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October 11, 2011
Tests by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL; Dayton, OH) have concluded that a plant-derived jet fuel produced by Virent (Madison, WI) and using Shell and Virent technology...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Bio-Jet-Fuel-Passes-U-S-Air-Force-Tests_38225.html October 10, 2011
ACC is asking the U.S. FDA to amend federal regulations so it is clear that bisphenol A (BPA) may not be used in baby bottles and sippy cups. The FDA regulation at issue governs the use of polycarbonates in food contact materials and currently does not prohibit BPA in baby bottles or sippy cups. The decision to seek the amendment is an attempt by ACC to redirect the public dialogue on consumer product safety and BPA, one of the thorniest issues the industry has had to face related to public perception....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/ACC-Asks-FDA-to-Revise-BPA-Regulations_38216.html October 10, 2011
EPA officials have issued some clarifications about a recent Inspector General report that found the agency failed to meet certain peer review requirements in determining whether...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Investigators-Find-Flaws-in-EPAs-Endangerment-Finding_38211.html October 10, 2011
California Governor Jerry Brown (D.) has signed a bill restricting bisphenol A (BPA) in certain children’s products beginning July 2013. The restrictions will apply to bottles...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/California-Governor-Signs-Bill-to-Restrict-BPA-in-Baby-Bottles-Sippy-Cups_38208.html October 10, 2011
France’s Health Minister Xavier Bertrand says a recent report by the nation’s food safety agency Anses (Paris) has convinced him to support a proposal that would ban...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Health-Minister-Backs-Frances-Proposed-BPA-Restrictions_38202.html October 10, 2011
EPA has released its final health hazard assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE), characterizing it as “carcinogenic to humans and as a human non-cancer health hazard.” The assessment is part of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), which conducts scientific reviews that underpin many of the agency’s regulatory decisions. The TCE assessment is also important to industry because it has the potential to influence a wide array of personal injury lawsuits and Superfund cleanup decisions....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/U-S-EPA-Classifies-TCE-as-Human-Carcinogen_38210.html October 10, 2011
A survey of 50 European Union (EU) policy makers commissioned by Cefic shows that 84% of respondents either agree or somewhat agree “that there is a general perception of...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/EU-Survey-Shows-Perception-of-Mistrust-for-Industry_38217.html October 10, 2011
Composite manufacturers represented by the Styrene Information Research Center (SIRC) have asked the Obama administration to commission a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) review of a...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Industry-Seeks-Review-of-Styrene-RoC-Listing_38215.html October 10, 2011
U.S. District Court judge Paul Friedman has denied a legal motion by EPA that would have prevented environmental groups from challenging the agency’s request to halt proposed...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/EPA-Loses-Round-in-Legal-Battle-Over-Boiler-MACT_38213.html October 10, 2011
The European Union (EU)’s original group of 15 countries continues to be on course to meet the 8% greenhouse gas emissions reduction agreed under the Kyoto Protocol and most...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/EU-Expects-to-Exceed-Kyoto-Target_38207.html October 10, 2011
French national food safety agency Anses (Paris) has determined in a research paper that adverse health effects from bisphenol A (BPA) have “been proven in animals and suspected...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/French-Food-Safety-Agency-Finds-Adverse-BPA-Effects-at-Low-Doses_38204.html October 10, 2011
France’s Health Minister Xavier Bertrand says a recent report by the nation’s food safety agency Anses (Paris) has convinced him to support a proposal that would ban...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Frances-Health-Minister-Backs-Proposal-to-Ban-BPA-in-All-Food-Packaging_38191.html October 10, 2011
ACC is asking the U.S. FDA to amend federal regulations to state that bisphenol A (BPA) may not be used in baby bottles and sippy cups. The FDA regulation at issue governs the use...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/ACC-Petitions-FDA-to-Modify-Regulations-for-Polycarbonate-Resins_38176.html October 6, 2011
California Governor Jerry Brown (D.) has signed a bill restricting bisphenol A (BPA) in certain children’s products beginning July 2013. The restrictions will apply to bottles...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/California-Governor-Signs-Bill-Restricting-BPA_38073.html October 6, 2011
A survey of 50 European Union (EU) policy makers commissioned by Cefic shows that 84% of respondents either agree or somewhat agree “that there is a general perception of...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Survey-EU-Industry-Reputation-a-Problem-Hard-Choices-Lie-Ahead_37972.html October 6, 2011
A fire at the Shell Bukom refinery in Singapore has been extinguished but the company will close the downstream complex for safety checks and to investigate the cause, Ben van Buerden, CEO of Shell Chemicals tells CW. He was speaking on the sidelines of the Cefic General Assembly meeting, which is currently taking place in Madrid....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Shell-Singapore-Fire-Is-out-Progress-with-Qatar-Project_37970.html October 4, 2011
The French national food safety agency Anses (Paris) says it has determined adverse health effects from bisphenol A (BPA) have “been proven in animals and suspected in humans...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/French-Authorities-Find-Adverse-BPA-Effects-Even-at-Low-Levels-of-Exposure_38001.html September 30, 2011
This Week on CW: Cefic has revised its forecast for EU chemicals production growth downards, to 2.5%. Third-quarter growth is expected to fall “markedly,” though...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Sept-30_37985.html September 29, 2011
Amyris says that it has partnered with tire giant Michelin to develop and market biobased isoprene. LG is planning to invest $7 billion in green businesses, including electric...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-Innovation-Round-Up-Sept-29_37961.html September 29, 2011
EPA officials have issued some clarifications about the September 28 Inspector General report that found the agency failed to meet certain peer review requirements in determining...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/IG-Report-Renews-Debate-Over-EPA-Endangerment-Finding_37949.html |
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