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Looking for Growth in the Chemicals Industry

January
2012
T. Kevin Swift

Recovery has stalled in developed nations. Debt, unemployment, and the emerging recession in Europe will encumber U.S. growth prospects in the years ahead. One bright spot, however, is the shale gas story.

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