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The Edge Markets | February 05, 2020

ChemOne Group, a Singapore-based oil and gas, petrochemicals and natural resources conglomerate, today launched a US$3.38 billion aromatics plant in Johor, with construction to start in the second half of 2020. Dubbed the Pengerang Energy Complex (PEC), the project aims to become a world class petrochemical hub that will add value to the downstream oil and gas value chain in Malaysia, ChemOne said in a statement today. The complex, which is scheduled for development across four years, will have ...

The hill | May 17, 2020

Chemical facilities are vulnerable to crippling cyberattacks due to outdated government cybersecurity guidance, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded in a report released this week. The report released Thursday found that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the security of “high-risk” chemical facilities through the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards program, hasn't updated cybersecurity guidance for those facilities in more than a d...

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Metal Finishing Technologies | July 17, 2021

"We are excited and pleased to add NADCAP passivate to our growing list of industry-leading quality certifications. Passivation was the natural next step after gaining NADCAP Certification for Sulfamate Nickel Chemical Processing in 2020, based on customer input about expanding our existing product offerings. It supports our industry-leading quality certifications and operational standards, such as AS 9100D, ISO 9001, and our FAA 145/EASA repair station certificate. We want to carefully acq...

Cen | June 02, 2020

Chemical makers must curb ethylene oxide leaks, though not nearly as much as the US Environmental Protection Agency had proposed last year. Chemical production facilities collectively will have to cut emissions of this carcinogenic gas from storage tanks, vents, and leaky equipment by 0.69 metric tons per year, under a rule the EPA unveiled June 1. This is less than a tenth of the reduction of ethylene oxide releases by manufacturers of miscellaneous organic chemicals that the agency proposed in...