Table of Contents

Cover Story

Green Chemistry: Muscling in on the Mainstream

Newsbriefs

Top of the Week

Earnings Meet Expectations but Outlook is Cautious

Business & Finance News

United States/Americas

Specialty Firms Post Mixed Third-Quarter Earnings

DSM Launches Cellulosic Biofuel Project

Canada Proposes BPA Riskmanagement Plan

Lawmaker Warns EPA on Effort to Change Rules

Fertilizer Firms' Thirdquarter Profits Surge

Cytec's Earnings Dip; CEO to Retire

Europe/Mideast

BP Reaffirms Commitment to Petchems

Asia/Pacific

Arkema Plans H202 Plant in China

Changshu to be One of Arkema's Biggest Sites

New Construction Projects

The Back Page

Chemistry's History Gets a Makeover

Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals

Dow Wolff Cellulosics Takes Over Optim

Dishman in Talks with Firms for India SEZ

Aesica Shortlists Firms for U.S. Acquisition

Specialty Chemicals

Novozymes Eyes Second-Generation Biofuels

Basic Chemicals & Plastics

Spot Ethylene Prices Fall on Weak Demand

BASF Slashes Caprolactam Production

CW Price Report

Regulatory

Retailers, NGOs to Adopt Safer Alternatives Policy

Database Created to Track State Chemical Rules

CW75

Chemical Stocks Down Amid Volatile Market

Departments

Viewpoint

Key Change

Leading Indicator: The Fed Responds

View on Security: Assessing Security-Risk Tiers Under DHS's CFATS

The Back Page: Plexiglas Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Features

Marketplace

Chemical Week - October 27, 2008 Index