The Chemical Industry at the Millenium: Maturity, Restructuring, and GlobalizationChemical Heritage Press, 2003 - 387 pages In The Chemical Industry at the Millennium, Peter Spitz and a team of industry experts look at this complex and fascinating industry. Concentrating on basic and specialty chemicals, chapter authors examine many of the trends and market factors that have affected the chemical industry in the recent past. The book offers an insider’s view of the restructuring and reengineering crazes and the improvements and roadblocks offered by information technology and the Internet. Other factors that came into play include the impact of environmental regulations and globalization, and the financial community’s demand for greater shareholder value. Each is discussed in turn. The Chemical Industry at the Millennium is a must read for industry professionals and anyone else interested in the changes and challenges facing a great and essential industry. |
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... cancer because of long- term inhalation of bis - chloromethyl ether , an intermediate in the manufacturing process . In 1975 , CBS devoted a fifteen - minute segment of the nationally tele- vised news program CBS Magazine to this story ...
... cancer because of long- term inhalation of bis - chloromethyl ether , an intermediate in the manufacturing process . In 1975 , CBS devoted a fifteen - minute segment of the nationally tele- vised news program CBS Magazine to this story ...
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... cancer . . . . It may well turn out that the public suffered less from the chemicals there than from the hysteria generated . ” 15 Also in 1976 an explosion in a hexachlorophene plant in Seveso , Italy , re- leased a vaporous cloud of ...
... cancer . . . . It may well turn out that the public suffered less from the chemicals there than from the hysteria generated . ” 15 Also in 1976 an explosion in a hexachlorophene plant in Seveso , Italy , re- leased a vaporous cloud of ...
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... cancer in five of a hundred thousand persons exposed over a seventy - year period . However , the agency did not suspend use of Alar , making the announce- ment “ in advance of suspension . " While the chemical was used on only 5 per ...
... cancer in five of a hundred thousand persons exposed over a seventy - year period . However , the agency did not suspend use of Alar , making the announce- ment “ in advance of suspension . " While the chemical was used on only 5 per ...
Contents
The First Wave | 9 |
Jeffrey S Plotkin | 51 |
Specialty Chemicals | 85 |
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