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Chemistry World August 22, 2011 Hepeng Jia	Chemical profits nibbled by oversupplies China's chemical industry experienced an 'unexpected' harvest in the first half of the year, although the good days might not last long due to the expected oversupplies which have long harassed the nation's chemical sector.
Chemistry World May 11, 2010 Hepeng Jia	Chinese chemical sector an energy saving powerhouse China's chemical sector is leading the nation's energy saving efforts, and could help other fields reduce their carbon emissions, according to a new report.
Chemistry World November 30, 2007 Hepeng Jia	China Greens Rules for Foreign Investment China has released new rules on foreign investment that seek to promote renewable energy and clean technologies.
Chemistry World December 23, 2009 Sean Milmo	2009 marks the start of the great divide The recession is opening up a big gap in output performance between the chemical industries of the developed and developing worlds, which will continue to widen over the next few years.
Chemistry World April 9, 2008 Hepeng Jia	China revives coal chemicals drive China is to focus on developing its coal chemicals sector in an effort to wean itself off imported oil, a senior government official has said.
Chemistry World October 23, 2007 Rebecca Trager	Smaller US Plants Triple Toxic Emissions Companies in the US and Canada have achieved a continued decline in chemical pollution - but only at the plants emitting the largest amounts of toxic waste.
BusinessWeek June 27, 2005 Brian Bremner	China: Too Many Factories? If the economy slows, overcapacity could crunch profits in China.
Chemistry World September 15, 2008 Sean Milmo	Lehman Brothers bankruptcy dents industry hopes Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the US, has filed for bankruptcy protection, dealing a blow to the US chemical industry's hopes of an end to the credit crunch.
Chemistry World February 12, 2015 Rajesh Parishwad	Indian chemical investment In 2007, India launched a major policy initiative to develop Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions as a petrochemical hub in South Asia.
Chemistry World June 13, 2008 Hepeng Jia	Olympic chemical restrictions worries industry The Chinese government's drive to restrict the movement and manufacture of chemicals ahead of the Beijing Olympics could hit the country's chemical industry, analysts have warned.
Chemistry World September 10, 2009 Ned Stafford	Light on the horizon for chemicals sector Production in the worldwide chemical industry, battered and bruised by the global economic meltdown, appears to have stabilized and could even show mild annual growth by the fourth quarter of this year.
Chemistry World December 15, 2008 Sean Milmo	What's in store for the chemicals industry? Sizing up their prospects at the beginning of 2008, chemical companies knew economists were warning of an imminent recession. But the swiftness of the year's global downturn took many by surprise.
Chemistry World October 17, 2008 Sean Milmo	Chemical industry braces for downturn Producers of chemicals are having to grapple with the double whammy of a slump in demand combined with a lack of access to credit.
Chemistry World July 29, 2009 Sean Milmo	Chemicals sector struggles in recession A rash of plant closures in the chemicals hub of northeast England has raised fears that widespread restructuring during the recession could leave the UK without production capacity for vital chemicals.
Chemistry World July 1, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Chemical security efforts spread The EU and the US are simultaneously taking action in a bid to secure chemical facilities and prevent their misuse by terrorists.
Chemistry World January 9, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Booms and bust-ups This year has seen massive investment in new chemical plants in the US, driven by cheap feed stocks and energy from shale gas
Chemistry World July 26, 2011 Andrew Turley	Dow and Aramco Launch $20 Billion Chemical Project US chemical giant Dow and Saudi Aramco, the state owned oil major of Saudi Arabia, have approved a $20 billion joint venture to be based in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Chemistry World April 15, 2010 Hepeng Jia	Shanghai braces for chemical restrictions Restrictions on chemical transportation and use during an enormous cultural exposition - that is hoping to attract 70 million visitors to Shanghai, China - are due to hit the region's chemical sector in coming weeks.
Chemistry World January 11, 2010 Helen Carmichael	EPA: Bankrupt chemical firms must pay for site clean up The US Environmental Protection Agency has tabled new proposals to prevent taxpayers footing the environmental clean up bills for cash-strapped chemical companies.
Chemistry World February 12, 2015 Rajesh Parishwad	Fertilizing India's petrochemical industry Indian minister for chemicals and fertilizers H N Ananth Kumar is confident that India will be an important global player in the petrochemical sector.
Chemistry World February 6, 2009 Sean Milmo	EU clash over pollution permits The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers - the two arms of the European Union's legislature - appear to be heading towards a confrontation over a proposed law to further cut emissions from chemical and other plants.
