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		<title>Designing Buildings at 07:05, 19 June 2021</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Top Business Construction Chemical Next Trends 2021&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Price rises =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Price rises =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Concrete is one of the most used construction materials globally. The ability of concrete to bind with other materials using bacteria and admixtures is known as self-healing concrete. The ability of concrete to heal itself from interior or exterior damage enables increased longevity of structures. The use of self-healing concrete is currently in nascent stage, limited to buildings. However, it is also being developed for use in public infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, tunnels, ports, and so on.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Concrete is one of the most used construction materials globally. The ability of concrete to bind with other materials using bacteria and admixtures is known as self-healing concrete. The ability of concrete to heal itself from interior or exterior damage enables increased longevity of structures. The use of self-healing concrete is currently in nascent stage, limited to buildings. However, it is also being developed for use in public infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, tunnels, ports, and so on.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;INCREASED DEMAND FOR GREEN CHEMICALS&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;= Green chemicals =&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;With stringent environmental regulations and increasing awareness, the demand for low environment impact chemicals is increasing&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Green chemicals are sourced from recycled chemicals, biotechnology process, and bio-based methods, resulting in waste prevention, and a reduction in hazardous materials.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;= Modular construction =&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;With stringent environmental regulations &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;increasing awareness among the mass&lt;/del&gt;, the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;demand for low environment impact chemicals &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;increasing&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Green chemicals are sourced from recycled chemicals, biotechnology process&lt;/del&gt;, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bio based methods, thus resulting in waste prevention, minimalization of hazardous materials&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Thus&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the demand for green chemicals&lt;/del&gt;, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;renewable chemicals is bound &lt;/del&gt;to increase &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;considerably in 2021&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Modular &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prefabricated construction&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;already seeing growth in &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;construction industry, &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expected to witness significant further growth during the post-COVID era&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Social distancing being the new normal&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prefabricated panels can be constructed at an off-site location &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;transported to the construction site&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The off-site facility can provide ample space and utilise ceiling cranes&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;conveyors, lifts&lt;/ins&gt;, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other advanced equipment &lt;/ins&gt;to increase &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;construction efficiency. Modular construction can be cheaper compared to conventional construction and can lead to lower maintenance and longer life&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;6. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Modular and prefabricated construction, already having an in-growth in the construction industry, is expected to witness significant growth during the post-COVID era&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Social distancing being the new normal, prefabricated panels can be constructed at an off-site location and transported to the construction site&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The manufacturing process and the results &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;modular &lt;/del&gt;construction &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are suited according to the current times&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The off&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;site facility can provide for ample space and utilize ceiling cranes, conveyors, lifts, and other advanced equipment to increase construction efficiency. Modular construction is cheaper as compared to conventional construction and also use light-weight materials leading to low maintenance and longer life period. These are some of the factors due to which modular construction is expected to grow significantly in the coming years&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Construction chemicals market&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Coronavirus&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Modern methods &lt;/ins&gt;of construction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;* Self&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;healing concrete&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;moved &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Chemical_news&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Chemical news&quot;&gt;Chemical news&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Construction_chemical_trends_in_2021&quot; title=&quot;Construction chemical trends in 2021&quot;&gt;Construction chemical trends in 2021&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Top Business Construction Chemical Next Trends 2021&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Top Business Construction Chemical Next Trends 2021&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the pandemic, many chemical manufacturing facilities ceased production due to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lockdown &lt;/del&gt;announced by the government. This &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;had &lt;/del&gt;resulted in weak demand from many end-use industries leading to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;considerable &lt;/del&gt;low prices. However, with a gradual increase oil price, petrochemical, and other &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chemical &lt;/del&gt;including enzymes, water treatment chemicals, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specialty &lt;/del&gt;chemical, agrochemicals and other manufacturers are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;slated &lt;/del&gt;to gain in 2021. In addition, with chemical demand increasing &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;considerably &lt;/del&gt;from various end-use industries in China with low rebound effect and an assumption India will follow on China’s path, the chemical industry will &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;showcase &lt;/del&gt;growth and retain pre-pandemic level by early 2022.