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"It's brilliantly named; who can be against inherently safer technology?."
LAWRENCE D. SLOAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SOCMA – p. 30
July 26, 2010
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Highlights
Cover Story
Global Top 50
Firms in 2009 saw solid profitability in the face of plummeting sales; BASF claims top spot for seventh straight year. (pp. 13-16)
Government & Policy
Full Agenda For Safety Board (Member Content)
Record number of ongoing accident investigations plus BP rig explosion means busy time ahead for CSB. (pp. 26-28)
Science & Technology
Carbon Dioxide's Unsettled Future (Member Content)
Technologies to reel in greenhouse gas emissions abound, but can't move forward without policy actions. (pp. 36-38)
Table of Contents
News Of The Week
Metalloproteins' Ranks Swell p. 7
Bioinorganic Chemistry: Metal-containing proteins more diverse than thought.
Sugar Derivative Solidifies Oil p. 8
Materials Chemistry: Gelation process could turn spilled oil into skimmable fat for easy cleanup.
Fullerenes Found In Space p. 8
Astrochemistry: Astronomers detect C60 and C70 in dying star.
Cool Roofs p. 9
Government: Energy secretary mounts new efficiency program for federal buildings.
Scientist Held For Trade Secret Theft p. 9
Intellectual Property: The FBI arrests former Dow employee.
Display Demand Spurs Investment p. 10
Electronic Materials: Japan's Fujifilm and Kuraray expand LCD film capacity.
Dow Takes The Olympic Podium p. 10
Branding: Company says Olympic sponsorship is good for its business and its image.
Fresh Air For Avandia p. 11
Drug Discovery: New diabetes drug insights may revive research efforts.
South Korea's Honam Makes Malaysian Buy p. 11
Purchase of Titan Chemicals is Korean firm's first big foreign move.
Business
Crizotinib Chronicles pp. 20-21 (Member Content)
Pfizer’s alk inhibitor gives hope to some lung cancer patients.
Brine Into Gold p. 22 (Member Content)
Chinese bromine producer generates high profits from its mining licenses.
Automakers Go HFO p. 23 (Member Content)
In Europe, new refrigerants will be fluorocarbons, not carbon dioxide.
Business Concentrates pp. 18-19 (Member Content)
- Gel Blocks HIV Spread
- Researchers at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna reported progress in preventing the spread of HIV last week...
- Air Products Snubbed By Airgas Again
- The board of industrial gases distributor Airgas has rejected Air Products & Chemicals’ sweetened ...
- DuPont Names New Chief Science Officer
- DuPont has named Doug Muzyka as its chief science and technology officer...
- Univar Stepan Acquires More Overseas Sites
- Specialty chemical maker Stepan is continuing its overseas buying spree...
- Bridgestone, Solutia Boost Solar Films
- Tire manufacturer Bridgestone will spend $94 million to expand capacity at a Japanese plant...
- Süd-Chemie Will Enter Cellulosic Ethanol
- Specialty chemical firm Süd-Chemie will build what it calls Germany’s largest cellulosic ethanol plant...
- Feed Additive Makers Get Antitrust Fines
- The European Commission has fined manufacturers of animal feed phosphates a total of $225 million for a price-fixing cartel...
- Ohio Universities Work With Industry
- The University of Dayton Research Institute will team with Goodrich, Renegade Materials, and Owens Corning to produce a new nanomaterial...
- Actelion Gets Option To Acquire Trophos
- In a deal crafted to mitigate the risk associated with compounds in development, Actelion has paid $13 million...
- AVI, Tekmira Land Defense Contracts
- AVI BioPharma has been awarded a contract for up to $291 million from the Department of Defense’s Chemical & Biological Defense Program...
- Irish Group Proposes Huge Bioresearch Center
- A group led by Pharmadel wants to establish a $6 billion pharmaceutical research center in Tralee...
- Novasep, instrAction In Separations Pact
- Novasep will work with chromatography phase supplier instrAction to provide large-scale purification processes for active pharmaceutical ingredients...
- Sanofi-Aventis Reveals R&D Cutbacks In U.S.