Chemistry World September 23, 2011 Hepeng Jia	Growing Protest Against Chinese Chemical Plants Increasing environmental awareness amongst the Chinese public is forcing more chemical plants to relocate, and experts say that more transparency and communication are urgently needed for the chemical industry to continue to grow.
Chemistry World June 29, 2009 Anna Lewcock	Going green with white biotech Industrial biotech has also been growing steadily in the chemicals sector, and in 2007 six per cent of all chemical sales were generated with the help of enzymes - so-called 'white' biotech.
Chemistry World August 4, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Chemicals sector bumping along the bottom Despite a general feeling that the world's economies are taking the first steps on the painful road to recovery, the chemical industry is less than bullish about the outlook for the near future.
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BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Michael Arndt	No Longer The Lab Of The World U.S. chemical plants are closing in droves as production heads abroad.
Chemistry World December 21, 2011 Sean Milmo	Early optimism fades with EU crisis By the end of the year, chemical producers were facing the dilemma of how to deal with the effects of possible economic turmoil.
Chemistry World January 4, 2013 Sean Milmo	2012 chemical industry review The chemical industry had been hoping that weak demand in the second half of 2012 would start to pick up towards the end of the year and then strengthen in the early months of 2013. Instead, the outlook suddenly became gloomier.
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Chemistry World September 16, 2015 Hepeng Jia	Tianjin blast prompts safety overhaul The recent blast in Tianjin port and other Chinese chemical plant accidents have prompted an overhaul of the country's approach to safety amid accusations of corruption and mismanagement.
Chemistry World December 1, 2008 Rebecca Trager	US chemical industry wary of facilities danger list The US chemical industry is concerned about the potential impact of a report, released by a liberal think tank on 19 November, which lists the nation's 101 most dangerous chemical manufacturing and water treatment plants
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Chemistry World November 11, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Chemical industry cautious about Obama presidency The chemical industry's guarded response to the election of Democrat Barack Obama as the 44th US president stands in stark contrast to the enthusiastic reception he received from chemists.
Chemistry World June 26, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Chemical reform bill advances in US Congress The US House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan bill to revamp the nearly 40-year-old law that governs America's chemicals policy, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2009 Christopher Barker	U.S. Steel: Under-Stimulated Steel Early analysis of Obama's stimulus plan bill that passed the House of Representatives yesterday suggests that the country's industrial base may have been severely short-changed.
Chemistry World July 28, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Dow Chemical Takes a Dive America's largest chemical manufacturer, has blamed unrelenting raw material and energy price rises for its disastrous second quarter performance: the company's net income fell by 19% and share prices tumbled.
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Chemistry World May 25, 2011 James Urquhart	Engineered bacterium to take on petrochemicals producers US sustainable chemicals company Genomatica has demonstrated a commercially viable approach for turning sugar into 1,4-butanediol -- a globally important petrochemical intermediate - using a metabolically engineered strain of E. coli.
Chemistry World October 16, 2008 Hepeng Jia	Credit crunch may boost Chinese science China's research budget is unlikely to be hit by the global financial crisis, and may even receive a further boost, according to policy experts.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2009 Christopher Barker	Time to Crank-Start the American Industrial Machine Rebuilding the industrial base may be the only path to sustainable recovery.
Chemistry World October 14, 2013 Andy Extance	Ineos raises axe over Grangemouth petrochemicals Speciality chemicals producer Ineos has warned that it will shut its Grangemouth, UK, petrochemical operations by 2017 unless its employees, the UK and Scottish governments agree to a survival plan.
Chemistry World September 25, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US budget bears good news for chemistry President Obama's budget proposal for fiscal year 2010 - due to start 1 October - represents very good news for chemical science and for the general research community.
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Chemistry World August 25, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Small Businesses Face Disproportionate Costs Europe's small to medium-sized businesses will be hit hard by costs planned for the European Chemicals Agency, industry representatives have warned.
Chemistry World December 8, 2008 Matt Wilkinson	Dow wields the axe The company announced plans to 'eliminate' 5000 jobs, cast off several business units and idle around 30 per cent of its production plants.
Chemistry World November 16, 2009 Hepeng Jia	Chinese NASDAQ brings little to chemicals industry Similar to the US NASDAQ, most of the listed firms in the Chinese GEM are technology-oriented companies. Classified by industry, electronics and pharmaceutical manufacturers are the biggest groups
Chemistry World September 18, 2012 James Urquhart	UN report urges chemical industry to clean-up Governments and industry worldwide must address the management of chemicals in order to curtail the escalating heath and environmental risks associated with the widespread production, use and disposal of chemicals, warns the United Nations Environment Program.