Essential New Chemical Industry Market Report for 2008

Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 09:00 CDT Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b35713/chemical_industry) has announced the addition of the "Chemical Industry Market Report 2008" report to their offering. The UK chemical market is one of the country's largest manufacturing sectors (accounting for around 14% of the UK's manufacturing industry as a whole), and is also one of the largest sources of exports in the manufacturing industry. The UK remains one of the top ten chemical producers in the world. International chemical companies dominate the industry in the UK, with many famous UK names falling prey to foreign competitors. Momentously for the industry and the UK's economy, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was acquired by Akzo Nobel of the Netherlands in January 2008 for $17.5bn. ICI was... [read full story]