Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 7 | 1 |
| Chapter 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 1) Introduction to the Chemicals,Coatings &Plastics Industry | 9 | 2 |
| 2) Plastic Processing TechnologiesHave Evolved According toSpecialized Needs | 11 | 1 |
| 3) Global Demand for Plastics Beginsto Rebound | 11 | 1 |
| 4) China s Plastics Import MarketImproves/Domestic ProductionPicks Up | 12 | 1 |
| 5) Petrochemicals Plant Constructionin the Middle East Slows | 13 | 1 |
| 6) India s Plastics and ChemicalsSectors Evolve | 14 | 1 |
| 7) Polymers Enable New DisplayTechnologies with PLEDs/MayHold Key to High EfficiencyPolymer Solar Cells (PV) | 15 | 1 |
| 8) Chemical Plants on the Decline inNorth America, But New Plants areRising in the Middle East and thePacific Rim | 16 | 1 |
| 9) New Refineries May CreateSurplus Capacity | 16 | 2 |
| 10) Chemical Plants Are Vulnerable toTerrorist Attack | 18 | 1 |
| 11) Environmentalists Campaign forChemical Industry Reform | 18 | 1 |
| 12) Bio-plastics Become aReality/Plastic Packaging Madefrom Corn and Soy | 19 | 1 |
| 13) Nanotechnology Sees Applicationsin Fuel Cells and SolarPower/Micro Fuel Cells to PowerMobile Devices | 20 | 1 |
| 14) Nanochemicals Hold Promise forAdvanced Coatings and SpecialtyChemicals | 21 | 1 |
| 15) Self-Assembly and Fabrication onthe Atomic Level EnableNanomanipulation | 22 | 1 |
| 16) Ethanol Production Soared, But aMarket Glut May Slow Expansion | 23 | 5 |
| Chapter 2 | 28 | 17 |
| Chemicals, Coatings &Plastics Industry Overview | 29 | 1 |
| Employment in Chemicals Industry Occupations, U.S.: May 2010 | 30 | 1 |
| Chemicals &Plastics Industry Employment, U.S.: 2004-2010 | 31 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Chemicals: 2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 32 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Organic Chemicals:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 33 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Inorganic Chemicals:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 34 | 1 |
| Summary of U.S. Production ofPrincipal Inorganic Chemicals: 2003-1st Quarter 2011 | 35 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Plastics &Plastics Products:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 36 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Rubber &Rubber Products:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 37 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Explosives &Pyrotechnic Products:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 38 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Fertilizers: 2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 39 | 1 |
| Summary of U.S. Production of Principal Fertilizers &Related Chemicals:2003-1st Quarter 2011 | 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Pharmaceutical Products:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 41 | 1 |
| Estimated Quantity &Value of U.S. Shipments ofPaint &Allied Products: 1999-2010 | 42 | 1 |
| U.S. Shipments, Exports, Imports &Apparent Consumption ofPaint, Varnish &Lacquer: 1998-2010 | 43 | 2 |
