SURFACTANT MARKET UPDATE

摘要

The best of times AND the worst of times? Household and personal care marketers and their supply partners can't be blamed for some Dickensian verse these days; yes, the early days of coronavirus created supply chain challenges, but soaring demand for household cleaners and disinfectants, as well as personal cleansers and shampoos, provided a lift for many surfactant suppliers in the second quarter. And while retail and restaurant closures put a dent in sales to industrial and institutional for the first half of the year; long term, a renewed interest in cleanliness should be a boon for I&I sales.