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...
Wilfrid Gambade, Business Director/Composite Resins Europe & Global for DSM outlines the the case for phasing out the use of styrene following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to classify styrene as a potential carcinogen. Gambade challenges the notion that styrene is sustainable and says it is time to adopt alternative materials. Gambade cites The National Toxicological Program’s (NTP) 12th Report on Carcinogens, which classifies styrene as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen," and The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which classifies styrene as a potential human carcinogen. ...
BASF says it has joined a group of international research organizations in a four-year partnership to develop a multi-technology strategy for controlling the invasive striga weed in Africa. Striga presents a serious threat to the economic and social viability...
The European chemical industry’s Care+ program, which enables small and medium size chemical companies to reduce their energy costs, is notching up a series of successes across Europe, Cefic says. Care+ is based around an energy assessment program...
The European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem), a joint program between Cefic and the European Commission, this week has set out a new plan to bring innovative ideas to market in much shorter timescales. Speeding up delivery depends on a...
As the Responsible Care program approaches its 25th anniversary, it needs to update itself to meet new and growing challenges, said speakers and attendees at ACC's Responsible Care Conference held last week in Miami Beach, Florida. A Responsible Care external...
The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) says the chemical industry in Ukraine is making progress with the implementation of the Responsible Care program. ICCA has commended the Ukrainian Chemists Union (UCU) on its Responsible Care...
The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) and the Chemical & Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) say they have begun stepping up their joint efforts to enhance the safe management of chemicals in South Africa. The efforts of the...
For years public perception of the chemical industry has been focused more on perceived risks to human health and the environment than on industry’s contribution toward improving quality of life. Industry this year is using the International Year of...
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