2012年，对苯酚市场来说是噩梦初现的第一年。在这一年里，国内苯酚市场价格整体呈现“M”形走势，市场行情表现为低位窄幅震荡。市场全年均价为10908元/吨，而2011年均价为13010元/吨，环比下跌了2102元/吨，跌幅达16%。2012年国内苯酚市场价格变动幅度也明显收窄，月均价格高点在4月为11408元/吨，低点价格为9624元/吨，高点与低点价格差为1784元/吨，波动幅度16%，而2011年的波动幅度为47%。就在一年前，苯酚还是明星产品，供不应求，价格高企。为何仅经过不到一年的时间就跨越成为瘦狗产品？过度投资难逃其咎。苯酚投资过剩，从根本上说是前期行业暴利引发的，而目前开始的过剩局面也是一个不可逾越的痛苦过程，我们现在才开始的觉醒已经是无力回天。

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Health and wellness market has wlways been considered as an integral part of the lifestyle of the people in Germany.Maintaining healthy standard of living and enhancing ones presence in the society has always gained the majority of preference in Germany.Recently in the country a trend was witnessed towards nutraceuticals such as vitamins and minerals and herbal supplement.This was perhaps initiated by the desire of the people especially the women segment of the population to subsidize their cosmetics expenditure with the adoption of comparatively less expensive vitamins and minerals and herbal supplements which rejuvenate their skin in a better way without any side effects as compared to chemically treated and formulated cosmetic products.

There is a huge market for health and wellness products and services in the UK because of the rising health consciousness and understanding of the advantages of a healthy lifestyle,incorporating healthy eating habits and physical activity into the daily routine.This market has attracted mainstream audience.Awareness about the ill-effects of harmful chemicals on the skin has attracted customers towards organic or herbal cosmetics and supplements in the recent years.Everybody is tending towards products which are herbal and free from chemicals,parables and others.It has been observed that people do not prefer to cut their expenses on means to look beautiful inspite of a lower personal disposable income. This industry is a vigorous market and has a great growth potential as it depends on customer choice and preference which is never static and since everybody has a different taste,it leads to a massive demand for the variet of products,ranging from skin care and colour cosmetics to functional foods and nutraceuticals.

France was amongst the few countries where the concept of health and wellness has developed.The people in France have always been inclined towards healthy living standards,unlike manny other countries across the globe. The health and wellness market in France is combined with the benefits of health clubs,spa,beauty cosmetic products and nutraceuticals.The health and wellness market in France in 2012 was recorded at USD 19,559.7 million which has increased by 3.9% as compared to USD 18,819.8 million in 2011.It was quite astonishing to witness the market perform relatively well in the continuance of the weak economic conditions across the entire European region.This was probably due to the higher preference for healthy living standards and the significant understanding of the wellness benefits amongst the population in the country.