The edition of ICIS Chemical Business for the week of July 18, 2011, features a cover story and expanded features section looking at the Top 100 Chemical Distributors for 2011. The issue spotlights the annual ICIS listing of the leading global chemical distributors, and includes detailed commentaries from the heads of the chemical distribution associations for Canada, Europe, Brazil and US, as well as an examination of the merger and acquisition activities currently roiling the market. Also in this issue are articles looking at: polyethylene in China; ethanol subsidies in the US may end; and due to shortages, acetic acid prices are on the rise.
