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    The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes started the 2Q on a strong note, increasing 0.9 percent in April after an upwardly revised 0.5 percent gain in March and a 0.3 percent gain in February. All changes in the data are reported on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. Of the 28 specialty chemical segments the ACC monitors, t24 expanded in April, one market experienced decline and three featured no change. During April, large market volume gains (one percent and over) occurred in adhesives & sealants, mining chemicals, oilfield chemicals, plastics compounding and rubber processing chemicals.
     
    The overall specialty chemicals volume index was up 4.7 percent on a year-over-year (Y/Y) 3MMA basis. The index stood at 112.5 percent of its average 2012 levels. This is equivalent to 7.75 billion pounds (3.52 million metric tons). On a Y/Y basis, there were gains among 21 market and functional specialty chemical segments. Compared to last year, volumes were down in five segments.
     
    Specialty chemicals are materials manufactured on the basis of the unique performance or function and provide a wide variety of effects on which many other sectors and end-use products rely. They can be individual molecules or mixtures of molecules, known as formulations. The physical and chemical characteristics of the single molecule or mixtures along with the composition of the mixtures influence the performance end product. Individual market sectors that rely on such products include automobile, aerospace, agriculture, cosmetics and food, among others.
     
    Specialty chemicals differ from commodity chemicals. They may only have one or two uses, while commodities may have multiple or different applications for each chemical. Commodity chemicals make up most of the production volume in the global marketplace, while specialty chemicals make up most of the diversity in commerce at any given time, and are relatively high value with greater market growth rates.
     
    This data is the only timely source of market trends for 28 market and functional specialty chemical segments. Chemistry directly touches over 96 percent of all manufactured goods, and trends in these specialty chemical segments provide a detailed view of trends in manufacturing. The data also sheds light on how various consumer end-use markets are performing compared to others in the marketplace.
     
    U.S. Specialty Chemical Market Volume, Percentage Change
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      Month Month Year Date
      Mar 18/ Apr 18/ Apr 18/ YTD 18/
      Feb 18 Mar 18 Apr 17 YTD 17
    U.S. Total 0.5 0.9 4.7 4.4
    Adhesives & Sealants 0.4 1.1 4.3 3.6
    Antioxidants 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.9
    Biocides 0.4 0.7 4.8 4.5
    Catalysts 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.1
    Coatings 0.4 0.8 3.9 3.3
    Construction Chemicals 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.5
    Corrosion Inhibitors 0.7 0.9 7.7 7.6
    Cosmetic Chemicals 1.0 0.7 9.4 8.9
    Dyes -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3
    Electronic Chemicals -0.9 -0.4 8.5 8.7
    Flame Retardants 0.1 0.0 1.3 1.3
    Flavors & Fragrances 0.8 0.8 8.2 7.6
    Food Additives 0.4 0.7 4.9 4.6
    Foundry Chemicals 0.2 0.5 1.5 2.2
    I&I Cleaners 0.3 0.4 2.2 1.9
    Lubricant Additives 0.3 0.3 -3.6 -2.7
    Mining Chemicals -0.4 1.5 -0.1 -1.2
    Oilfield Chemicals 1.4 2.0 14.3 14.4
    Paint Additives 0.2 0.8 3.4 2.8
    Paper Additives -0.7 0.1 -3.0 -3.1
    Pigments -0.4 0.0 -2.2 -2.5
    Plastic Additives -0.3 0.3 5.6 5.0
    Plasticizers -0.3 0.4 6.5 5.8
    Plastic Compounding 0.3 1.0 1.8 1.4
    Printing Ink -0.3 0.0 0.5 0.6
    Rubber Processing -0.5 1.2 0.0 -1.2
    Textile Specialties 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.5
    Water Management Chemicals 0.2 0.4 -0.3 -0.4
               
     
     
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