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the pandemic, many chemical manufacturing facilities ceased production due to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lockdowns &lt;/ins&gt;announced by the government. This resulted in weak demand from many end-use industries leading to low prices. However, with a gradual increase &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;oil price, petrochemical, and other &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chemicals &lt;/ins&gt;including enzymes, water treatment chemicals, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;speciality &lt;/ins&gt;chemical, agrochemicals and other manufacturers are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expected &lt;/ins&gt;to gain in 2021. In addition, with chemical demand increasing from various end-use industries in China with low rebound effect and an assumption India will follow on China’s path, the chemical industry will &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;experience &lt;/ins&gt;growth and retain pre-pandemic level by early 2022.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2.&lt;/del&gt;Bio-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Safety Packaging&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;= &lt;/ins&gt;Bio-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;safety packaging =&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Packaging materials, especially in the food industry, have witnessed tremendous changes during the pandemic. Consumer demand increased &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;considerably &lt;/del&gt;for frozen food offering better protection against bacteria and viruses. Some of the packaging materials offering better anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties include shrink films, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;aluminum&lt;/del&gt;, flexible bags and films, high barrier thermoforming films, skin films, and so on. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Different manufacturers &lt;/del&gt;have witnessed increased demand for such anti-viral packaging &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;materials &lt;/del&gt;using materials such as polymer foam, metals and other disinfectant chemicals. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These packaging materials are included in the #Top 10 Packaging Trends of 2021&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Packaging materials, especially in the food industry, have witnessed tremendous changes during the pandemic. Consumer demand increased for frozen food offering better protection against bacteria and viruses. Some of the packaging materials offering better anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties include shrink films, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;aluminium&lt;/ins&gt;, flexible bags and films, high barrier thermoforming films, skin films, and so on. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Manufacturers &lt;/ins&gt;have witnessed increased demand for such anti-viral packaging using materials such as polymer foam, metals and other disinfectant chemicals.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3. &lt;/del&gt;Eco-friendly &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Packaging Materials&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;= &lt;/ins&gt;Eco-friendly &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;packaging materials =&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Banning plastics and single use plastic products, the pandemic exhibited different trends of our society without acknowledging the environmental impact. &lt;/del&gt;During post pandemic times, various plastic components are being replaced with natural products. For instance, paper straws, bamboo water bottles, leaf packaging, leaf trays, jute bags, paper bags, and so on are replacing plastic-based components. Recycled materials such as green solvents, bio-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;degrable &lt;/del&gt;and compostable materials and other natural &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fiber&lt;/del&gt;-based products are used having negligible environmental impact&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. Hence, they are one of the preferred materials of choice among the consumers. Since 1st January 2021, European Union has imposed a tax of €0.80 (about $1.00) per kilogram on non-recycled plastic packaging waste. The tax is part of the EU’s €750 billion ($900 billion) COVID-19 economic recovery package. such initiatives by the government will give an impetus for eco-friendly and recycled materials&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During post pandemic times, various plastic components are being replaced with natural products. For instance, paper straws, bamboo water bottles, leaf packaging, leaf trays, jute bags, paper bags, and so on are replacing plastic-based components. Recycled materials such as green solvents, bio-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;degradable &lt;/ins&gt;and compostable materials and other natural &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fibre&lt;/ins&gt;-based products are used having negligible environmental impact.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;4&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;SELF HEALING CONCRETE&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Since 1st January 2021, the European Union has imposed a tax of €0.80 (about $1.00) per kilogram on non-recycled plastic packaging waste. The tax is part of the EU’s €750 billion ($900 billion) COVID-19 economic recovery package. such initiatives by the government will give an impetus for eco-friendly and recycled materials&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Concrete is one of the most used construction materials globally. The ability of concrete to bind with other materials &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;around them &lt;/del&gt;using bacteria and admixtures is known as self-healing concrete&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. The structural integrity of the building is the most vital aspect post construction&lt;/del&gt;. The ability of concrete to heal itself &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to any &lt;/del&gt;interior or exterior damage enables &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;increase in &lt;/del&gt;longevity