The way to big money in the chemical industry is to develop some far-out fiber, plastic or chemical and then to build a fence of patents around it. Example: nylon. At a cost of $27 million, Du Pont ...
Strong demand for its Celcon-brand acetal is leading engineering resins maker Ticona to boost capacity in Bishop, Texas, by 35 million pounds by the end of 2004. Summit, N.J.-based Ticona, which ...