Industry Trends

February 2021

See what has been happening in Asia’s pharma and personal care industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

Dark spots after using sunscreen, China’s Sinovac, Removing kratom from narcotics list and more. See what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Still have dark spots after using sunscreen? You could be applying it the wrong way
Channel NewsAsia

Is a higher SPF rating really better? Numbers may be important, but they aren’t everything. Dermatologists tell CNA Lifestyle what else to watch out for to maximise protection.
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Senate passes bill removing kratom from narcotics list
Bangkokpost.com

The Senate approved an amendment bill removing kratom from the narcotics list in its third reading, a step closer to households being allowed to grow up to three kratom trees each for daily use, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said.
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FDA approves local use of Covid-19 vaccine from China’s Sinovac
Daily Tribune

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the local use of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for its expected delivery to the Philippines this week.
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Malaysia’s Nita Cosmetics ramps up NPD to catch return of make-up demand
CosmeticsDesign-Asia RSS

Malaysian make-up brand Nita Cosmetics plans to launch two new products every month this year as a sign of its confidence in the recovering make-up category.
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Evonik to Supply BioNTech With More Lipids for Covid Vaccine
Bloomberg

Evonik Industries AG is investing to boost production of lipids that BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc. use to make their Covid-19 vaccine.
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Lonza takes step away from personal care with Specialty Ingredients sale
Cosmetics Business

The chemicals giant has sold the business unit to Bain Capital and Cinven for CHF4. Swiss chemicals company Lonza has agreed to divest its Specialty Ingredients business to private equity firms Bain Capital and Cinven.
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Unilever Indonesia expects FMCG to rebound in second half of 2021
The Jakarta Post

We are optimistic for 2021, especially seeing that the market and the government is on the move. The first half of the year will be better than last year, but the industry will not be fully recovered yet. However, we see that recovery can happen in the second half of the year, especially if the vaccination process can take less than 18 months.
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China target to allow air pollution to rise slightly in 2021
Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

BEIJING: China’s air quality targets for this year will be set at a slightly higher level than last year’s average, an official said on Thursday (Feb 25), after pollution fell significantly in the early part of 2020 due to coronavirus-related lockdowns. China will seek to keep average levels of …
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GROWRICH introduces first FDA-approved patented VCO capsule
Manila Bulletin

It’s been nearly a year since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Despite the imminent distribution of the vaccine in the country, the Philippines remains under quarantine as the government believes that the threat of the viral disease still persists.
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