Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| A Short Chemicals, Coatings &Plastics Industry Glossary | 11 | 18 |
| INTRODUCTION | 29 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 31 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 | 35 | 17 |
| 1) Introduction to the Chemicals, Coatings &Plastics Industry | 35 | 2 |
| 2) Plastic Processing Technologies Have Evolved According to Specialized Needs | 37 | 1 |
| 3) Global Demand for Plastics Begins to Rebound | 38 | 1 |
| 4) China s Plastics Import Market Improves/Domestic Production Picks Up | 38 | 1 |
| 5) Petrochemicals Plant Construction in the Middle East Slows | 39 | 1 |
| 6) India s Plastics and Chemicals Sectors Evolve | 40 | 1 |
| 7) Polymers Enable New Display Technologies with PLEDs/May Hold Key to High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells (PV) | 41 | 1 |
| 8) Chemical Plants on the Decline in North America, But New Plants are Rising in the Middle East and the Pacific Rim | 41 | 1 |
| 9) New Refineries May Create Surplus Capacity | 42 | 1 |
| 10) Chemical Plants Are Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack | 43 | 1 |
| 11) Environmentalists Campaign for Chemical Industry Reform | 44 | 1 |
| 12) Bio-plastics Become a Reality/Plastic Packaging Made from Corn and Soy | 44 | 1 |
| 13) Nanotechnology Sees Applications in Fuel Cells and Solar Power/Micro Fuel Cells to Power Mobile Devices | 45 | 1 |
| 14) Nanochemicals Hold Promise for Advanced Coatings and Specialty Chemicals | 46 | 1 |
| 15) Self-Assembly and Fabrication on the Atomic Level Enable Nanomanipulation | 47 | 1 |
| 16) Ethanol Production Soared, But a Market Glut May Slow Expansion | 47 | 5 |
| Chapter 2 | 52 | 16 |
| Chemicals, Coatings &Plastics Industry Overview | 53 | 1 |
| Employment in Chemicals Industry Occupations, U.S.: May 2010 | 54 | 1 |
| Chemicals &Plastics Industry Employment, U.S.: 2004-2010 | 55 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Chemicals: 2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 56 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Organic Chemicals:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 57 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Inorganic Chemicals:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 58 | 1 |
| Summary of U.S. Production of Principal Inorganic Chemicals: 2003-1st Quarter 2011 | 59 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Plastics &Plastics Products:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 60 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Rubber &Rubber Products:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 61 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Explosives &Pyrotechnic Products:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 62 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Fertilizers: 2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 63 | 1 |
| Summary of U.S. Production of Principal Fertilizers &Related Chemicals:2003-1st Quarter 2011 | 64 | 1 |
| U.S. Exports &Imports of Pharmaceutical Products:2006-1st Quarter 2011 | 65 | 1 |
| Estimated Quantity &Value of U.S. Shipments of Paint &Allied Products: 1999-2010 | 66 | 1 |
| U.S. Shipments, Exports, Imports &Apparent Consumption of Paint, Varnish &Lacquer: 1998-2010 | 67 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 | 68 | 28 |
| Chapter 4 | 96 | 427 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 97 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 99 | 10 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 109 | 3 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 112 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 115 | 3 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 118 | 10 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 128 | 4 |
| Individual Profiles On Each OfTHE CHEMICALS 400 | 132 | 391 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 523 | 28 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 524 | 1 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 525 | 26 |
