The issue of ICIS Chemical Business for the week of June 13, 2011, starts with a cover story examining new trends in alternative production technologies for acrylates. Also in this issue are an interview with the CEO of Ashland; the uncertain outlook for monoethylene glycol (MEG); the growth of the Chinese bioplastic industry; an expansion of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) capacity in Poland; mergers and acquisitions in Europe may reshape the petrochemical industry there; and more.