Finar Limited

EHS Daily Advisor | February 03, 2020

The authority of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) to subpoena information relating to potential future risks was affirmed by a panel of judges with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. The defendant in the case had contended that the CSB’s subpoena authority was limited to information about the cause or probable cause of an accidental chemical release that occurred in 2015, not about any event that hasn’t happened. A U.S. District Court judge ag...

Chemical Management

OCTAL and Alpek | June 02, 2022

Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that it has received all necessary approvals from the regulatory authorities and has finalized its acquisition of OCTAL Holding SAOC Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Alpek acquired 100% of the shares of OCTAL for U.S. $620 million on a debt-free basis. Financing was secured through a mix of free cash flow generated from existing businesses and dedicated bank loans. Alpek will assume control of OCTAL's operations starting ...

ICIS | March 17, 2020

US chemical companies can apply measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus (Corvid-19), but it is essential that they are able to maintain operations, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) said. “Many ACC member companies have instituted telework policies to reduce the number of employees travelling to work and interacting with co-workers," the US-based industry group said in a Tuesday letter to US President Donald Trump and state governors. “However, the opera...

Chemical Technology, Products and Technologies

Prnewswire | April 03, 2023

Nacero will transition its current pre-construction, multi-billion USD facility in Texas, designed to produce low carbon gasoline to the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and lower carbon aviation fuel (LCAF). When fully completed, Nacero's facility in Texas will be the largest commercial scale facility in the US for producing SAF and LCAF utilizing TOPSOE's MTJet™ technology. Nacero will produce SAF and LCAF from renewable natural gas (RNG) sourced fro...