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Specialty Chemicals Market Volume Up 0.1% in Q1

Details on cosmetic chemicals in American Chemistry Council's data.

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By: Christine Esposito

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The Specialty Chemicals Market Volume Index, a tool created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), progressed further during the first quarter of 2016, rising 0.1% on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis in February after a 0.1% gain in January.   Weakness during 2015 was centered in oilfield chemicals and a few other segments that, combined, weighed on overall volumes. Of the twenty-eight specialty chemical segments included in the index, seventeen expanded in February, with adhesives,...

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