This year’s Material Handbook has been updated and expanded with 75 new categories and their definitions, and a large increase in supplier listings.
A substantial amount of space in this issue is devoted to the second annual edition of our Materials Handbook. This year’s handbook has been updated and expanded with 75 new categories and their definitions, and a large increase in supplier listings. While there may be several reasons for the increased size of the handbook, certainly a recent report on the positive outlook for chemicals in 2003 plays a role.
According to a recent analysis by Consulting Resources Corp. (CRC), Lexington, Mass., a leading consulting firm specializing in the chemical process industries, sales in the U.S. chemical industry will grow by as much as $9 billion in 2003.