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CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Hanwha Total | January 21, 2021

South Korean oil refining and petrochemical organizations, for example, Hanwha Total and Yeocheon NCC are extending their naphtha cracking centers (NCCs) for income source expansion and economies of scale, separately. Yeocheon NCC as of late finished the extension of its NCC and butadiene creation facilities by contributing 740 billion won for around two years. The trial operations will end this week and business activities will be started right away. At that point, the organizati...

Chemical Processing | January 17, 2020

Specialty chemicals provider Vertellus acquires Bercen Chemicals, a U.S. supplier of alkyl succinic anhydrides and additives used in the fuel, lubricant and paper industries. The acquisition complements Vertellus’ current capabilities and the combined business is better positioned to service global customers, according to the company. Bercen’s gulf coast location with rail access reportedly supports the growing fuel and lube additive market in North America. Pilot facilities will als...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Schneider | August 01, 2022

Schneider a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services is hosting its Transportation Sustainability Summit in Long Beach, California, this week where the company will unveil to customers the “Pledge to Plan”, a process to support shippers in preparing their transportation strategy to meet the sustainability goals defined by their organization. “We are working together to understand, measure and reduce sc...

CNET | January 28, 2020

When chemicals are carelessly stored, mixed together or even disposed of, fires, explosions and injuries can result. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, it's estimated that at least 4,500 injuries a year happen not in a lab but at home when people mix the wrong swimming pool chemicals together. But a new open-source computer program called ChemStor might prevent these dangerous situations from happening -- in labs, offices, schools and homes -- by warning u...