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Quote of the Week
"I did learn a great deal of
chemistry in college, but knowing
what an eigenfunction is did not win
me a job." Brian J. Fairman, MetalChem,
Pittsburgh page 45
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
THIRD-QUARTER EARNINGS: 7
So far, 10 out of 18 chemical companies report declines. TOXICS INVENTORY: 7
EPA intends to fold TRI into new
information management office. POLYCARBONATES: 8
New catalysts promote polymer formation from CO2 and epoxides. NEW E-JOURNAL DEBUTS: 9
Library association, Royal Society of
Chemistry launch PhysChemComm. W.R. GRACE'S NEW LEADER: 9
Experience in catalyst business was
key to selection of new president and
CEO. CO2 ACTIONS: 10
Monsanto, GM, BP offer plans to
deal with greenhouse gas emissions. COATINGS SALE: 10
DuPont puts up $1.89 billion in cash
for Hoechst's coatings unit, Herberts. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 11
COST REDUCTIONS: 13
Chemical firms are lowering costs of
technical purchasing to gain competitive advantage. BUSINESS INSIGHTS: 15
Consolidation is the mantra of chemical companies, but it's easier said
than done. GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 16
WORLD TRADE: 17
Activists believe World Trade Organization is riding roughshod over environmental regulations. TOXICITY SCREENING: 19
Stakeholders agree to testing 2,800
high-production-volume chemicals,
but problems abound. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES: 21 HEALING WITH LIGHT: 22
Photodynamic therapy holds promise for cancer treatment and other
biomedical applications. GENE ARCHITECTURE: 27
Cloned and characterized polyketide-antibiotic cluster may be useful in
combinatorial biosynthesis. SPECIAL REPORT
COVER STORY EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK: 29
Observers are cautiously optimistic
about the 1999 job market, hoping
there won't be a further downturn
in the global economy. THE DEPARTMENTS
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