CHEMICAL UPDATE
AUGUST 2011
McIlvaine Company
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INDUSTRY
Shale Gas Means Record U.S. Chemical Industry Growth
Colorado Likely to Require Fracking Chemical Disclosures
Tulane Researchers Find Bacteria For Cellulose to Butanol
EXPANSIONS
BASF to Invest in World Scale Acrylic Acid Complex in Brazil
DuPont Opens Innovation Center in Thailand
Dow Boosting Additive Capacity at Scotland Facility
Dow Expands Production of Solar Films
Henkel Builds New Adhesives Factory in China
Israel Chemicals Eyes Expansion in India
ACQUISITIONS
PPG to Acquire Colombian Coatings Company Colpisa
Cargill to Buy Dutch Nutritional Feed Additive Firm Provimi