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Presents information on the advantage of being closer to nature by hiking, using eight alpine resorts in the United States. Description of trails for the hiker; Advice on choosing a resort; Contact information. INSET: The ultimate trail..

Provides information on five biking routes in the United States. Big Mountain in Montana; Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia; McCall in Idaho; Northstar-at-Tahoe in California; Sugarloaf/USA in Maine; Maps and route information. INSET: How to load your bike: A quick guide to essential gear..

The article discusses the move of the paper industry in the U.S. to recover ubiquitous tree biopolymer. It states that paper companies use improved separation technology to recover the burned lignin. It mentions that the paper companies remove lignin from cellulose in two ways, the sulfite pulping process and acid precipitation.

Presents the author's narrative about his self-supported bicycling tour in Colorado's Continental Divide. His description of the scenery in Continental Divide; Tips and recommendations for people who would like to do a self-supported bicycling tour. INSET: The $15 tour.

The article explores the introduction of single-load laundry detergent capsules into the U.S. market. Chemical industry experts believe that the products will be successful despite previous failures of similar ideas, pointing to the improved formulation of the polyvinyl alcohol films encapsulating the detergents, the success of these products in Great Britain since 2000, and U.S. consumer acceptance of capsule formulations in other products such as dishwasher detergents and stain removers.

The article offers a look at the efforts of automatic dishwasher detergent (ADW) manufacturers in the U.S. to seek the help of the chemical industry to make their products phosphate free. It cites the response of consumers to the initiative of Procter & Gamble to lessen the phosphate content of its Cascade ADW. The alternative products being promoted by the chemical industry to address the phosphate gap in the ADW industry are also mentioned. The role of protease and amylase enzymes in phosphate-free ADW is also explained.

The article reports on the chemical plants including DuPont which are about to close due to global economic downturn. In May 2009, DuPont informed their customers that they would close the Hypalon plant which is the only U.S. plant of its kind. Edward Pruitt, chief procurement officer of Sun Chemical states that this closure exposes manufacturers and their clients to additional cost risks. Moreover, the Dow and Nova Chemicals Corp. are also shutting down without local production in the U.S.

The article discusses how several chemists downsized out from big pharmaceutical companies are finding new careers with contract research organizations in the U.S. Many Western chemical companies are reconsidering the way they conduct research. Many are closing down their research and development laboratories and are employing contract research organizations. Some of chemists who are finding work with contract research organizations are Yanping Chen, John Perumattam and Bill Smith.

The article focuses on how chemical firms which supply the cleaning products industry are responding to increasing consumer demand for environmentally friendly products in the U.S. It is stated that consumer product companies like Clorox should venture into the market for the so-called green cleaning products. In addition, chemical companies are reducing packaging and avoiding certain ingredients at the behest of retailers.

The article reports on the increase in demand for industrial-strength bleach in the U.S. The largest commercial use of bleach is treating water, either municipal drinking water or wastewater from cities and factories. A report by the Center for American Progress in 2006 found that 174 wastewater facilities and drinking-water plants across the country had shifted from chlorine gas to bleach as a water treatment chemical since 1999, when a federal risk-management planning program went into effect.

The article reports on the decision of cleaning products industry to embrace sustainability due to the insistence of Wal-Mart, legislators and the public in the U.S. A plan to measure its 60,000 worldwide suppliers on their ability to reduce packaging by Wal-Mart. Huntsman launched a business unit charged with enhancing its practice of green chemistry that reduces the use or generation of hazardous products.

The article discusses the development of carpet recycling industries in the U.S. The recycling industries largely attribute the success of their businesses to development of carpet codes and higher prices for crude oil which driven up the cost of nylon fiber and other feedstock for synthetic carpet. According to Steve Bradfield, director for environmental affairs for Shaw Carpets Ltd., ingredients other than fiber are converted into a hard coproduct which is sold as a high-energy fuel.

Reports that chemistry services industry in the U.S. struggles to adapt to new global outsourcing environment. Demands for chemistry services from drug companies; Challenges faced by pure contract research organizations; Assertion of most chemistry services executives that the business they are in today is much different and much more difficult than it was just a few years ago INSET: France's Cytomics Goes Offshore‗To U.S.…..

Highlights the Semicon West Semiconductor equipment and materials trade show in San Francisco, California. Intention of the chemical makers to enter in the chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries; Introduction of CMP tool by Applied Materials and Novellus; Financial performance of the chemical companies.

