The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that US specialty chemicals market volumes rose 0.6% in February. This follows an upwardly revised 0.4% gain in January. Volumes have generally been moving up since May, 2016. All changes in the data are reported on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. Of the 28 specialty, chemical segments monitored by ACC, 18 expanded in February and 10 declined. During February, large gains (1.0% and higher) occurred in antioxidants, food additives, min...