of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the structure&lt;/del&gt;. The use of self-healing concrete is currently in nascent stage, limited to buildings. However, it is also being developed for use in public infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, tunnels, ports, and so on&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. It is one of the #Top 5 Construction Technology Trends for 2021&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;= Self-healing concrete =&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Concrete is one of the most used construction materials globally. The ability of concrete to bind with other materials using bacteria and admixtures is known as self-healing concrete. The ability of concrete to heal itself &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;from &lt;/ins&gt;interior or exterior damage enables &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;increased &lt;/ins&gt;longevity of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;structures&lt;/ins&gt;. The use of self-healing concrete is currently in nascent stage, limited to buildings. However, it is also being developed for use in public infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, tunnels, ports, and so on.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. INCREASED DEMAND FOR GREEN CHEMICALS&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. INCREASED DEMAND FOR GREEN CHEMICALS&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;= &lt;/del&gt;Top Business Construction Chemical Next Trends 2021 &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;=&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Top Business Construction Chemical Next Trends 2021&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. PRICE RISE IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. PRICE RISE IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the pandemic, many chemical manufacturing facilities ceased production due to lockdown announced by the government. This had resulted in weak demand from many end-use industries leading to considerable low prices. However, with a gradual increase &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/&lt;/del&gt;oil&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-field-chemicals-market oil] &lt;/del&gt;price, petrochemical, and other chemical including &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/alcohol-enzyme-market-A07963 &lt;/del&gt;enzymes&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/&lt;/del&gt;water&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-&lt;/del&gt;treatment&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-&lt;/del&gt;chemicals&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-market water treatment chemicals]&lt;/del&gt;, specialty chemical, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/agrochemicals-market &lt;/del&gt;agrochemicals&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;and other manufacturers are slated to gain in 2021. In addition, with chemical demand increasing considerably from various end-use industries in China with low rebound effect and an assumption India will follow on China’s path, the chemical industry will showcase growth and retain pre-pandemic level by early 2022.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the pandemic, many chemical manufacturing facilities ceased production due to lockdown announced by the government. This had resulted in weak demand from many end-use industries leading to considerable low prices. However, with a gradual increase oil price, petrochemical, and other chemical including enzymes, water treatment chemicals, specialty chemical, agrochemicals and other manufacturers are slated to gain in 2021. In addition, with chemical demand increasing considerably from various end-use industries in China with low rebound effect and an assumption India will follow on China’s path, the chemical industry will showcase growth and retain pre-pandemic level by early 2022.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2.Bio-Safety Packaging&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2.Bio-Safety Packaging&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Packaging materials, especially in the food industry, have witnessed tremendous changes during the pandemic. Consumer demand increased considerably for frozen food offering better protection against bacteria and viruses. Some of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/liquid-packaging-market &lt;/del&gt;packaging materials&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;offering better anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties include shrink films, aluminum, flexible bags and films, high barrier thermoforming films, skin films, and so on. Different manufacturers have witnessed increased demand for such anti-viral packaging materials using materials such as &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/polymer-foam-market &lt;/del&gt;polymer foam&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;, metals and other disinfectant chemicals. These packaging materials are included in the #Top 10 Packaging Trends of 2021&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Packaging materials, especially in the food industry, have witnessed tremendous changes during the pandemic. Consumer demand increased considerably for frozen food offering better protection against bacteria and viruses. Some of the packaging materials offering better anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties include shrink films, aluminum, flexible bags and films, high barrier thermoforming films, skin films, and so on. Different manufacturers have witnessed increased demand for such anti-viral packaging materials using materials such as polymer foam, metals and other disinfectant chemicals. These packaging materials are included in the #Top 10 Packaging Trends of 2021&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Eco-friendly Packaging Materials&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Eco-friendly Packaging Materials&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Banning plastics and single use plastic products, the pandemic exhibited different trends of our society without acknowledging the environmental impact. During post pandemic times, various plastic components are being replaced with natural products. For instance, paper straws, bamboo water bottles, leaf packaging, leaf trays, jute bags, paper bags, and so on are replacing plastic-based components. Recycled materials such as &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/&lt;/del&gt;green&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-packaging-market green] &lt;/del&gt;solvents, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/biodegradable-plastic-market &lt;/del&gt;bio-degrable&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/compostable-plastic-market-A06578 &lt;/del&gt;compostable materials&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;and other natural fiber-based products are used having negligible environmental impact. Hence, they are one of the preferred materials of choice among the consumers. Since 1st January 2021, European Union has imposed a tax of €0.80 (about $1.00) per kilogram on non-recycled plastic &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/green-packaging-market &lt;/del&gt;packaging waste&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;. The tax is part of the EU’s €750 billion ($900 billion) COVID-19 economic recovery package. such initiatives by the government will give an impetus for eco-friendly and recycled materials.