Bhimani Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (Bhimani Group)

EPA | March 06, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with The Uni-Kool Partners (Uni-Kool) corporation to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act. The violations pertain to chemical accident prevention requirements at Uni-Kool’s produce storage and distribution facility in Yuma. Uni-Kool will pay a $26,250 civil penalty and spend at least $98,438 to further improve environmental, health and safety conditions at the facility. Uni-Kool’s industrial refr...

SmartBrief | January 14, 2020

As Responsible Care® enters its fourth decade, the program continues to provide a roadmap to help make the chemical industry safe, transparent and sustainable. People around the world want to understand what’s in the products they buy, that they’re being produced safely and how the industry is working to improve the manufacturing process. Here we talk with Tara Henriksen, managing director of Responsible Care for the American Chemistry Council, about the progress made over the la...

STAT | March 10, 2020

The push to increase testing in the U.S. for the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has hit a new stumbling block: shortages of key chemicals needed to start up and run the tests. In particular, one key product, made by the diagnostics testing giant Qiagen, is in dwindling supply. The chemical is used to isolate the virus’ genetic material, or RNA, so that it can be tested. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told Politico, which first repor...

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Wacker Chemical Corporation | October 29, 2021

In recognition of World Sustainability Day, the fourth Wednesday in October, Wacker Chemical Corporation employees participated in environmentally friendly activities this month. Their work honors WACKER's overall commitment of ensuring a better world for future generations. For a designated week each October, WACKER employees celebrate Sustainability Week to generate awareness and inspire community action to protect the environment. This year's company focus was placed on...