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Chemical Watch | March 09, 2020

The quantity of plastic recycled in the EU is staggeringly low. Just 15% of EU-collected plastic waste finds its way back into the EU plastic market. If we are to create a cleaner and more competitive Europe – one of the objectives of the upcoming EU Circular Economy Action Plan – we must make boosting plastic waste recycling rates an urgent priority in the next few years. Solutions to accelerate plastic recycling already exist. Chemical recycling is a key technology that...

FOX 32 Chicago | April 09, 2020

While a lot of businesses are closing and laying off workers, it’s full speed ahead at Seeler Industries in Joliet. The mom and pop company manufactures a chemical that’s at the forefront in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re just trying to make the best of a very difficult situation,” said Steve Seeler, Owner. The family-owned chemical manufacturing plant is the nation’s leading supplier of Peracetic Acid, or what you might call the COVID-19 Kill...

WIZM | February 01, 2020

3M has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in connection to discharges from a chemical plant in northern Alabama that may not have complied with permit requirements. Michael Roman, the Minnesota-based company’s CEO, announced the subpoena during an investor conference call Tuesday, WHNT-TV reported. The company faced lawsuits and public scrutiny last year after it was accused of releasing chemicals from its factory in Decatur into the Tennessee River without disclosing its actions.
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ESSA | May 31, 2021

Climate change, driven by the greenhouse effect, is one of the world’s major issues that need to be urgently addressed. Studies have found that greenhouse gas emissions from industry primarily come from burning fossil fuels for energy and greenhouse gas emissions from specific chemical reactions necessary to produce goods from raw materials. As decision-makers, industry, and ordinary citizens, the government is held responsible for tackling global climate chan...