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Chemicalwatch | April 22, 2020

Regulations addressing pollution and the control of chemicals in products are "ramping up, not slowing down" during the coronavirus pandemic, say industry representatives. In a Chemical Watch webinar on 16 April, Stephen Klump, global head of packaging/food contact material safety and compliance at Nestlé, said he hadn’t seen any slowdown in regulatory activity since the Covid-19 crisis began, and doesn't expect to as the situation continues. Mr Klump said this is beca...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Parkland Corporation | December 15, 2021

Parkland Corporation announced that following the restart of the Trans Mountain Pipeline on December 5, 2021, it is ramping-up processing operations at the Burnaby Refinery. The Pipeline is the primary source of crude oil feedstock to the refinery. "Having maintained the refinery in ready-mode and following delivery of sufficient, consistent quality crude oil feedstocks via the pipeline, we are ramping-up processing operations. I am proud of the Parkland...

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Huntsman | December 08, 2020

Huntsman Corporation today reported its consent to secure Gabriel Performance Products, a North American forte substance maker of strength added substances and epoxy restoring specialists for the coatings, glues, sealants and composite end-markets, from reserves claimed by Audax Private Equity. Under terms of the arrangement, Huntsman will pay $250 million, subject to standard shutting changes, in an all-money exchange subsidized from accessible liquidity. Gabriel had 2019 incomes...

RAW MATERIALS

Kraton | October 04, 2021

Kraton Corporation (NYSE: KRA), a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, is proud to partner with Plastship by offering CirKular+™ performance enhancement and compatibilization additives on Plastship Additives Selector platform. Plastship, a leading European platform for recyclate procurement, is a subsidiary of RIGK GmbH, a German recycling scheme operator with more than 25...