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). "Commodity Chemicals," "Diversified Chemicals," "Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals," "Industrial Gases," and "Specialty Chemicals" are GICS sub-industries in the "Materials" sector of the S&P 1500. 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. |
