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PLUNKETT'S CHEMICALS, COATINGS & PLASTICS INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2011 CONTENTS A Short Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Glossary x Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends in the Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry 7 1) Introduction to the Chemicals, Coatings and Plastics Industry 7 2) Plastic Processing Technologies Have Evolved According to Specialized Needs 9 3) Global Demand for Plastics Begins to Rebound 10 4) China’s Plastics Import Market Improves/Domestic Production Picks Up 10 5) Petrochemicals Plant Construction in the Middle East Slows 11 6) India’s Plastics and Chemicals Sectors Evolve 12 7) Polymers Enable New Display Technologies with PLEDs/May Hold Key to High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells (PV) 13 8) Chemical Plants on the Decline in North America, But New Plants are Rising in the Middle East and China 13 9) New Refineries May Create Surplus Capacity 14 10) Chemical Plants Are Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack 15 11) Environmentalists Campaign for Chemical Industry Reform 15 12) Bio-plastics Become a Reality/Plastic Packaging Made from Corn and Soy 16 13) Nanotechnology Sees Applications in Fuel Cells and Solar Power—Micro Fuel Cells to Power Mobile Devices 17 14) Nanochemicals Hold Promise for Advanced Coatings and Specialty Chemicals 18 15) Self-Assembly and Fabrication on the Atomic Level Enable Nanomanipulation 18 16) Ethanol Production Soared, But a Market Glut May Slow Expansion 19 Chapter 2: Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Statistics 23 Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Overview 24 Employment in Chemicals Industry Occupations, U.S.: May 2009 25 Chemicals & Plastics Industry Employment, U.S.: 2003-2009 26 U.S. Exports & Imports of Chemicals: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 27 U.S. Exports & Imports of Organic Chemicals: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 28 U.S. Exports & Imports of Inorganic Chemicals: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 29 Summary of U.S. Production of Principal Inorganic Chemicals: 2002-1st Quarter 2010 30 U.S. Exports & Imports of Plastics & Plastics Products: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 31 U.S. Exports & Imports of Rubber & Rubber Products: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 32 U.S. Exports & Imports of Miscellaneous Chemical Products: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 33 U.S. Exports & Imports of Albuminoidal Substances, Modified Starches, Glues & Enzymes: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 34 U.S. Exports & Imports of Essential Oils, Perfumery & Cosmetics: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 35 U.S. Exports & Imports of Explosives & Pyrotechnic Products: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 36 U.S. Exports & Imports of Fertilizers: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 37 U.S. Exports & Imports of Pharmaceutical Products: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 38 Continued on next page Continued from previous page U.S. Exports & Imports of Photographic or Cinematographic Supplies: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 39 U.S. Exports & Imports of Soaps, Waxes, Pastes & Candles: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 40 U.S. Exports & Imports of Tanning Chemicals, Dye, Paint, Putty & Inks: 2005-1st Quarter 2010 41 Summary of U.S. Production of Principal Fertilizers & Related Chemicals: 2002-1st Quarter 2010 42 Estimated Quantity & Value of U.S. Shipments of Paint & Allied Products: 1999-2009 43 U.S. Shipments, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Paint, Varnish & Lacquer: 1998-2008 44 Chapter 3: Important Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Contacts 45 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Chapter 4: THE CHEMICALS 400: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 73 Industry List, With Codes 74 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 76 Alphabetical Index 86 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 89 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 92 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 95 Index by Firms with International Operations 105 Individual Profiles on each of THE CHEMICALS 400 109 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 506 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 507