Leading Polyolefins Firms Identify Water Scarcity as a Risk
Leading polyolefins firms, including Borealis and Shell, have begun to look closely at the risk of water shortages affecting their polyolefins manufacturing chain.   About 80 companies from a range of sectors, and who are all members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)...

Survey Finds High Pollution Levels in China's Pearl River
China’s Pearl River, the country’s third longest river, is being heavily polluted by discharges from a string of chemical factories and other industrial installations, according to the findings of a survey by Greenpeace. Inadequate waste water regulation is enabling factories to discharge...

Genencor Rolls Out Sustainable Denim Bleaching Technology
Genencor (Rochester, NY), the enzymes division of Danisco has introduced Primagreen Ecofade LT100, a new enzyme process for denim bleaching and shading for the textiles industry. The new technology enables bleaching at neutral pH and low temperature, providing savings in rinsing water and neutralization...

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 business Envirowise. The “chemicals sector needs to act now to avoid [a] water crisis,” Envirowise says. The group...

Investigation Turns Up Array of Drugs in U.S. Water
Traces of a wide array of pharmaceuticals have been found in drinking water supplied to an estimated 41 million U.S. residents, according to an investigation by the Associated Press (AP). Of the 34 major municipalities that were tested for the contamination, the Philadelphia area had the widest variety of...

Water Treatment
Consolidation in the water treatment industry remains “dynamic” as several suppliers aim to streamline raw material costs, enhance product portfolios, enter new sectors, and expand geographically, and especially in emerging regions, analysts say. Demand in the global water treatment chemical and...