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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...

EPA | January 14, 2020

A Torrance, Calif.-based petroleum refinery has agreed to pay $125,000 after violating the Clean Air Act’s Chemical Accident Prevention Program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled with Torrance Refining Company LLC after discovering deficiencies in its chemical safety and risk management plan. “It is critical for the refinery to maintain an up-to-date and accurate Risk Management Plan,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Mike Stoker in a statement.&...

SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

Oriental Yuhong | December 29, 2020

The seventh Innovation Day was together coordinated on December 14, 2020, by Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co.Ltd (hereinafter alluded to as "Oriental Yuhong") and Wacker Chemicals (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter alluded to as "Wacker Chemicals") in Beijing, China. Ms. Lu Aiqin, Vice President of the Department of Polymers of Wacker Chemicals, and Mr. Xiang Jinming, President of Oriental Yuhong, were welcome to the action, joined by the R&D and specialized speciali...

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

ExxonMobil | August 30, 2021

ExxonMobil today announced its majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd., is moving forward with plans to produce renewable diesel at a new complex at its Strathcona refinery in Edmonton, Canada. When construction is complete, the refinery is expected to produce approximately 20,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel, which could reduce emissions in the Canadian transportation sector by about 3 million metric tons per year. The complex will utilize locally grown plant-based feedstock and hydr...