NEWS OF THE WEEK
			CHEMICALS IN EUROPE German chancellor pans EU plan to test and regulate chemicals.
			ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS Air Products purchases Ashland's electronic chemicals business.
			NANOTUBE CURRENTS Shining light on a carbon nanotube generates electrical current.
			CATALYTIC N2 REDUCTION Single-site Mo complex provides first clear model for N2 conversion to NH3.
			NATURAL GAS CRISIS Suppliers and users seek an end to shortages and skyrocketing prices.
			DIOXIN EXPOSURE Report urges cooperative effort to lower levels of dioxins in food.
			TERROR RESPONSE Emergency personnel are underfunded, study says, but R&D funds may increase.
			EATING VINYL CHLORIDE Newly isolated microbe reduces pollutant to ethene and chloride.

COVER STORY
			FACTS & FIGURES Despite economic malaise, chemical company earnings around the world increased, largely because of cost cutting.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			PLASTICS EXPO National event showcases new products and innovations.
			INSIGHTS American Chemistry Council needs to get serious about approving its advertising plan.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			SCIENTIFIC TESTIMONY A critical look at the 1993 court decision that laid out guidelines for admitting scientific evidence.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			CANCUN CATALYSIS Conference in Mexico draws experts from around the globe and gives locals extra exposure.
			EBSCO TO THE RESCUE Firm acquires troubled subscription agency RoweCom.
			CRITTER CHEMISTRY Researchers seek the chemical basis behind the giraffe's foul scent.

EMPLOYMENT
			BOSTON BIOTECH Future looks promising for one of the nation's premier biotech strongholds.

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