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July 11, 2008
Conference: A Post-Reach Vision of Chemical Substitution
The chemical industry should incorporate cradle-to-cradle (C2C) recycling of chemicals, and toxic chemicals should be phased out, according to Michael Braungart, a leading...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12928.html
July 8, 2008
G8 Agree to Cut CO2 Emissions 50% by 2050 
Leaders of the G8 countries meeting in Toyako, Japan today have pledged to halve CO2 emissions by 2050. The agreement, which includes the U.S., would appear to be a step toward a...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12879.html
July 7, 2008
U.K. Chemical Sector Warned On Water Use
Chemicals firms in the U.K. may experience water shortages if they continue with current consumption levels, according to a report by U.K. government environmental advisory body for...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12862.html
June 30, 2008
Parents Sue Companies for Selling Baby Bottles with BPA
Attorneys have filed several lawsuits in recent weeks against makers of baby bottles and child training cups that contain bisphenol A (BPA). The lawsuits are seeking class action...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12734.html
June 30, 2008
EPA Cites New Jersey for Poor Superfund Management
EPA’s Inspector General (IG) has criticized EPA’s Region 2 and New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP; Trenton) for inordinate delays and...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12764.html
June 26, 2008
Solvay Turns to Sustainable Energy
Solvay has disclosed plans to source energy for its Tavaux, France manufacturing facilities from a biomass thermal power plant. The proposed power plant would be built and operated by...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12683.html
June 25, 2008
Cefic Takes Nano Steps
Cefic says a conference on nanotechnology it held yesterday in Brussels marks a significant step toward greater transparency relating to the manufacture and safety of nanomaterials in...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12667.html
June 23, 2008
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the chemical industry is entering a new era as the pressure increases for all firms to make their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data publicly...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12611.html
June 20, 2008
Chemspec Europe: EU Industry Carves Out Supply Chain Quality Assurance Program
Industry body the European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG; Brussels), in conjunction with its sub-group the Agrochemicals Intermediates Manufacturers in Europe (AIME), at specialty and...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12561.html
June 16, 2008
Brussels Fines Companies for Fixing Sodium Chlorate Prices
The European Commission has fined three groups of companies a combined €79.07 million ($124 million) for conspiring to fix the price of sodium chlorate between 1994 and 2000. The...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12461.html
June 16, 2008
Regulatory Challenges Top ACC Agenda
The potential for a more challenging regulatory environment and the need to improve outreach efforts top ACC’s agenda over the next year, said speakers at ACC’s annual...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12462.html
June 16, 2008
… Calls for Industry Carbon Capture Initiative
The chemical industry must develop large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems as part of efforts to meet the challenge of climate change, says Ben van Beurden, executive v.p...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12468.html
June 16, 2008
Showa Denko Steps up Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Showa Denko says it plans to install a greenhouse gas (GHG) decomposition unit at its Kawasaki, Japan manufacturing complex. The unit will enable the company to reduce GHG emissions by...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12469.html
June 16, 2008
Five Dead in Reliance Plant Fire
A fire broke out on June 6 at Reliance Industries’ Nagothane, India complex, killing five workers and injuring more than 50, the company says. At CW’s press time, 42 people...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12470.html
June 13, 2008
Six Die in China Chemical Plant Leak
Six people have died and 28 are sickened from a sulfuretted hydrogen leak at Quitan...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12428.html
June 2, 2008
More Dioxin Found Along Saginaw River in Michigan
EPA says that recent samplings of soil collected from residential properties along the Tittabawassee River in Saginaw, MI, downstream from Dow Chemical’s Midland, MI facility...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12210.html
June 2, 2008
Settlement Filed Over Melamine-Tainted Pet Food Recall
Menu Foods (Toronto) and other pet food manufacturers involved in the melamine-tainted pet food scandal last year have established a $24-million settlement fund to handle numerous law...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12211.html
June 2, 2008
BioGold Forms Organic Chemical Unit
Solid waste recycler BioGold Fuels (Los Angeles) says it has formed a new subsidiary to produce organic chemicals made from processed municipal solid waste. The new unit, BioGold...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12230.html
June 2, 2008
Industry Association Takes a Proactive Approach
The European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC; Brussels) has taken a more proactive approach in recent years to expanding its membership and pursuing its advocacy strategy...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/12248.html
May 5, 2008
Wal-Mart Modifies Preferred Chemicals Program
Wal-Mart’s (Bentonville, AR) preferred chemicals program will focus on developing a hazard screening tool to analyze products for damage to humans and/or the environment, but the...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/11745.html
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