This Survey covers basic chemicals (inorganics and chlor-alkalis), industrial gases, organic chemicals (aliphatics, aromatics, and methanol), plastics (thermoplastics and thermosets), and fertilizers (phosphates, nitrogen, and potash), as well specialty chemicals (paints and coatings). Industry Surveys covers more than 50 of the largest and most significant US industries. The information provided for each follows the same general format: the industry's recent performance, an analysis of trends that will influence it in the future, and a broad and fundamental overview of its structure. Both text and data are provided, as are references to additional sources of industry information, including Web sites.
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