Personal care is one of the major end users for surfactants. Surfactants are used as ingredients in a variety of products, such as foaming agents, dispersants, emulsifiers, solubilizing agents, cleansers, and conditioners, among others, in the personal care segment. The personal care industry accounted for a healthy share of the global market, in 2018. Consumers are facing numerous skin- and hair-related problems, like eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, ichthyosis, dry hair, scalp diseases, grey hair, dandruff, and premature baldness, among others. This is likely to lead to a growth in demand for personal care products, and consequently to the growth of the surfactant market, across the region.

The global salt and flavored salts market is segmented into: type and distribution channel. By type, the market is dominated by table salt segment, whereas, formed the largest distribution channel for the sale of salts and flavored salt. The global salts and flavored salts market was valued at USD 1,954.81 million in 2018, and it is projected to reach USD 2437.46 million in 2024. The market is also expected to register a CAGR of 3.83% over the forecast period, 2019-2024.  The strength of distribution channel is high for the salt and flavored salt industry. The suppliers in the market have high reliability on the existing distribution channels for the deeper market penetration and efficient distribution of salt and flavored salts.

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种气体为核心，辅以普通工业气体及气体设备与工程服务，2018 年特种气体、普通工业气体、气体设备销售收入占比营收分别为48%、38%、21%。公司2018 年实现营收8.18 亿元，同比增3.9%，净利润0.68 亿元，同比增40.3%，营收/净利CAGR（2015-2018）分别为7.6%/8.8%。