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July 28, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 30
Volume 86, Issue 30
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Sales and profits rise at most of the world's top chemical companies
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July 28, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 30
July 28, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 30
Sales and profits rise at most of the world's top chemical companies
(pp. 19-25)
Features
Government & Policy
Radioactive spill at NIST's Boulder facility raises questions about agency's preparedness (pp. 42-45)
Science & Technology
For more sustainable chemical processing, chemists are exploring catalysts based on abundant and increasingly versatile iron (pp. 53-57)
News of the Week
Roche's Reversal
Swiss drugmaker wants to bring long-independent Genentech into the fold
(p.13)Bubble Fusion Burst
Researcher engaged in misconduct, committee finds
(p.14)Chemical Makers Feel The Pinch
High oil prices crimp earnings, but sun shines on agriculture
(p.15)Guarding Against Fakes
Federal government opens a center to protect and enforce intellectual property rights
(p.15)Chemistry Competition
Several teams make history at International Chemistry Olympiad
(p.17)Departments
Business
Cargill’s sugarlike truvia is made from a plant with a lot of history
(p.32)
Omega-3 fish oils and plant sterols star at food tech show
(pp. 30-33)
Aiming to offer the best, some Chinese entrepreneurs base their companies in the U.S. but do R&D and production in China
(pp. 34-38)
Temporary security measures disrupt manufacturing and research operations in China
(pp. 39-40)
Sales and profits rise at most of the world's top chemical companies
(pp. 19-25)Concentrates
(pp. 27-28)
(pp. 27-28)- Teva Will Acquire Generics Rival Barr
- Shankland To Get Perkin Medal
- Rockwood Will Buy Pigments Producer
- Dupont Danisco Plans Cellulosic Ethanol
- Change In Store For Cognis' Oleochemicals
- PotashCorp Adds Yet More Capacity
- Lyondell Refinery Incident Kills Four
- Albemarle To House Chinese Fire Facility
- Firms Wax Prolific
- GSK Plans Shift In Business Direction ...
- ... As It Signs With Harvard, Cambridge
- Roche Will Acquire Two Technology Firms
- Air Products To Sell Health Care Business
- Alphora Will Add A cGMP Kilo Lab
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Philadelphia, Aug. 17–21
(pp. 79-83)
Government & Policy
Radioactive spill at NIST's Boulder facility raises questions about agency's preparedness
(pp. 42-45)
Congress moves to limit discharge of dental mercury into wastewater
(pp. 47-49)Books
The chemistry tools and methods used by crime scene investigators are explained
(pp. 71-72)
Science & Technology
For more sustainable chemical processing, chemists are exploring catalysts based on abundant and increasingly versatile iron
(pp. 53-57)
European inorganic chemistry meeting comes to Berkeley to showcase main-group chemistry
(pp. 59-61)
Athletes going for gold worry about Beijing's air
(pp. 63-64)
Spacecraft finds evidence of volcanism and water
(p.65)
Propelled through space by the pressure of photons, solar sails need to be lightweight, thin, and durable
(p.67)
What you eat matters more than how far it traveled
(p.69)
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry
(p.70)
For Food Network host Alton Brown, science plays more than a cameo role
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Cooking and comedy combine for some sweet results
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