1. SAP Sector Develops Rapidly.
- Author
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Zheng Chengwang
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POLYMERS , *RAW materials , *SANITARY napkins , *DIAPERS , *CONSUMPTION (Economics) , *CHEMICAL industry ,DEVELOPED countries - Abstract
The article reports on the rapid development concerning super absorbent polymers (SAP) in the market worldwide. It has been noted that the production of SAP, which is one of significant raw materials for sanitary products, has advanced in 2007 by reaching 1.581 million t/a. Moreover, SAP consumption reflected 4.5% to 5% in the annual growth from 2001-2005. Furthermore, baby diapers reached 77.5% of the SAP consumption in advanced countries.
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- 2007