U.S. SPECIALTY CHEMICAL MARKETS END Q2 ON A SOLID NOTE, ACC SAYS

The American Chemistry Council reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes ended the second quarter on a solid note, increasing 0.4 percent in June after a slightly revised 0.4 percent gain in May, and a 1.0 percent gain in April. All changes in the data are reported on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. Of the twenty-eight specialty chemical segments monitored by ACC, eighteen expanded in June, nine experienced decline and one featured no change. During June, large market volume gains (1.0 percent and over) occurred in electronic chemicals and oilfield chemicals, ACC said.