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FORBES: Eastman Chemical Takes Over #2 Spot From Wyndham Worldwide

Other competitors in the basic materials sector include: DuPont (DD), Huntsman (HUN), and Eastman Chemical (EMN).

FORBES: Earnings Preview: Dow Chemical

Other competitors in the basic materials sector include: EI du Pont de Nemours (DD), Dow Chemical (DOW), and Eastman Chemical (EMN).

FORBES: Earnings Preview: FMC

If Apple were to offer a iPhone model that returns to a plastic housing, that could boost demand for plastic suppliers such as Eastman Chemical (EMN), Dow Chemical (DOW) and Cytec Industries (CYT), to name a few.

FORBES: Apple's Future Is In Plastics?