THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Secondly, natural gas prices dropped from a high of $2.46 per mmbtu in 1984 to a low of $1.20 in early 1992 where it stayed at or below $2.00 through 1999. Stage V. Between 2000 and 2006 the industry shed about 5,000 jobs as it again had to deal with a jump in the price of natural gas. ................
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