This report focuses on Polyvinyl Alcohol Products volume and value at global level, regional level and company level. From a global perspective, this report represents overall Polyvinyl Alcohol Products market size by analyzing historical data and future prospect. Regionally, this report focuses on several key regions: North America, Europe, China and Japan.

Great. And just, if I may, given that you are annualizing the 3M acquisition in 2019, the core organic, is that still growing at low teens, or is there any downshift in expectations there?

Chapter 10: Regional Marketing Type Analysis, International Trade Type Analysis, Supply Chain Analysis

Polyvinyl alcohol films market application for electronic products such as LCD panels, cellphones, optical filters will remain strong. Electronic waste is a key concern that causes health issues due to their harmful radiations emissions. so, there is a need of an alternative biodegradable solution in these electronic products that has surged the polarized PVA films market in recent years.

PLA also requires industrial composting facilities to break it down properly, which is an energy-intensive process. If this bioplastic ends up in a landfill without oxygen, it can release methane gas, which is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet.

In Display, we’re delivering stable returns. During 2018, we extended our global leadership by successfully ramping the world’s first Gen 10.5 glass plant. This accomplishment allowed us to grow volume faster than the overall market. Also, the display glass pricing environment continues to improve. We reached the important milestone of mid-single-digit year-over-year price declines in the second half of 2018. In fact, 2018 was the best pricing environment in more than a decade. We expect the pricing environment to improve further in 2019 and reach mid-single-digit declines for the full year. We’re off to a great start, with first quarter price declines expected to be significantly better than quarter one 2018, and the best quarter one in a decade. Display will continue to execute its proven strategy to deliver stable returns.

Listed in 2011, Zhejiang Satellite Petro Chemical has raised funds for the expansion of Acrylic Acid & Esters Phase ? Project, with new capacity of 60,000 tons/a acrylic acid and 20,000 tons/a esters; meanwhile, it has perfected the downstream industry chain 30,000 tons/a SAP Technological Transformation Project, which is expected to be put into production in mid-2013. At the end of 2012, SunVic Chemical Holdings Limited’s 320,000 tons/a acrylic acid plant in Taizhou will go into operation; in the meantime, the company’s another one million tons/a catalytic cracking plant in Taizhou is primarily involved in the production of the main raw material propylene, to improve the upstream chain of acrylic acid & esters industry.

The Golden Hind product is the latest in the Stereax® product portfolio that includes the M250 (for smart home automation) and the P180 (for deployments at temperatures up to 150 degC in industrial environments).

In the year 2012, Asia-Pacific region was the second largest market for acrylic acid and would remain in that position till 2018. The European market was the largest consumer for acrylic acid derivatives in 2012, whereas, North American market was the largest consumer of acrylic acid in 2012. The demand trend for acrylic acid and its derivatives is expected to increase gradually in Asia-Pacific till 2018. Developing countries in Asia-Pacific region such as, China and South Korea represent the prominent markets for acrylics. The rising disposable income levels of the individuals, growing population, and strong economic conditions support promising growth in super absorbent polymers. These conditions have attracted many global players such as BASF (Germany), Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), Nippon Shokubai (Japan), and others to venture into these markets with local production facilities. This has driven the demand for acrylic acid and its derivatives in the region significantly. Due to increasing population, improving lifespan, and other demands have significantly improved the demand and growth of super absorbent polymers market. The major application of SAP is found in personal disposable hygiene products such as baby diapers, adult protective underwear, and sanitary napkins. It is also used for blocking water penetration in underground power or communications cables, horticultural water retention agents, control of spill and waste aqueous fluids, and artificial snow for motion picture and stage production. The super absorbent polymers have already started gaining a significant market share among acrylic polymers globally. Even the water treatment polymers have high potential for deep penetration rate in the developing countries. The SAP and WTP are widely preferred across the globe. Surface coatings are the largest application for acrylic acid and its derivatives, accounting for almost half of the overall acrylic acid and its derivatives market in 2012. Due to increasing population and improved lifestyle, the applications have significantly increased the demand for acrylic acid and its derivatives in the past few years. Many of the acrylic acid manufacturers and thereby OEM providers are shifting their focus towards developing regions. This would help the acrylic acid and its derivatives market to grow in developing countries. On the contrary, the demand for plastic additives is growing on a long run and hence the demand for co-monomers would grow at a slower rate.

The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.

Ho, H. H., Lu, J. Y. & Gong, L. Y. Observations on asexual reproduction by Peronophythora litchii. Mycologia 76, 745–747 (1984).

AFM examination showed that BMP-2 was preferentially adsorbed on top of FN molecules on PEA, whereas on PMA the GF appeared adsorbed over the polymer surface (Fig. 1D). Bare PEA and PMA surfaces are shown in fig. S1, and BMP-2 molecules directly adsorbed on PEA and PMA (without FN) are shown as individual globules in fig. S2. Figure 1D includes molecular-scale AFM phase magnitude images of individual BMP-2 molecules sequestered onto open FN dimers (32). The FN open conformation sequestration of BMP-2 molecules was assessed using an anti–BMP-2 antibody and then a secondary antibody labeled with a gold nanoparticle (Fig. 1E). Individual FN molecules on PEA were observed using phase magnitude, whereas the gold nanoparticles were depicted using height magnitude. A high-resolution AFM image of one of these FN molecules in an extended conformation adsorbed on PEA with one gold nanoparticle per FN arm is shown in Fig. 1E; the section shows a height profile of ~7 nm that is compatible with the dimensions of the gold nanoparticles buried within the antibody cluster. These results demonstrate that FN adsorption onto PEA, but not PMA, results in controlled binding and presentation of BMP-2 to the adsorbed FN molecules.