IPAC Chemicals

Business Insurance | February 10, 2020

The federal Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board on Wednesday released its new rule that requires an owner or operator of a chemical facility to report any accidental chemical releases to the board for investigation. The long-awaited rule, which follows a process that began in 2004 when the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general called for the board to create incident reporting requirements, will ensure that the “CSB receives rapid, accurate reports of any acci...

Chemical Management

PR Newswire | October 17, 2023

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced a contract from Sinopec Ningbo Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co. Ltd. (Sinopec NZRCC), a subsidiary of the Sinopec Group and its flagship refining and petrochemical company. Sinopec NZRCC will license Lummus' Novolen® technology for a new 500 kilo ton per annum polypropylene pla...

Chemical Technology

Summit Carbon Solutions | February 02, 2022

Summit Carbon Solutions announced further progress on its carbon capture and storage project with the filing of its pipeline permit application in the state of Iowa with the Iowa Utilities Board. Summit's project will connect ethanol biorefineries across five states in the upper Midwest – Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota – with the largest portion of the project, consisting of 12 ethanol biorefineries and over 680 miles of carbon dioxide pipeline, in Iowa...

Chemical Watch | March 02, 2020

Several projected timelines have been extended under the US EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) programme, according to the first update on its activities issued this year. Released last week, the schedule of activity for the independent hazard assessment programme shifted back various dates for chemical reviews, including for arsenic, methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and perfluorodecanoate (PFDA), among others. Both ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) and tert-but...