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- BASF, Lanxess consider U.S. petrochemical facilities
BASF and Lanxess are looking at building petrochemical facilities in the U.S. to take advantage of cheap natural gas, executives said. "Resources are a lot cheaper in the U.S. than Asia," while Europe is three times more expensive for energy, said Bernhard Duttmann, chief financial officer at Lanxess. The biggest hurdle to expanding U.S. production is finding a skilled workforce, said BASF CFO Fried Munstermann. The Wall Street Journal/CFO Journal
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- Column: Let consumers decide how to handle plastic bags
 Plastic-bag bans have "unintended consequences," including the presence of bacteria in reusable bags and the accompanying health care costs, writes Ramesh Ponnuru. Instead of bag fees or bans, "the best course for government, then, is probably to encourage people to recycle their plastic bags -- or, maybe, just let people make their own decisions," he writes. Bloomberg
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- Dow Corning, IBM tout advanced polymer for supercomputers
Dow Corning and IBM have developed a silicone-based high-performance polymer that uses light waves instead of electrical signals in circuit boards for supercomputers. "The robustness and flexibility of the new material make it and ideal replacement for traditional copper waveguides," said Simon Jones of Dow Corning. "This means manufacturers can stack more boards on top of each other, essentially allowing them to pack more data density in a smaller space," he added. ITWorldCanada.com
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- Leadership tips from the Super Bowl coaches
Jim Harbaugh and John Harbaugh aren't the "screaming field generals" once ubiquitous in football, Dov Seidman writes. Instead, the brothers represent the modern coach who listens to players, rather than yells at them, and aims not for absolute and unquestioned authority but for softer and more collaborative forms of power. "[O]ur world has transformed. And football provides us a great metaphor for how our leadership needs to change with it," Seidman writes. Time.com
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- Logistics, not strategy, is the path to victory
Two new histories of World War II reveal the key role that logistics played in securing the Allies' victory, writes Michael Schrage. Little-known bureaucrats re-organized the U.S. and British supply chains to ensure the front-line fighters had everything they needed to succeed. "In wartime, logistics eats strategy for lunch," Schrage argues. CNNMoney/Fortune
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