In the United States and around the globe, chemical industry production and earnings continued to rise in 2004 while employment levels continued to drop, according to a Chemical & Engineering News report in its July 11 issue. C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine published by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The full story, which covers finances, production, employment and trade for the chemical industry, can be found at http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8328factsandfigures.html.

For the first time, readers who want to do their own calculations will be able to download the annual Facts & Figures tables from the article as Excel files.

Source: Eurekalert & others

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