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Articles in August, 1997 issue of Chemical Market Reporter

• Solutia starting debt heavy but with a will to cut costs.
• Gulf Coast industry plagued by spate of plant accidents.(chemical facilities in Texas)
  by Richards, Don
• Crude tall oil steady to up despite healthy inventories.
  by Krishnan, Soumya
• Metallocenes in a site of no return. (single site catalysts)(Plastics 97)
  by Wett, Ted
• Vitamin C prices reach lows but show signs of rebounding.(Pharma & Fine Chemicals)
  by Lerner, Matthew
• Titanium dioxide restructure is expected to keep unfolding.(Plastics & Coatings)
  by Denton, Timothy
• Sulfuric acid market is tightening as copper smelters keep it home.
  by Johnson, Dexter
• EPA developing voluntary liquid storage regulations.(Environmental Protection Agency)
  by Richards, Don
• Malaysia emerges as a force in Asian plastics.(Plastics 97)
  by Warren, J. Robert
• White oil oversupply continues but price firming may be near.(Oils, fats & waxes)
  by Scheraga, Dan
• Battle brewing over new air standards: factions are squaring off in Congress for a fight that will heat up in September. (air emissions standards)
• Huls, LG link for Asia's first silicones plant; joint venture combining two integrated plants will form a new global silicone player. (LG Chemical of Korea)
  by Milmo, Sean
• Fatty acid makers look to stearic to offset glycerine price erosion.
  by Scheraga, Dan
• Menthol in roller-coaster mode stimulating market speculation.
  by Floreno, Anthony
• Millenium and Lyondell join olefins business; merger creates largest North American ethylene and polyethylene producer.(Millenium Chemicals Inc., Lyondell Petrochemical Co.)
  by Denton, Timothy
• Urea.(Chemical profile)(Illustration)
• Court rejects industry appeal of decision to expand TRI list. (U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; Toxic Release Inventory)
  by Hess, Glenn
• Akzo Nobel stays ahead of curve in pulp and paper chemical use.
• Fluoropolymer makers playing catchup with strong demand: Ausimont USA is latest to announce capacity addition.
  by Denton, Timothy
• US, EU at odds on rules guiding bovine material; makers of gelatin and tallow derivatives fear feedstock shortage and higher prices.(European Union)
  by Milmo, Sean
• Coumadin fight intensifies as DuPont Merck faces Barr.(Barr Laboratories)
• Polyurethanes on the rise. (includes related article about nylon)(Plastics 97)
  by Denton, Timothy
• Manufacturers don't see OSHA 'reinvention.' (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
  by Hess, Glenn
• Dow makes bid in South Africa with Sentrachem. (Dow Chemical Co.)
  by Chang, Joseph
• DuPont emerging as major force in PTA; company says it will keep all ICI assets, and may build grassroots PTA plant in the US. (E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.)
• Georgia-Pacific chemical unit a key piece of paper company.(Georgia-Pacific Resins Inc.)(Company Profile)
  by McCoy, Michael
• EU court ruling deals a setback to generics arm; bulk active makers suffer from inability to supply samples to generic firms.(European Union)
• Survival of the fittest in polystyrene.(Plastics 97)
  by Naude, Alice
• Chemical emergency response is a growing software market.(Information Technology)(Column)
  by Wilck, Jennifer
• Bavarian region in a bind over ethylene supply: new capacity is needed but newly fragmented companies aren't willing to invest.
• Clinton Administration lines up behind longer ethanol tax break. (ethanol tax incentive program)
  by Hess, Glen
• Online discussion forums are the latest communication tool.(CyberChem)
  by Bielen, Mike
• Creating a path to performance with environmental management.
  by Pirrotta, Rich S.
• New big-gun olefins partnership may set the stage for similar moves.(Millenium Chemicals and Lyondell Petrochemical)
  by Hoffman, John
• Films feed on food packaging. (includes related article on the polycarbonate market)(Plastics 97)
  by Ouellette, Jennifer
• Bush Boake Allen aims for the F&F big leagues; company may hit $500 million in sales this year. (1997)(Flavors & Fragrances)(Company Profile)
  by Floreno, Anthony
• Shintech plant controversy grows.(build $750 million polyvinyl chloride plant)
• Aniline markets crimped by production snafus.
  by Brand, Tony
• Steady growth for plastic additives. (Phillip Townsend Associates report)(Plastics 97)
  by Wilck, Jennifer
• Peroxide sector sees end near for pricing war. (hydrogen peroxide)(Pulp & Paper)
  by Milmo, Sean
• Methanol market not impacted by outage at Sterling's facility. (toxic byproduct accident, Sterling Chemicals Inc.)
• ADM seen leaving market for monosodium glutamate. (Archer Daniels Midland Co.)
• Consolidation and modest growth help firm acetaminophen market.(Industry Overview)
  by Lerner, Matthew
• DuPont gets Wall Street nod for its life science game plan.
  by Chang, Joseph
• EDF calls for toxicity texts of best-selling US chemicals.(Environmental Defense Fund)
  by Hess, Glenn
• Medical plastics on tap: medical plastics should grow solidly, in spite of cost-containment measures.(Plastics 97)
  by Van Arnum, Patricia
• Zinc sulfate stands to benefit from flap over zinc oxysulfate.(Inorganic Chemicals)
  by Johnson, Dexter
• Bayer buys out polycarbonate as part of Thai Investment Plan.
• Novartis' atrazine under fire in new study by activist group.(Environmental Working Group)
  by Hess, Glenn
• Antibioticos commits to antibiotic sector with new technology.(Company Profile)
  by Lerner, Matthew
• New waves in engineering plastics.(Plastics 97)
  by Denton, Timothy
• Texas chemical makers look to waterway upgrade funds.(Report from Houston)
  by Richards, Don
• Patchouli oil prices increase as supply shortage worsens.(Flavors & Fragrances)
• Quest's Miriad computer program a new tool for fragrance makers.(Multimedia Initiative Redefining Intelligent Aromatic Design)
  by Floreno, Anthony
• Vinyl producers face a squeeze for rest of year.(polyvinyl chloride)(Industry Overview)
  by Denton, Timothy
• IMC to buy Freeport phosphate unit. (IMC Global Inc., Freeport-McMoRan Inc.)
  by Johnson, Dexter
• PE and PVC going strong. (polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride)(includes related article on polypropylene)(Plastics 97)
  by Hoffman, John
• MDI market tightens with feedstock woes. (methylene diphenyl isocyanate)(Petrochemicals)
  by Brand, Tony