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March 26, 2012
McDonald's Corp. has agreed to test market a switch from polystyrene to paper cups in 200 locations, primarily on the U.S. West Coast, after a group of shareholders urged the fast food...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/McDonalds-Tests-Phaseout-of-Polystyrene-in-Beverage-Containers_42288.html March 14, 2012
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) and the Cluster of Engineering and Advanced Materials (EAM) at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (Erlangen, Germany) have announced that...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Merck-KGaA-Forms-Collaboration-to-Develop-Materials-for-Energy-Efficient-Processes_41913.html March 13, 2012
U.K. prime minister David Cameron has backed Dow Chemical's role as a sponsor at this summer's Olympic Games, to be held in London. Cameron commented on...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/U-K-Prime-Minister-Backs-Dows-Olympic-Sponsorship_41957.html March 7, 2012
A new study following 1,619 people over 10 years shows that healthy people with higher urine concentrations of Bisphenol A (BPA) subsequently were more likely to develop heart disease...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/10-year-Study-Links-Bisphenol-A-to-Future-Heart-Disease_41844.html February 24, 2012
BASF has set a series of new environmental, health and safety goals for the group. One of its new goals is to increase energy efficiency - defined as the amount of products sold in...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/BASF-Targets-35-percent-Hike-in-Energy-Efficiency-by-2020_41574.html February 23, 2012
Industry experts, including Tom Beil, v.p./quality and regulatory affairs at Sigma-Aldrich Fine Chemicals (SAFC), say the fine chemical supply chain remains under threat from a range...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Pharma-Fine-Chemical-Supply-Chain-Under-Threat-update_41552.html February 21, 2012
BASF says it plans to phase out the production and sale of lead chromate pigments by the end of 2014. The move follows the European Union’s (EU) evaluation of the substance under...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Reach-Legislation-Drives-BASF-to-Phase-Out-Lead-Chromate-by-2015_41493.html January 26, 2012
A health and environment advocacy group has released a report calling for increased federal oversight of bisphenol A (BPA), detailing short- and long-term action on U.S. federal...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Report-Details-Action-Federal-Authorities-Can-Take-to-Regulate-BPA_40792.html January 26, 2012
Desso (Waalwijk, the Netherlands), a manufacturer of carpets and flooring systems made from materials such as nylon 6, nylon 6,6 and polypropylene (PP), in 2007 changed its business...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Cradle-to-Cradle-Manufacture-Flooring-Producer-Desso-Lays-Out-New-Approach_40781.html January 25, 2012
Solvay has created Solvay Energy Services, a new business selling expertise within the group and to third parties to optimize energy costs and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Solvay...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Solvay-Creates-Energy-Services-Business_40687.html January 4, 2012
Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL; Tel Aviv) has reached agreement with Israel's ministry of finance regarding ICL's cost and obligations for a Dead Sea salt harvesting project, and the level...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/ICL-Reaches-Agreement-with-Israeli-Government-on-Dead-Sea-Salt-Harvesting-Project_40080.html December 19, 2011
By Rui Cruz, Senior Manager for the Epoxy Process R&D group at The Dow Chemical Company, and Nahrain Kamber, Associate Scientist for Industrial Coatings R&D at Dow Coating...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Moving-Beyond-the-International-Year-of-Chemistry-A-Sustainable-Future-Begins-Now_39895.html December 14, 2011
Oh no it’s not. Don't think for one minute that the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) has been pushed off into the long grass. The legacy of IYC is set to continue well...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/The-End-of-the-International-Year-of-Chemistry_39462.html November 24, 2011
DSM says its Arnitel Eco family of partly bio-based thermoplastic copolyester (TPC) has been awarded Cradle to Cradle certification by the international sustainable design firm...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/DSM-Polyester-Certified-as-Cradle-to-Cradle_39339.html November 18, 2011
The chemical industry will maintain its spending of about €10 million ($13.4 million) over 2012 for its Long-range Research Initiative (LRI), a program to promote scientific...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Industry-Maintains-Spending-on-Long-range-Research-Initiative-LRI_39176.html October 24, 2011
For the third consecutive year, Chemical Week teamed up with CSC (Falls Church, VA), a global business solutions provider, to survey executives on sustainability and regulatory...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Survey-Firms-Focus-on-Energy-Efficiency-and-Cost-Reduction_38506.html October 12, 2011
Recycling airport de-icer, comprised mostly of propylene glycol (PG), rather than cleaning it in a wastewater treatment plant, reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 40%-50%, according to...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Recycling-De-Icer-Cuts-Carbon-Emissions_38246.html October 10, 2011
Video interview with Catherine T. Hunt, director/innovation sourcing and sustainable technologies for Dow Chemical on Dow Chemical's hopes and plans for the International Year of Chemistry...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Dow-Chemical-Outlines-its-Vision-for-the-International-Year-of-Chemistry-video-interview_38154.html October 7, 2011
Neil Hawkins, v.p./sustainability and environment, health & safety, for Dow Chemical explains how the company is developing collaborations as part of its strategy to advance scientific research....http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Solving-Global-Challenges-through-Collaboration-with-Tomorrows-Leaders_38158.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/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Survey-EU-Industry-Reputation-a-Problem-Hard-Choices-Lie-Ahead_37972.html |
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