And for some teams late September is rough

The "Nylon Chain Report: 2008" contains over 102 pages packed with up-to-datestatistics and objective analysis of the trends and recent development of thenylon Industry covering the entire value chain beginning from benzene further tointermediate - caprolactum, down to nylon fibre and filaments. The Reportpresents tabulation and graphical presentation of trends in demand and supply ofnylon chain country-wise from 2003 to 2007 and projections up to 2013 for Nylon.Major investments and capacity shut down are captured also extensively.Processes description, end use and derivatives along with the latestproducer-wise capacity are added feature of this report. Highlights: Global caprolactum production touched 4.37 million tons in 2007, implying asignificant increase of 7.3 over 2006. This is the fastest year-on-yearincrease recorded in the past 10 years.

Over the past 10 years, caprolactumoutput has risen by a modest 3 per annum against 2.2 rate of increase inconsumption and 2 increase in capacity. Asia is a major nylon producing and consuming region in the world with a shareof 47 in global supplies and 45 of global consumption. In 2007, the regionproduced 1.85 million tons of nylon (SF) which was 7.8 higher than the numbersof 2006 Consumption in similar comparison was up 4.4 Both these growth rates werelower than those of 2006. North America was the second largest producer /consumer of nylon with share of 29 in global market. The share of West Europehas been declining as capacities - both upstream and downstream - are shiftingto low cost areas in Asia. In Asia Pacific, the nylon is mostly produced inTaiwan and Korea. As production moves to lower costareas, capacity is being added in Southeast Asia.

Key Topics Covered: Benzene PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PROCESS / TECHNOLOGY / FEEDSTOCK MAJOR INVESTMENTS TRENDS IN BENZENE DEMAND & SUPPLY Caprolactum PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PROCESS / TECHNOLOGY / FEEDSTOCK END USE MAJOR INVESTMENTS CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS IN 2007 TRENDS IN CAPROLACTUM DEMAND & SUPPLY PRICE TRENDS Nylon PROCESS / TECHNOLOGY / FEEDSTOCK END USE HYDROLYSIS AND DEGRADATION NYLON YARN APPLICATIONS MAJOR INVESTMENTS / DISINVESTMENTS TRENDS IN NYLON DEMAND & SUPPLY PRICE TRENDS OUTLOOK Nylons - International Trade MAJOR SUPPLIERS TABLESFor more information visit http:// and MarketsLaura WoodSenior Fax from USA: 646-607-1907Fax from rest of the world: 353-1-481-1716 Copyright Business Wire 2009. As the leaves change color and the weather slowly but surely cools down, emotions are running high in major league baseballAbout ten teams have their eyes set on October, dreaming of the glory that could be. Quite a few teams are going through the motions, having been out of it for months and never having a real shot in the first place.And for some teams, late September is rough. The burdens of missed opportunities and lost seasons weigh heaviest right now. For fans of teams like the Mets, the Cubs, the Indians, the Rays, it's hard to have hope.A year ago, that was me, as my Tigers were coming off the most disappointing season in their one-hundred plus year history.

I was holding out no hope for that team, even for a fresh start in 2010, and I know some fans in Denver and Seattle felt the same way about their Rockies and Mariners.These were three of the most disappointing teams in baseball in 2008, and not one of them entered the off season with much cash to spend to throw at their problems. Clearly, Jack Zduriencik, Dan O'Dowd, and Dave Dombrowski were going to have to get creative.And so, as the Yankees spent half a billion dollars to sign CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, and AJ Burnett, the Mets worked to fix their bullpen by acquiring Francisco Rodriguez and JJ Putz, and the Dodgers took all winter to resign Manny Ramirez, these three GMs worked under the radar to resurrect their clubs.None of these teams were picked to make much noise in 2009, most experts picking them all to finish last or second-to-last.As two of the three would make the playoffs if they started today, and the other one has well surpassed their 2008 win total, it's fair to say their moves worked out And they all rebuilt themselves a similar way. Their success proves the point that if you make the right moves, flashy or not, unlikely as it may be, you can rebound.A common theme among these three teams is that over the course of the off season, they all made more headlines for the players they lost then the players they acquired. The Mariners saw Raul Ibanez, one of their few consistent bats in 2008, split for the world champion Phillies and they traded closer JJ Putz to the New York Mets. The Rockies traded Matt Holliday, the face of their franchise, to the Oakland A's and lost closer Brian Fuentes to the Angels. The Tigers rid themselves of Edgar Renteria after one disappointing year, and lost veterans Kenny Rogers and Todd Jones to retirement.As analysts praised the Mets' acquisition of Putz, the fact that the Mariners had just assembled a defensive outfield for the ages by acquiring Franklin Gutierrez and Endy Chavez went totally unnoticed. Though Chavez has been hurt, Gutierrez has blossomed, putting up solid offensive numbers and catching everything in center field. He's been a tremendous asset to a Seattle pitching staff that leads the AL in ERA. Oh yeah, JJ Putz has a 5.22 ERA and has been on the DL since June.Matt Holliday has excelled in St.