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U.S. sales of agbiotech products are expected to increase 16%/year through 2011 to reach $6 billion, despite opposition to genetically modified foods, making it the fastest-growing biotechnology sector, says a [...]

PLASTICS START 2001 UNDER THE CLOUD OF A second-half collapse in demand and the anticipation of slower U.S. economic growth. Demand for most thermoplastics fell flat late last year after [...]

DOW CHEMICAL SAYS ITS PLASTICS business is on target to post sales of more than $11 billion this year, a 15% increase over 1999. Dow president and CEO Michael Parker [...]

Plastics Production in the U.S. and Canada finished off 1999 strongly, recording an increase of 6.5%, to 6.5 billion lbs, in December, compared to the same month in 1998, according [...]

In the U.S. plastics market, 1994 appears to be bringing the long-awaited recovery. While margins need improvement and some sectors still lag, most producers say they are seeing a new [...]

Japanese resin shipments declined with the exception of polypropylene, which increased 1%, according to data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Polystyrene declined 9%, low-density polyethylene (PE) dropped [...]