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The men and women of chemistry help make the products that keep us safe at work, from protective goggles to fire extinguishers. The business of chemistry spends more than $2 billion per year improving worker health and safety for its own employees. As a result of these efforts, the chemistry industry has achieved illness and injury rates one-quarter the average for manufacturing.
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$3 billion
The American chemistry industry contributes almost $3 billion each year to charitable causes.
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