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Banning plastics and single use plastic products, the pandemic exhibited different trends of our society without acknowledging the environmental impact. During post pandemic times, various plastic components are being replaced with natural products. For instance, paper straws, bamboo water bottles, leaf packaging, leaf trays, jute bags, paper bags, and so on are replacing plastic-based components. Recycled materials such as green solvents, bio-degrable and compostable materials and other natural fiber-based products are used having negligible environmental impact. Hence, they are one of the preferred materials of choice among the consumers. Since 1st January 2021, European Union has imposed a tax of €0.80 (about $1.00) per kilogram on non-recycled plastic packaging waste. The tax is part of the EU’s €750 billion ($900 billion) COVID-19 economic recovery package. such initiatives by the government will give an impetus for eco-friendly and recycled materials.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. SELF HEALING CONCRETE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. SELF HEALING CONCRETE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Concrete is one of the most used &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/construction-chemicals-market &lt;/del&gt;construction materials&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;globally. The ability of concrete to bind with other materials around them using bacteria and admixtures is known as &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/shotcrete-market &lt;/del&gt;self-healing concrete&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;. The structural integrity of the building is the most vital aspect post construction. The ability of concrete to heal itself due to any interior or exterior damage enables increase in longevity of the structure. The use of self-healing &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/concrete-admixtures-construction-chemical-market' &lt;/del&gt;concrete&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;is currently in nascent stage, limited to buildings. However, it is also being developed for use in public infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, tunnels, ports, and so on. It is one of the #Top 5 Construction Technology Trends for 2021.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Concrete is one of the most used construction materials globally. The ability of concrete to bind with other materials around them using bacteria and admixtures is known as self-healing concrete. The structural integrity of the building is the most vital aspect post construction. The ability of concrete to heal itself due to any interior or exterior damage enables increase in longevity of the structure. The use of self-healing concrete is currently in nascent stage, limited to buildings. However, it is also being developed for use in public infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, tunnels, ports, and so on. It is one of the #Top 5 Construction Technology Trends for 2021.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. INCREASED DEMAND FOR GREEN CHEMICALS&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. INCREASED DEMAND FOR GREEN CHEMICALS&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;With stringent environmental regulations and increasing awareness among the mass, the demand for low environment impact chemicals is increasing. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/green-solvents-bio-solvents-market &lt;/del&gt;Green chemicals&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;are sourced from recycled chemicals, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/biotechnology-based-chemical-market &lt;/del&gt;biotechnology process&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;, and bio based methods, thus resulting in waste prevention, minimalization of hazardous materials. Thus, the demand for green chemicals, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/bio-renewable-chemicals-market &lt;/del&gt;renewable chemicals&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;is bound to increase considerably in 2021.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;With stringent environmental regulations and increasing awareness among the mass, the demand for low environment impact chemicals is increasing. Green chemicals are sourced from recycled chemicals, biotechnology process, and bio based methods, thus resulting in waste prevention, minimalization of hazardous materials. Thus, the demand for green chemicals, and renewable chemicals is bound to increase considerably in 2021.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Modular and prefabricated construction, already having an in-growth in the construction industry, is expected to witness significant growth during the post-COVID era. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/industrial-gloves-market &lt;/del&gt;Social distancing&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;being the new normal, prefabricated panels can be constructed at an off-site location and transported to the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/precast-construction-market &lt;/del&gt;construction&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;site. The manufacturing process and the results of modular construction are suited according to the current times. The off-site facility can provide for ample space and utilize ceiling cranes, conveyors, lifts, and other advanced equipment to increase construction efficiency. Modular construction is cheaper as compared to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/construction-flooring-chemical-market &lt;/del&gt;conventional construction&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;and also use light-weight materials leading to low maintenance and longer life period. These are some of the factors due to which modular construction is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Modular and prefabricated construction, already having an in-growth in the construction industry, is expected to witness significant growth during the post-COVID era. Social distancing being the new normal, prefabricated panels can be constructed at an off-site location and transported to the construction site. The manufacturing process and the results of modular construction are suited according to the current times. The off-site facility can provide for ample space and utilize ceiling cranes, conveyors, lifts, and other advanced equipment to increase construction efficiency. Modular construction is cheaper as compared to conventional construction and also use light-weight materials leading to low maintenance and longer