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August 2, 2010
U.S. EPA rules is developing regulations for coal-fired power plants that could prompt utilities to switch to natural gas-powered utilities, sources say. Such ‘fuel-switching’ has...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/U-S-EPA-Rules-Deepen-Concerns-About-Fuel-Switching_28486.html July 19, 2010
Rising concentrations of antidepressant drugs in coastal waters around the U.K. could be changing sea-life behavior and potentially damage the food-chain, according to a new study...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Pharmaceuticals-May-Alter-Sea-Life-Behavior_28138.html July 2, 2010
A recent World Economic Forum (WEF) report says biorefineries could help mitigate climate change and that they have the potential to infuse up to $230 billion into the global economy...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Biorefineries-Expected-to-Generate-$230-Billion-by-2020_27811.html July 2, 2010
Cefic says it has introduced a Responsible Care “toolkit” to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) boost their activities relating to corporate social responsibility...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Cefic-Offers-SME-Toolkit-for-Responsible-Care_27812.html June 22, 2010
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., and Codexis (Redwood City, CA), an enzymes firm, have been honored with the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. EPA for...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/BASF-Codexis-Dow-and-Merck-Win-U-S-Green-Chemistry-Awards_27556.html June 7, 2010
Chemical manufacturers are failing to take advantage of premiums that they could earn from the sale of greener products to their customers including those in the construction sector...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Survey-Indicates-Firms-Not-Taking-Advantage-of-Trend-for-More-Green-Products_27265.html June 7, 2010
U.S. EPA is setting a one-hour exposure standard for sulfur dioxide (SO2), intended to limit short-term exposure to the chemical, the first change in several decades. The one-hour...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/U-S-EPA-Sets-Short-Term-Exposure-Standard-for-Sulfur-Dioxide_27261.html May 26, 2010
U.S. Pacific Nonwovens Industry (Hong Kong) will distribute its biobased spun-melt nonwovens in the Asia Pacific Region....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/NatureWorks-Signs-Biopolymer-Distribution-Deal_27031.html May 25, 2010
Patents pending that relate to techniques for generating synthetic cells could provide the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI; San Diego, CA) with a “monopoly” position on a...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Monopoly-Concerns-Over-Patents-for-J-Craig-Venter-Institutes-Synthetic-Cell-Technology-update_27001.html May 24, 2010
Some chemical companies say it is more profitable and environmentally beneficial to design and produce chemicals that may be readily recovered as raw materials once a product’s...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Promoting-Cradle-to-Cradle-Design_26993.html May 20, 2010
The cradle-to-cradle thesis stats that materials that are not readily degradable, dubbed “technical nutrients,” should only be used in products if they can be fully recovered and reused without any environmental release; products containing biodegradable materials, or “biological nutrients,” should be designed to be readily degradable when composted....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Non-Profit-Established-to-Advance-Cradle-to-Cradle-Concept_26865.html May 10, 2010
Much of the focus this past week has been on chemical industry activity in the Middle East, not least with the start-up of the world’s largest ethane cracker at Ras Laffan...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up_26591.html May 6, 2010
SusChem, a sustainable technology program being jointly managed and funded by the European chemical industry and the European commission, announced this week that it is broadening its...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Blog-Sustainable-Chemistry-as-a-Route-to-New-Partnerships_26571.html May 5, 2010
ACC president and CEO Cal Dooley detailed the benefits of having more small- and medium-sized (SMEs) firms join the group, a drive that will complement the association's...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Responsible-Care-2010-SMEs-Will-Be-Key-to-Industrys-Advocacy_26553.html April 23, 2010
Member companies of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD; Arlington, VA) supported the objectives of yesterday's Earth Day by incorporating both large and small...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/NACD-Members-Support-Earth-Day-Every-Day_26244.html April 14, 2010
DuPont has formed a new business unit, DuPont Sustainable Solutions--comprising the former DuPont Safety Resources, and segments of DuPont Clean Technologies and Coastal Training...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/DuPont-Expands-Consulting-Services-Unit_26006.html April 12, 2010
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has confirmed that it will build a chlorine plant based on common salt. The plant will be designed to produce 20,000 m.t./year of chlorine and will be...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Bayer-to-Build-German-Chlorine-Plant-Based-on-Common-Salt_25993.html March 15, 2010
A consortium of 28 companies and research institutes has begun a four-year project to develop an efficient biorefinery system for converting biomass into final chemical products. Named...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/EU-Consortium-Begins-Biorefinery-Development-Project_25395.html March 10, 2010
Automotive batteries, biofuels, and solar energy, are three renewable energy segments that can provide significant opportunities for the chemicals sector through 2060, according to a...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Power-Drive-Chemical-Sector-to-Benefit-from-Fragmentation-of-Energy-Supply-through-2060_25240.html March 3, 2010
The implementation of the European Union (EU)’s more stringent emissions trading scheme (ETS) in 2013 will have little or no impact on carbon leakage-the effect of driving...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/EU-ETS-Will-Not-Cause-Carbon-Leakage-Study-Finds_25128.html |
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