The issue of ICIS Chemical Business for the week of May 30, 2011, features a cover story on chemicals in automotive applications. Inside there is a four-page fold-out that looks at all the chemicals driving change in today’s new vehicles, both inside and out. There is also an overview of the auto sector, Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plans to create its own car industry, and the increasing use of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic in vehicles. Other features in the latest issue include looks at the paraxylene, butadiene and polycarbonate markets in Asia; an interview with the CEO of Momentive Performance Materials; the increasing price of acrylates in the US; the active global titanium dioxide market; and much more.