- Sanofi-Aventis will close most of its facility in Great Valley, Pa., and a pilot plant in Bridgewater, N.J....
- Business Roundup
- Vantage, Chevron Phillips, Air Products &, Novozymes, American Vanguard, Siemens, Reaxa, Cypress Bioscience....
Awards
ACS Honors Outstanding Service With National Awards p. 44 (Member Content)
Ronald Breslow Wins Perkin Medal p. 44 (Member Content)
Richard Loeppky Receives Founders' Award p. 44 (Member Content)
Biochemistry Lectureship Goes To Perry Frey p. 44 (Member Content)
Call For Nominations For NAS Award p. 44 (Member Content)
Meetings
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This Week Online
A Dreamy Escape
Reel Science reviews the eye-dazzling, intellect-revving sci-fi heist film "Inception." » read more...
Government & Policy
Full Agenda For Safety Board pp. 26-28 (Member Content)
Record number of ongoing accident investigations plus BP rig explosion means busy time ahead for CSB.
Napolitano Pushes Chemical Security pp. 30-31 (Member Content)
Administration wants congress to extend antiterrorism standards for chemical plants.
FDA Panel Votes In Favor Of Avandia p. 32 (Member Content)
Controversy over hidden risks of diabetes drug prompts calls for government action.
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 24 (Member Content)
- Tariff Relief Bill Passes House
- he House of Representatives passed the Miscellaneous Trade & Technical Corrections Act of 2009 last week...
- CSB Urges Process Isolation
- In a case study released last week, the Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board urged greater separation between potentially dangerous plant processes...
- Changes To Reporting Greenhouse Gases
- To settle lawsuits brought by industry groups, EPA has proposed to change its rule requiring industrial plants to report emissions of greenhouse gases...
- NRC On Impacts Of Rising Temperatures
- A report from the National Research Council estimates how much change in precipitation and crop yields may occur for each degree of human-caused global warming...
- FDA Joins Chemical Screening Effort
- FDA has joined the Tox21 collaboration, a multiagency effort to better predict the effects of chemicals on human health and the environment...
» more government & policy news...
ACS News
Jacqueline Thomas p. 43
Former ACS Scholar uses her experiences to inspire others to enter science.
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Science & Technology
Carbon Dioxide's Unsettled Future pp. 36-38 (Member Content)
Technologies to reel in greenhouse gas emissions abound, but can't move forward without policy actions.
Pain Relief From Snail Spit pp. 39-40
Scientists engineer an orally active conotoxin.
In Gold (And Palladium) We Trust p. 41 (Member Content)
An impurity makes gold-mediated couplings both beautiful and complicated.
One 'Mona Lisa' Mystery Solved p. 42
Chemistry And Art: Da Vinci achieved his amazing shadowing by using many strokes of pigmented glaze.
Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 34-35 (Member Content)
- Making The Most Of Champagne's CO2
- Champagne's serving temperature and the way in which it's poured make all the difference in preserving its delightful properties.
- Downsizing The Gulf Of Mexico's Dead Zone
- New model suggests larger cuts in nitrogen pollution needed to shrink the Gulf's dead zone.
- Laser-Carbon Combo Opens Cells
- Carbon black nanoparticles activated by femtosecond laser pulses deliver molecules across cell membranes.
- Deck Stains Seal In Contaminants
- A semitransparent penetrating stain might prevent the metal and other inorganic preservatives from escaping from treated wood.
- Cage Keeps C60 Captive In The Solid State
- Molecular cage captures fullerene guests, even in the absence of solvent.
- SN2 On A Tertiary Carbon
- Some tertiary carbons can undergo bimolecular nucleophilic substitutions after all.
- Fuel-Cell Catalysts Tolerate CO
- Nanoparticulate platinum catalyst that resists carbon monoxide poisoning could lead to longer-lasting fuel cells.
- Graphite Oxide's Flammability Explained
- A common contaminant in graphite oxide renders the material highly flammable.
» more science & technology news...
Editor's Page
U.S. Chemical Industry Must Convert Barriers Into Bridges p. 3
The Departments
Letters pp. 4-5
Newscripts p. 48
Romance Novel Chemistry, Molecules For A Remote Isle
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