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Publisher Summary The U.S. chemical industry's future and its key technology needs and pathways are the subject of a joint effort of the Chemical Manufacturers Association, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Council for Chemical Research, the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association, and the chemical industry to (1) provide technology vision and establish technical priorities in areas critical for improving the chemical industry's competitiveness, (2) develop recommendations to strengthen cooperation among industry, government, and academe, and (3) provide direction for continuous improvement through step-change technology. The chemical industry provides the building blocks of a modern society, and its products are essential to a broad range of manufacturing industries and service sectors. These products meet the most fundamental needs for food, shelter, and health, and they are vital to the high technology world of computing, telecommunications and biotechnology. Chemicals are a keystone of U.S. manufacturing, essential to a large range of industries, such as pharmaceuticals, automobiles, textiles, furniture, paint, paper, electronics, agriculture, construction, appliances, and services. The driving forces that are changing the nature of the business environment and impacting other industries, as well, stimulated this effort to think about the future of the chemical industry include increasing globalization, sustainability, financial performance, customer expectations, and changing work force requirements |
