Chemicals Industry Description

Companies that manufacture and/or distribute chemicals, including basic, intermediate, and specialty chemicals; petrochemicals; plastic resins and materials used in synthetic fibers; agrochemicals; and paints and coatings.

Summary

You might say that chemical companies are constantly between a rock and a hard place. Few industries can claim to be as sensitive to increases in raw material costs at one end of the supply chain and, at the other end, as pressured by competitors to keep prices down.

Chemicals Industry Resources

• Chemical Week
  
• ChemIndustry.com
  
• ICIS chemical business
  
• Plastics Technology Online
  
• RubberNews.com
  
• Trade Show News Network
  

Chemicals Industry Terminology

• Environmental Protection Agency: Ozone Depletion Glossary
  
• PETRIK Library: General Chemical Glossary