life period. These are some of the factors due to which modular construction is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Top Construction Chemical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Upcoming News&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;= &lt;/ins&gt;Top &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Business &lt;/ins&gt;Construction Chemical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Next Trends 2021 =&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1. PRICE RISE IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;During the pandemic, many chemical manufacturing facilities ceased production due to lockdown announced by the government. This had resulted in weak demand from many end-use industries leading to considerable low prices. However, with a gradual increase [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/oil-field-chemicals-market oil] price, petrochemical, and other chemical including [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/alcohol-enzyme-market-A07963 enzymes], [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/water-treatment-chemicals-market water treatment chemicals], specialty chemical, [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/agrochemicals-market agrochemicals] and other manufacturers are slated to gain in 2021. In addition, with chemical demand increasing considerably from various end-use industries in China with low rebound effect and an assumption India will follow on China’s path, the chemical industry will showcase growth and retain pre-pandemic level by early 2022.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2.Bio-Safety Packaging&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Packaging materials, especially in the food industry, have witnessed tremendous changes during the pandemic. Consumer demand increased considerably for frozen food offering better protection against bacteria and viruses. Some of the [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/liquid-packaging-market packaging materials] offering better anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties include shrink films, aluminum, flexible bags and films, high barrier thermoforming films, skin films, and so on. Different manufacturers have witnessed increased demand for such anti-viral packaging materials using materials such as [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/polymer-foam-market polymer foam], metals and other disinfectant chemicals. These packaging materials are included in the #Top 10 Packaging Trends of 2021&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3. Eco-friendly Packaging Materials&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Banning plastics and single use plastic products, the pandemic exhibited different trends of our society without acknowledging the environmental impact. During post pandemic times, various plastic components are being replaced with natural products. For instance, paper straws, bamboo water bottles, leaf packaging, leaf trays, jute bags, paper bags, and so on are replacing plastic-based components. Recycled materials such as [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/green-packaging-market green] solvents, [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/biodegradable-plastic-market bio-degrable] and [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/compostable-plastic-market-A06578 compostable materials] and other natural fiber-based products are used having negligible environmental impact. Hence, they are one of the preferred materials of choice among the consumers. Since 1st January 2021, European Union has imposed a tax of €0.80 (about $1.00) per kilogram on non-recycled plastic [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/green-packaging-market packaging waste]. The tax is part of the EU’s €750 billion ($900 billion) COVID-19 economic recovery package. such initiatives by the government will give an impetus for eco-friendly and recycled materials.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;4. SELF HEALING CONCRETE&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Concrete is one of the most used [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/construction-chemicals-market construction materials] globally. The ability of concrete to bind with other materials around them using bacteria and admixtures is known as [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/shotcrete-market self-healing concrete]. The structural integrity of the building is the most vital aspect post construction. The ability of concrete to heal itself due to any interior or exterior damage enables increase in longevity of the structure. The use of self-healing [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/concrete-admixtures-construction-chemical-market' concrete] is currently in nascent stage, limited to buildings. However, it is also being developed for use in public infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, tunnels, ports, and so on. It is one of the #Top 5 Construction Technology Trends for 2021.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5. INCREASED DEMAND FOR GREEN CHEMICALS&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;With stringent environmental regulations and increasing awareness among the mass, the demand for low environment impact chemicals is increasing. [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/green-solvents-bio-solvents-market Green chemicals] are sourced from recycled chemicals, [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/biotechnology-based-chemical-market biotechnology process], and bio based methods, thus resulting in waste prevention, minimalization of hazardous materials. Thus, the demand for green chemicals, and [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/bio-renewable-chemicals-market renewable chemicals] is bound to increase considerably in 2021.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;6. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Modular and prefabricated construction, already having an in-growth in the construction industry, is expected to witness significant growth during the post-COVID era. [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/industrial-gloves-market Social distancing] being the new normal, prefabricated panels can be constructed at an off-site location and transported to the [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/precast-construction-market construction] site. The manufacturing process and the results of modular construction are suited according to the current times. The off-site facility can provide for ample space and utilize ceiling cranes, conveyors, lifts, and other advanced equipment to increase construction efficiency. Modular construction is cheaper as compared to [https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/construction-flooring-chemical-market conventional construction] and also use light-weight materials leading to low maintenance and longer life period. These are some of the factors due to which modular construction is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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