Facts And Figures

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"In my past experiences with public health officials, it's often the laboratory that is the underappreciated component of public health needs."
Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner, FDA – p. 20
July 6, 2009
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Highlights

Cover Story
Facts & Figures Of The Chemical Industry
For the chemical industry, 2008 started strong, but recession dragged it down. INTRODUCTION, FINANCES, EMPLOYMENT, PRODUCTION, TRADE, . (pp. 29, 30-46, 47-50, 51-59, 60-63)

Government & Policy
Food Safety Bill Advances (Member Content)
Legislation calls for more laboratory testing and a reevaluation of bisphenol A in food packaging. (pp. 20-22)

Science & Technology
Chemicals From The Garden (Member Content)
Advances in biomass chemistry transform plant matter to valuable products. (pp. 26-28)
Table of Contents
News Of The Week
Climate Legislation Moves To Senate p. 8
Razor-thin House vote clears CO2 emissions bill.
Economists See End To Recession p. 9
ACC predicts U.S. chemical output will rise 1.6% in 2010.
A Nobel Gathering p. 9
Laureates of most prestigious chemistry prize interact with students, discuss chemical solutions to energy crisis.
EELS Finds Atoms p. 10
Electron energy loss spectroscopy pinpoints single-atom impurities in solids.
Dow Plans Algae Biofuels Pilot p. 10
Project will test a process to turn CO2 into ethanol.
Carbohydrate Size Control p. 11
Tethering mechanism regulates length of sugar chains for tuberculosis bacterial cell wall.
Materials Engineering p. 11
GE taps Detroit area for a new manufacturing R&D center.
Business

Safe Havens pp. 15-17 (Member Content)
Custom chemical producers at Chemspec showcase pharma and agchem in a down year.
In Their Backyard p. 18 (Member Content)
Leading Chinese producers of pharmaceutical ingredients see opportunities in home market.
Business Concentrates p. 14 (Member Content)
- Dow Makes Ethylene Cuts
- Dow Chemical intends to save some $100 million annually by closing ethylene and derivatives units in Louisiana...
- Lanxess Delays Butyl Rubber Plant
- Lanxess is delaying the construction of a butyl rubber plant in Singapore by two years...
- Toray, Sinopec Form Solvent Venture
- Toray Industries and Sinopec will set up a joint venture in China to make dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)...
- Germany’s Merck Leads Smart Label Effort
- Merck KGaA will head a consortium to develop raw materials, components, and manufacturing processes for printed organic circuits with integrated sensors...
- Mylan Joins With Biocon In Biogenerics
- Generic drug company Mylan will share costs and work with the Indian biotechnology firm Biocon to develop, make, and sell generic biologic compounds...
- Cargill Buys Out Teijin Stake
- Cargill is purchasing the 50% stake in the NatureWorks joint venture held by its partner Teijin...
- Sanofi Revamps R&D
- Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis is rearranging its R&D infrastructure, particularly in its home country of France...
- Amyris Opens Brazil Facility
- Amyris Biotechnologies has opened a renewable-products demonstration facility in Brazil...
ACS Comment
ACS Services For Unemployed Members Are Extensive p. 64 (Member Content)
ACS News
Green Solutions at the British Embassy p. 65 (Member Content)
JACS Journal Club Launches p. 65 (Member Content)
Olympiad p. 65 (Member Content)
Government & Policy

Food Safety Bill Advances pp. 20-22 (Member Content)
Legislation calls for more laboratory testing and a reevaluation of bisphenol A in food packaging.
Climate Info, Please pp. 23-24 (Member Content)
Newly passed bill would create federal service to provide forecasts to businesses, states, localities.
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 19 (Member Content)
- EPA Okays California Car Standards
- California can implement greenhouse gas emissions standards for new cars and trucks sold in the state...
- Public Access Bill Introduced
- Legislation introduced in the Senate late last month would require research supported by federal agencies...
- Strengthened NO₂ Limit Proposed
- EPA is proposing to strengthen the national air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide, a limit that has not been changed since it was established in 1971...
- House Votes To Extend Chemical Security Rules
- The House has passed legislation that would extend for one year the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) authority to regulate...
- Endocrine Disrupter Testing To Expand
- House lawmakers have instructed EPA to make changes to its program for assessing the potential of chemicals to disrupt the endocrine system...
» more government & policy news...
Awards
Nominations for 2011 ACS National Awards pp. 66-69 (Member Content)
Chad Mirkin Wins Lemelson-MIT Prize p. 69 (Member Content)
Science & Technology

Chemicals From The Garden pp. 26-28 (Member Content)
Advances in biomass chemistry transform plant matter to valuable products.
Science & Technology Concentrates p. 25 (Member Content)
- Carbon Dioxide Kept In Check
- Land plants' impact on atmospheric CO2 cycling appears to have prevented CO2 levels from dropping too far — and global freezing.
- Hormone Enhances Alcohol's Allure
- Ghrelin not only increases appetite for food, it also stimulates the desire to have a drink.
- Lucky Number Seven For Metal Carbonyls
- Georgia researchers report the first convincing experimental observation of overcrowded Nb(CO)7+ and Ta(CO)7+.
- Nanoparticle Double Whammy Kills Tumors
- Inactive Salmonella cells loaded with siRNA and anticancer agents show promise as delivery vehicles for a combination drug therapy.
- Transparent Silver Nanowire Films
- Metal nanowires cast as thin-film electrodes could replace indium tin oxide in future display technologies.
» more science & technology news...
Editor's Page
Celebrate IYC 2011 With A Commemorative Stamp! p. 2
The UN General Assembly has designated 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry—IYC 2011...
The Departments
Letters pp. 5-7 (Member Content)
Newscripts p. 72
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