The Specialty Chemicals Market Volume Index, a new tool created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), fell further during the fourth quarter, slipping back 0.2 percent on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis in November. This follows a 0.1 percent decline in October and a generally weak first half of the year. Weakness in 2015 remains centered on oilfield chemicals and a few other segments that combined weighed on overall volumes. Although there was weakness beyond oil chemicals during ...