I am looking for a list of the leading Specialty Chemical
Manufacturers (focusing on $1B to $2B in sales). Public and private.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Apr 2004 11:02 PDT

Hello blucken-ga...nice to see you back again.

I haven't yet found a nice, neat list of the top specialty chemical
firms.  But there is a good -- and hot off the presses -- overview of
the sector which mentions many of the key players, here:

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/nlw/8216specialties.html

April 19, 2004

INCREASED WINGSPAN

Key players in the specialties sector claim they have evolved through
adversity, adapting for success in emerging growth markets

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Is this type of article a help for what you need?  If so, what
additional information should I concentrate on finding in order to
give you a full and (hopefully) five-star answer to your question?

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by blucken-ga on 23 Apr 2004 06:11 PDT

I know either Chemical Week or Chemical & Engineering News profiles
the specialty chemical industry (current revenues, profits, etc. in
comparison to previous year revenues, profits, etc.) and tracks key
industry indicators (capacity utilization, etc.).  I was hoping maybe
we could uncover something along those lines.