Focuses on the electronic chemicals sector in the U.S. Market expectations of chemical suppliers following the growth in semiconductor sales in 2004; Annual growth of the semiconductor materials business; Challenges faced by companies that provide next-generation photoresist and dielectric materials to electronics customers.

Focuses on pharmaceutical outsourcing in the United States. List of top contract manufacturers; Emphasis on commercial-scale manufacturing; Development agreement between DSM and GelTex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Focuses on the growth of the chemistry services of Albany Molecular Research Inc. in the U.S. Increase of the chemistry research revenues; Allocation of funds for MediChem expansion; Improvement of the drug discovery process.

Focuses on the issues related to generic drugs in the U.S. Advantage of generics; Source of revenue; Competition in bulk metformin. INSET: Italian Generics Firm Fight Back..

Focuses on the new product development efforts of the detergent industry in the United States. Risks involved in the innovation of household cleaning products; Accounts on the failure of some products to meet market expectations; Concerns of consumers over the use of antimicrobials in soaps and detergents. INSETS: Antibiotic Resistance Still Hot Topic In..., by William Stork.;Laundry Detergent Forms Multiply Once More, by Michael Mccoy..

Reports on the reorganization efforts of Dow Chemical Co. in a bid to become the world's largest and most diverse chemical company. Company background; Goals of the restructuring; Management team responsible for the company's success; Plans for Union Carbide and its other chemicals business acquisitions; Priorities set by company president Michael D. Parker as part of the restructuring. INSETS: A Drive To Perfection At Dow.;Wringing Savings From A Merger..

Focuses on the need for commercial-scale pharmaceutical chemical outsourcing services in the United States. Alliance between development-stage drugmaker and manufacturers; Plans of drug companies to develop an early-phase business in-house; Relevance of implementing toxicological studies. INSETS: Some Seek To Develop An Early-Phase Business In-House.;Helping People Do Business For 75 Years..

Reports efforts of chemical companies and semiconductor producers to produce computer chips in the United States. Impact of the copper research of the International Business Machine Corporation on the computer industry; Details on the low-k solution developed by Novellus Systems; Information on the XLK product line of Dow Corning. INSET: Wet chemicals woes are slowly lifting..

Reports on the effect of the change in the copper industry's processing method on the sulfuric acid industry in the United States. Financial crisis involving the copper industry; Production of sulfuric acid by copper smelting; Closure of three major copper smelting facilities in the country.

Reports on the proliferation of biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing in the United States. Survey conducted by Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America; Clinical testing phase of biotechnology-based drugs; Forecast of an increase in the number of biotech drugs in the country; Need for contract manufacturers to invest in production capacity.

Deals with the conversion of agricultural and municipal waste into ethanol. Information on BC International (BCI), one of several companies planning to produce fuel-grade ethanol based on so-called biomass; Support given by the United States Department of Energy to waste-to-ethanol projects; Details on the plan of BCI to establish a waste-to-ethanol facility in the rice-growing region of California's Sacramento Valley.

Provides information on the decrease in sales for the United States commodity plastics business. Information on the pricing situation for polyethylene; Comments from a variety of persons on this topic; Details on joint ventures taking place in the plastics business; Financial information on the commodity plastics industry.

Focuses on a number of projects in Geismar, Louisiana, and the Baytown, Texas, area to connect producers of three chemicals by pipelines. Details on the operations of these pipelines; Expected completion date of the projects; Location of the biggest expansions and most ambitious pipeline links. INSET: Forebears of the current trend.

Presents quotations for prices of chemicals and related materials in the United States for the week ended March 13, 1998. Chemical name; Price; Quantity.

Presents a chart reflecting spot quotations and list prices of suppliers of chemicals and related materials in the United States for the week ended September 26, 1997. Name of chemical; Range of prices.

The article focuses on the materials provided by chemical companies for making budget-priced detergents in the U.S. as of January 2014. Topics discussed include the consumer products firm Procter & Gamble Co. to release the Tide Simply Clean and Fresh detergent, decrease in buying of premium detergents by U.S. consumers and decrease in sales of the Tide liquid detergents. Other topics discussed include the Purex line of laundry detergents from Henkel AG & Co. KGaA.

The article presents information on the investment made by the enzymes industry in the production and development of cellulosic biofuels. It mentions that the scientists have developed an enzyme which can degrade cellulose into the sugars needed to make fuel ethanol, and informs about glucoamylase enzymes which aid in fermenting of sugars to ethanol from starch. It also informs that financial support will be provided by the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) to reduce enzyme high costs for consumers.

