Two Indicted For Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets From Eastman Chemical Company

A grand jury has indicted an American and a Chinese national for conspiring to steal trade secrets from Eastman Chemical Company. Zowrong You and Liu Xiangchen of China are accused of hatching a scheme to steal trade secrets from Eastman coating technologies. Eastman officials confirmed the two were involved in the scheme. The indictment claims the two planned to steal trade secrets from Eastman and provide them to a Chinese manufacturer for a profit.