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July 26, 2011
The European Commission will invest almost €7 billion ($10.1 billion) in innovation-focused research through 2013. The research package is known formally as the European...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/EU-Unveils-$10-Billion-of-Funding-for-Innovation_36424.html July 19, 2011
Cargill says all the palm oil products it sells to Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and the U.S. will be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by 2015. RSPO...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Cargill-Details-Sustainability-Goals_36236.html June 20, 2011
BioAmber (Minneapolis) and Genomatica (San Diego) were among the 2011 recipients of EPA’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. The award recognizes technologies that...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/U-S-Green-Chemistry-Awards-Honor-Innovations-Including-Bio-based-Succinic-Acid-BDO_35619.html June 6, 2011
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is convening a series of teleconferences on potential changes to the Safer Consumer Products Alternatives regulations...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/California-Officials-Take-Public-Input-on-Green-Chemistry-Program_35293.html April 25, 2011
As ACC’s Responsible Care program approaches its 25th anniversary, it needs to be updated to meet new and growing challenges, said speakers and attendees at ACC’s Responsible Care...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Responsible-Care-Review-Targets-Product-Safety-Communications_34361.html April 11, 2011
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD; Geneva) has introduced a guide to enhance business understanding of the value of natural resources, including fresh water, food, fiber and natural hazard protection. WBCSD’s guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation (CEV) will enable firms to explicitly account for the full value of ecosystem impacts and inputs, including the benefits derived from ecosystems as well as the costs associated with their loss, the group says....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Sustainability-Council-Launches-Business-Guide-to-Ecosystem-Valuation_33992.html March 29, 2011
China's State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) says it plans to introduce legislation to prevent hazardous chemicals exposure. State Decree 591, as it is known, will involve a new...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/China-to-Roll-out-Chemical-Safety-Legislation_33805.html March 25, 2011
Resource scarcity, renewable energy and energy efficiency, water, oceans, agriculture, and materials will be among the most important policy topics to be negotiated at next...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Rio-+20-Comes-into-View-A-Challenge-and-Opportunity-for-Industry_33647.html February 28, 2011
Walmart (Bentonville, AR), one of the U.S. industry’s most influential customers, has notified suppliers that it will begin June 1 testing certain products for polybrominated...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Walmart-to-Restrict-PBDE-Flame-Retardants_33109.html February 18, 2011
In 2011, key BWA launches include antiscalants exhibiting 4-5 times more biodegradeability than industry standards, and a new biocide that is both cheaper and more effective for end users....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/BWA-Adds-to-Antiscalants-and-Biocide-Lines_32949.html February 14, 2011
Antimicrobial ingredients are facing increased regulatory and public scrutiny due to concerns that they could be damaging to the environment, disruptive to the human endocrine system...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Antimicrobials-Face-Increased-Regulatory-Scrutiny_32845.html February 9, 2011
Cefic has welcomed the European Council’s assertion at a recent summit meeting that the council will take a longer term and linked up perspective when it comes to policies...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Industry-Welcomes-EUs-Longer-Term-Linked-Approach-to-Innovation-and-Energy_32702.html February 4, 2011
A host of leading lights from the world of chemistry gathered in Paris, France this week to celebrate the launch of the United Nations international year of chemistry (IYC). If there...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/International-Year-of-Chemistry-Great-Launch-Shame-about-the-Communication_32540.html February 1, 2011
BASF has added 60,000 m.t./year capacity at its Ludwigshafen based Ecoflex biodegradable polyester plant bringing the total to 74,000 m.t./year. BASF is, at the same time, ramping up a...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/BASF-Completes-Expansion-of-Ecoflex-Biodegradable-Polyester-Plant_32563.html January 31, 2011
Efforts to adopt chemical management programs at the state level, reform of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and relief from federal policies that disadvantage consumers...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Regulatory-Issues-Top-ACIs-Advocacy-Agenda_32530.html January 28, 2011
Dow Chemical and The Nature Conservancy (TNC; Arlington, VA) have launched a collaboration aimed at helping companies “incorporate nature into global business goals, decisions, and...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Dow-Chemical-and-Nature-Conservancy-Launch-Landmark-Collaboration_32533.html January 28, 2011
President Obama’s executive order for a review of all government regulations has prompted calls from industry for greater scrutiny of the economic models and scientific data...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/ACC-Presses-Federal-Agencies-For-Overhaul-of-Cost-Benefit-Analyses_32305.html January 17, 2011
Dow Chemical chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris will announce on January 24 a “groundbreaking collaboration to help save the planet” at a presentation with The Nature Conservancy...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/Dow-Set-to-Announce-Collaboration-with-The-Nature-Conservancy_32178.html January 17, 2011
The Chemical Industries Association (CIA; London) recently rolled out an initiative for enhancing its position on nanomaterials by introducing the Nanotechnologies Supply Chain Forum...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/U-K-Industry-Rolls-Out-Nanotech-Forum_32173.html December 6, 2010
The Chinese government says it aims to cut dioxin emissions in the country by 10% in the next five years. China has over 10,000 enterprises in 17 key industries discharging dioxin, the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/sustainability/China-Takes-Steps-to-Curb-Dioxin-Increase-Energy-Efficiency_31378.html |
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