The article offers information on three small U.S. chemical companies which have survived the recession and did not opt to transfer their production abroad. It states that the success of Equinox Chemicals is partially attributed to the diversity of the markets it serves. It says that acquisitions and collaborations helped Monomer-Polymer & Dajac Labs (MPD) to increase its product base. It mentions that Hampford Research Inc. withstood the recession because of structural changes it has adopted.

The article focuses on the condition of radiochemical business in the U.S. after the departure of Sigma-Aldrich Corp. and General Electric Co. in the industry. It mentions that the remaining players in the industry insists that a future is still left for the market of radiochemical research tools. Surendra Gupta, a chemist who founded the American Radiolabeled Chemicals (ARC) notes that, the decline of competitors means a desirable state for the remaining enterprise.

The article discusses the industrial impact of the rising prices for sulfuric acid in the U.S. According to the author, U.S. phosphate fertilizer producers account for fully 60% of U.S. sulfuric acid consumption. Rohm and Haas said that widespread switching away from sulfuric acid would result in a lot of research and development (R&D) and reengineering. Norfalco calls ethanol the fastest growing U.S. outlet for sulfuric acid.

The article focuses on the challenge faced by detergent companies in getting the fragrance onto clothes in the U.S. Fragrance manufacturers, delivery technology specialists, specialty chemical, companies and consumer product makers pursue the targeted delivery of fragrance and other cleaning product ingredients. Clessence has a controlled-release system that is applied to fabrics and another substrates at the textile mill or garment factory

Examines the development of alternatives to dry cleaning solvent perchloroethylene by specialty chemical companies in the U.S. Adverse effects of perchloroethylene use; Adoption of carbon dioxide-based systems by dry cleaners in Los Angeles, California; Pros and cons of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane use.

Reports on the business plans of Crompton Corp. president and chief executive officer, Robert L. Wood, for the newly launched specialty company Chemtura in the U.S. Application of the same restructuring techniques he did at Crompton; Reduction of the workforce to generate savings; Presentation of lofty financial goals for the firm.

Focuses on the increasing competition to produce bulk paclitaxel, a derived cancer drug in the U.S. Requirement of a rare combination of farming and chemistry skills; Usability of extractive and semisynthetic approaches in making the drug; History of initiation of clinical trials of drug's antitumor activity by the National Cancer Institute.

Focuses on the focus of chemical company exhibitors at the Informex custom manufacturing trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada on new kilogram-scale facilities for small quantities of drug compounds made under current Good Manufacturing Practice standards. Question whether the overcapacity plaguing the large-volume end of the custom manufacturing business will migrate to the small-scale end; Reference to companies that are poised to expand its operations; Extension of the Informex theme of kiloscale manufacturing into the nonpharmaceutical realm.

Focuses on Codexis Inc.'s Molecular Breeding biopharmaceutical technology at its Redwood City, California headquarters. Use of fermenters to grow bacteria and fungi; Codexis' collaboration with several pharmaceutical companies; pharmaceutical life-cycle management.

Reports on the use of foreign resources by pharmaceutical chemistry services companies in the United States. Reasons of companies for hiring foreign chemists; Nature and extent of partnerships formed by drug companies with foreign firms.

Reports on the efforts to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from coal-fired power plants in the United States. Provisions under the law requiring the plants to reduce their emissions over current levels; Finding that nitrogen oxides contribute to ozone problems in Northeast cities; Technique utility companies use to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions.

Details industrial enzymes manufacturer, Genencor International's plan to enter the health care business in the United States. Manufacture of products for pharmaceutical companies; Company's expertise in biotechnology; Challenges facing the company in replicating its success in expressing effective strains of enzymes.

Details efforts of chemical companies in the United States to improve bottle corks in order to prevent wine taint. Novo Nordisk's production of an enzyme that destroys cork contaminants; Neocork Technologies's introduction of a synthetic cork that performs like a natural cork but is contaminant-free.

Focuses on the business expansion plans of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based electronic materials business enterprise, Rohm and Haas Co. Sales performance; Account on the series of company acquisitions in an effort to be the top supplier of electronic materials; Impact of the emergence of optoelectronics market on the company.

Reports that production cutbacks in plants can balance supplies and pave the way for a market turnaround in the United States calcium chloride industry. Impact of the tighter supplies and higher prices of hydrochloric acid; Major producers of calcium chloride; Level of demand for calcium chloride in the US.