The chemicals manufacturing industry is a vibrant, global business that encompasses many important sectors. Key products include petrochemicals, fertilizers, plastics, coatings, ceramics, solvents, additives, dyes and many other products basic to home and business needs. In addition, the pharmaceuticals industry is often included when discussing chemicals. Commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals and custom manufacturing are vibrant components of the business.

Our new Plunkett's Chemicals, Plastics & Coatings Industry Almanac and our online Chemicals, Plastics & Coatings Industry Research Center cover these sectors in detail.

Polymers are being used in advanced solar cells for renewable energy. Nanotechnology is converging with materials science in the chemicals, coatings and plastics sectors.

Our coverage includes business trends analysis and industry statistics. We also include a chemicals, plastics and coatings business glossary and a listing of industry contacts, such as industry associations and government agencies. Next, we profile hundreds of leading companies. Our company profiles include complete business descriptions and up to 27 executives by name and title. Plunkett's Chemicals, Plastics & Coatings Industry data enables you to search, filter and view selected companies and organizations, and then to export selected company contact data, including executive names.

The exciting data covers competitive intelligence, market research and business analysis--everything you need to know about the chemicals and plastics business, including:

1. Analysis of chemicals, plastics and coatings business trends, technologies, markets, competitive intelligence and companies.
2. Chemicals and plastics industry statistics and tables
3. Chemicals and plastics purchasing, sales, sourcing and supply chain
4. Biochemicals industry trends
5. Research and Development (R&D), chemical engineering, innovation
6. An analysis of global chemicals and polymers trends
7. Profiles of major specialty chemical manufacturing companies
8. Profiles of leading petrochemicals companies
9. Profiles of leading manufacturers in fields such as coatings and paints, sealants, dyes, polymers and adhesives
10. Competitive intelligence regarding global chemicals markets
11. Profiles of leading value added industrial chemicals manufacturers such as Celanese Corporation
12. Competitive analysis of trends in biochemicals and agrochemicals, as well as profiles of leading companies in these fields, such as Monsanto
13. Power Plastics, Polymers in solar cells
14. Convergence of Nanotechnology and chemicals sectors
15. And much, much more about the chemicals, plastics and coatings business

Whether you purchase the printed almanac or buy a subscription to the online edition, you will find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research tool in one superb, value-priced package.

We provide you with our famous industry trends analysis, statistical tables, and a glossary, along with a database of industry contacts including associations and professional societies. And you receive our proprietary, in-depth profiles of hundreds of leading companies in all facets of this industry—public and private companies, U.S. and non-U.S. based.

Electronic Access to Company Profiles: Our online data enables you to search, filter and view selected companies, and then export contact data into text or Excel, including executive names with titles, plus the company addresses and phone numbers.

Migration from CD-ROM to Online Tools: 2010 and earlier editions of our printed almanacs (published before June 2010) come with a CD-ROM that contains a complete database of company profiles. For 2011 editions (published June 2010 and later), we have migrated to a special set of online tools provided to book buyers at no additional charge. Buyers of these newer editions receive a form enabling them to register for 1-year, 1-seat online access to special tools at Plunkett Research Online, including the ability to view the market research/industry trends section and industry statistics. In this manner, you have online access the very latest data posted to Plunkett Research Online for one year. With either the CD-ROM or the online tools, you will be able to access the company profiles to search, view and export company data and contacts.