08.01.17
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that the second quarter ended on a strong note, with growth in US specialty chemicals market volumes rebounding from a 0.3% gain in May to a 0.5% gain in June. Volumes have generally been moving up since last May. All changes in the data are reported on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. The overall specialty chemicals volume index was up 4.9% on a year-over-year (Y/Y) 3MMA basis. On a Y/Y basis, there were gains among 20 market and functional specialty chemical segments, according to the ACC.