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		<title>Got TEA? – You may need CFATS!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) covering sites handling over 300 Chemicals of Interest. http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixa-chemicalofinterestlist.pdf The listed chemicals were identified in the Federal Register on November 20, 2007. This table lists Minimum Concentrations and Screening Thresholds for addressing Release, Theft and Sabotage concerns for these chemicals. Seven different [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=198</link>
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		<title>Triclosan Trouble</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is reviewing the safety of triclosan, the active ingredient in many antibacterial soaps and body washes.  This follows the December 10th release of the Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The report provided an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=177</link>
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		<title>Lubrizol: C&amp;EN&#8217;s company of the year!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re proud to number Lubrizol among our suppliers, not only because of the superior products it brings to market, but because it&#8217;s one of the true leaders in the industry.  That was recognized by Chemical &#38; Engineering News, which has spotlighted Lubrizol as its Company Of The Year for 2009.
As their article puts it,
The most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=162</link>
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		<title>The passing of a pioneer: Dr. Albert Kligman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Albert Kligman, pioneer of Retin-A and other advancements, passed away on February 9, leaving a rich legacy of innovation and achievement.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=148</link>
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		<title>Natural personal care products see fresh new investments!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Investment dollars are finding their way back into the natural personal care category, according to this recent story via CGI Magazine.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=136</link>
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		<title>Wooden Pallet Alert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last December, the producer of  Tylenol reported a recall due to what was described as an unusual odor.  Since then, the recall has been extended to include additional products most of which were produced at a factory in Puerto Rico.  The recall now covers more than 50 million consumer packages.  Some illnesses are alleged.
Tylenol’s manufacturer issued [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=120</link>
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		<title>AkzoNobel&#8217;s new investment in the future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AkzoNobel is investing in its English R&#038;D facility, paving the way for innovation and a stronger competitive edge.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=113</link>
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		<title>Innovation&#8230;it&#8217;s also about attitude.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a very good post from Business Week about why those in business who complain and feel victimized don&#8217;t invent &#8212; they find reasons not to succeed, so they don&#8217;t bother to try, and accept failure as inevitable consequence, not as an opportunity to learn and move forward.  So they don&#8217;t innovate.  Often, even the best [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=107</link>
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		<title>The segment that&#8217;s groomed for (even more!) growth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The men's grooming product category is seeing continued strong worldwide growth]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=91</link>
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		<title>Taking nothing for granted: a primer for 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The conservatively upbeat outlook for this year is tempered by the obvious slowness in other areas of the economy that affect the chemical industry, though the personal care products category has been a bright spot.  The overall business declined by 6.2% in 2009, its second drop following a 4.7% fall in 2008.
We&#8217;d like to think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsouthwest.com/blog/?p=79</link>
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