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S&P Global | April 07, 2020

Following are key facts about the unprecedented challenges and uncertainty faced by the European petrochemical industry due to the coronavirus pandemic and government restrictions on movement in an attempt to limit its spread. As supply-chain concerns in Europe continue to rise, market players will be faced with the prospect of cutting rates regardless of margins. Talks of end product production closures are expected to feedback into feedstock petrochemicals in the coming months. "Europe cu...

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...

NRDC, EPA | July 17, 2020

NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) together with partners, today asked a federal court to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s woefully inadequate process for evaluating risks of the toxic chemical methylene chloride. A solvent used in paint strippers and other products, methylene chloride has already been linked to some 60 deaths, at least 4 of which occurred after the EPA refused to finalize a ban on its use in paint strippers. “This is the ag...

Instrumentation | May 13, 2020

As an expert in the field of sensors and explosion protection, Pepperl+Fuchs is particularly focused on bringing its own sensor technology to Ex Zones 1 and 21 for its customers. Pepperl+Fuchs offers special services with approvals in accordance with the &l...