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Did you know that you can get a subscription to the magazine, American Chemistry, for free?
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There appears to be an issue with that link -- all I get is a "You can buy this domain" page.
Just be sure that you are aware that this is put out by the American Chemistry Council (ACC): "which represents the leading companies engaged in the business of chemistry, including significant business groups such as the Plastics Division and the Chlorine Chemistry Division." [http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_acc/index.asp]
Publications from the American Chemical Society (ACS) generally do not have the narrow focus on industrial issues that ACC stuff probably does (though they also don't a free glossy magazine for public distribution).
Subscription link here: http://www.kenilworth.com/forms/sub_form_subscriptions.php
Can't edit my comment above. I just wanted to add that the magazine is not free. The free subscription is only available for American Chemistry Council member companies (and that link is broken since their domain has expired). More information here: http://www.kenilworth.com/publications/ac/