August to maintain a smooth all the data Are three months moving average.
The American Chemical Society reported that 18 of the 28 specialty chemicals markets were expanding in September, 7 down and the other three remained stable. Cosmetics, electronic chemicals, fragrance and fragrance markets The volume of the largest increase in volume, while the catalyst, lubricants and plastic composite materials market turnover fell sharply.
It should be noted that, on the basis of unadjusted, the data also showed a decrease of 0.3%.
The overall three-month moving average of the specialty chemicals volume index rose 4.1% YoY. The index is currently 108.3% of the 2012 average, equivalent to trading volume of 7.46 billion pounds (3.39 million metric tons). There are 17 markets and functions The volume of specialty specialty chemicals increased year-on-year, with 11 trading volume declining compared to last year.