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| | Business: Chemicals - Open Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | Chemicals are an essential component of manufacturing, vital to industries such as construction, motor vehicles, paper, electronics, transportation, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. |
 | | Chemical manufacturing is divided into six segments: Basic chemicals; synthetic materials, including resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments; agricultural chemicals, including pesticides, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemicals; paint, coating, and adhesives; cleaning preparations, including soap, cleaning compounds, and toilet preparations; and other chemical products. |
 | | Chemical firms in the United States are concentrated in areas abundant with other manufacturing businesses, such as the Great Lakes region near the automotive industry, or the West Coast near the electronics industry. |
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