Table of Contents

Cover Story

Regulatory Challenges: Policies in Transition

Newsbriefs

Top of The Week

DuPont Cuts 2,500 Jobs; Expects Fourth-Quarter Loss

ACC: Industry Faces Financial, Political Challenges

Business & Finance News

United States/Americas

Dow and Kuwait Rework K-Dow Deal

Eastman Lowers Fourth-Quarter Estimate

Ocean Freight Rates Fall as Chemical Volumes Drop

Huntsman Restructures Textiles, Cuts 470 Jobs

RPM Loses Case Against Asbestos Insurers

Europe/Mideast

GPCA: Major Challenges Lie Ahead

Shell Seeks Coordinated CO₂ Capture Policies

Industry Calls Reach Pre-Registration a Success

Asia/Pacific

Showa Denko to Establish Ammonia jv in China

Tata Invests in Singapore Seeds Firm

New Construction Projects

Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals

U.S. FDA Opens Offices in China

Sun Pharma Acquires U.S. API Firm

AstraZeneca to Cut 1,400 Jobs, Shut Units by 2013

Specialty Chemicals

JohnsonDiversey Honored for NPE Phaseout

Global Catalyst Demand to Rise

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Basic Chemicals & Plastics

Petchem Capacity Increases Outpace Demand

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Product Focus: Acrylic Acid

CW Price Report

CW75

Chemical Stocks Decline

Departments

Viewpoint

Key Changes

Vital Statistics: GDP Falls

Features

Marketplace

Chemical Week - December 8, 2008 Index