During November, capacity utilization in the global business of chemistry gained 0.4 percentage points to 81%, up from 80.3% last November.
January 12, 2018
Data collected and tabulated by the American Chemistry Council shows that growth in global chemistry during November was buoyed by a synchronized upswing in the global economy.
Year-to-date, single-family housing starts are 8.7% above their level over the same period last year.
January 9, 2018
Nationwide housing starts rose 3.3% in November 2017 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.297 million units after a downwardly revised October reading, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department.
Chemical production volumes continued to improve in 2017, with significant gains expected in 2018 and 2019.
December 20, 2017
Increased output and accelerating growth rates that surpass the previous 20-yr average will help cement the business of American chemistry as a $1 trillion industry within the next five years.