With global demand recovering and increasing chemical demand from emerging markets such as China, we expect that additional capacity expansions and economies of scale advantages should lead to market share and EBITDA margin growth for this division.

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Flagging sales, lower market share and mounting health care costs for employees and retirees in its North America division are all part of the picture.

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Performance and Safety Materials Market Share: The division has a current market share of about 3.5% of the global specialty chemicals market.

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