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            <title>Acetic Acid - A World Market Review</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["Rapid growth of acetic acid market in China has encouraged investors to pour million of dollars in establishing acetic acid units. Influx of advanced technology and dollar rain from multinational companies, particularly from Western Europe and US,]]></description>
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            <title>Acetaldehyde - Global Market Trends</title>
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            <description><![CDATA["With acetic acid manufacturing processes migrating from acetaldehyde based production techniques towards carbonylation-of-methanol, the world acetaldehyde market is projected to witness a steady deterioration in consumption. The downturn in the]]></description>
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            <title>AgroChemicals - A Global Market Report</title>
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            <description><![CDATA["Market dynamics in the agriculture sector exert a direct impact on demand and supply of agrochemicals. The market is subject to changes in crop prices, weather conditions, new product developments, agricultural policies and the status of subsidies.]]></description>
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            <title>Alkylamines - Global Market Opportunities</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["Alkylamines are primarily used as intermediates in the production of pesticides, solvents, surfactants, and rubber processing chemicals. Alkylamines is the major feedstock for the production of alkyl alkanolamines. They are also used in]]></description>
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            <title>Ammonia - A Global Market Report</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["Ammonia, an essential feedstock for a wide range of downstream nitrogen based products, is one of the most common and voluminously produced inorganic chemicals worldwide. The fertilizer industry accounts for a major chunk of ammonia consumed]]></description>
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            <title>Benzene - A World Market Review</title>
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            <description><![CDATA["Demand for benzene continues to be driven by the gradual phasing out of MTBE. Several major refiners, who were earlier using MTBE, have shifted towards aromatics usage including benzene. Increased use of benzene in the production of styrene is]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["Demand for benzene continues to be driven by the gradual phasing out of MTBE. Several major refiners, who were earlier using MTBE, have shifted towards aromatics usage including benzene. Increased use of benzene in the production of styrene is]]></content:encoded>
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            <title>Caprolactam - Global Market Trends</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["Being widely traded across the international frontiers, globalized trade is a key characteristic feature of the caprolactam industry. Consumption of caprolactam in Asia is expected to rise, encouraged largely by the marked shift of nylon-6]]></description>
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            <title>Carboxymethyl Cellulose - A Global Market Report</title>
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            <description><![CDATA["Carboxymethyl Cellulose or CMC is one of the principal cellulose ethers manufactured and consumed across the world. CMC is a water-soluble polymer with end-use applications in paper, food, pharmaceuticals, personal care, oil drilling and]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["Carboxymethyl Cellulose or CMC is one of the principal cellulose ethers manufactured and consumed across the world. CMC is a water-soluble polymer with end-use applications in paper, food, pharmaceuticals, personal care, oil drilling and]]></content:encoded>
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            <title>Petroleum Refining Catalysts - Global Market Opportunities</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["Rising environmental concerns is leading to a tightening of legislation on transportation fuel quality, with several governments across the world enforcing restrictions on the levels of sulfur, nitrogen, metals and other harmful aromatics contained]]></description>
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            <title>Calcium Carbonate - A Global Market Report</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["Calcium carbonate is primarily used in the paper industry. The material is also extensively used in paint, plastic and rubber industries for enhanced product quality and cost reduction.  Strong and continued growth is forecast in the global]]></description>
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            <title>Defoamers - A World Market Review</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["As demand in the pulp and paper end-use market slows, the petroleum industry emerges into the next big consumer of defoamers. Stringent environmental regulations are likely to lead to increased demand for environment-friendly defoamers that do not]]></description>
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            <title>Dimethyl Terephthalate - Global Market Trends</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polyester (including fibers and films) represent two major end-use markets for Dimethyl Terephthalate (DMT) worldwide. Despite demand from certain applications, DMT faces tough competition from rival]]></description>
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            <title>Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI) - A Global Market Report</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["The market for basic materials such as Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI) is inextricably linked to the fortunes of its end-use industries. MDI is used in the production of rigid polyurethane foam, elastomers, and reaction-injection molding]]></description>
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            <title>Ethanol - Global Market Opportunities</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["The world ethanol market stands enthused by rising consumption patterns in end-use markets. Fuel-ethanol is witnessing unprecedented interest encouraged largely by the ban on MTBE in several countries and its resulting replacement by ethanol.]]></description>
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            <title>Ethylene - A Global Market Report</title>
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            <description><![CDATA["Ethylene (C2H4), a light gas with a characteristic sweet smell belongs to the olefins family of petrochemicals or aliphatics, which are straight chain hydrocarbons, derived from petroleum or natural gas. Other major products belonging to this]]></description>
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