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Chemical Watch | March 02, 2020

Several projected timelines have been extended under the US EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) programme, according to the first update on its activities issued this year. Released last week, the schedule of activity for the independent hazard assessment programme shifted back various dates for chemical reviews, including for arsenic, methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and perfluorodecanoate (PFDA), among others. Both ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) and tert-but...

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Westlake | November 25, 2021

Westlake Chemical Corporation, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Hexion Inc. to acquire Hexion’s global epoxy business for approximately $1.2 billion. Based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Hexion’s epoxy business is an industry leader in the manufacture and development of specialty resins, coatings and composites for a variety of industries, including high-growth and sustainability-oriented end-uses such as wind turbine blades and light-weight automotive s...

Technology networks | May 26, 2020

Before water produced during hydraulic fracturing is disposed of in waterways or reused in agriculture and other industries, chemists at The University of Toledo are zeroing in on water quality and environmental concerns of fracking wastewater to determine if it is safe for reuse. The research scientists of the new Dr. Nina McClelland Laboratory for Water Chemistry and Environmental Analysis at UToledo created a new method that simultaneously identified 201 chemical compounds in fracking wastewa...

SOCMA | July 21, 2020

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) today welcomes the passage of legislation that includes a 3-year reauthorization of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). Senate bill S.4148 will now be sent to the President's desk for signature. CFATS is the Department of Homeland Security's regulatory program for security at high-risk chemical facilities, which was set to expire on July 23. Thro...