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	Specialty chemicals, a $400 billion global industry, focuses on the development of chemicals and materials from the perspective of function and market value. The emphasis is not on the chemical structure of the products, but on how they serve end user markets. Growth for specialty chemicals is tied to exploring and expanding functions and applications for new and existing chemicals that can serve both traditional and niche markets. This new edition has been extensively revised and now contains approximately 15,000 chemical monographs, 48,000 chemical synonyms and 53,000 trade name equivalents.
	
	MAJOR INDUSTRIES COVERED:
	ADHESIVES/ SEALANTS
	AGRICULTURE
	CHEMICAL PROCESSING
	COATINGS/PAINTS
	CONSTRUCTION
	COSMETICS
	ELASTOMERS/ RUBBER
	ELECTRONICS
	DYES/COLORANTS
	FOOD ADDITIVES
	FOOD PROCESSING/PACKAGING
	FUEL TREATMENT
	INDUSTRIAL & INSTITUTIONAL CLEANING
	INKS
	LUBRICANTS/ FUNCTIONAL FLUIDS
	MASONRY
	METALLURGY
	MINERAL PROCESSING
	MINING
	OILFIELD
	PAPER/PULP
	PETROLEUM PROCESSING
	PHARMACEUTICAL
	PHOTOGRAPHY
	SPECIALTY POLYMERS
	TEXTILES
	WATER MANAGEMENT
	MONOGRAPHS INCLUDE:
	CAS Registry NUMBERS
	EINECS/ELINCS NUMBERS
	FEMA NUMBERS
	UN/DOT NUMBERS
	CLASSIFICATION
	DEFINITION
	CHEMICAL SYNONYMS
	TRADE NAME SYNONYMS
	TRADE NAME MANUFACTURERS
	EMPIRICAL FORMULA
	MOLECULAR FORMULA
	PROPERTIES
	STORAGE
	TOXICOLOGY
	PRECAUTIONS
	HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
	NFPA RATINGS
	HMIS RATINGS
	REGULATORY DATA
	FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS (USES)
	USE LEVEL
	GENERIC MANUFACTURERS/ DI