METACHEM CHEMICAL TRADING L.L.C.

PhillyVoice | February 13, 2020

Philadelphia City Council plans to propose a ban that would prevent any future refineries in the city from using the toxic chemical hydrofluoric acid. More than 5,000 pounds of hydrofluoric acid were released into the atmosphere following last summer's explosion at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. The chemical has a wide range of research and industrial uses, from refrigerants to Teflon, but is used by refineries in the alkylation process. Dangers of hydroflu...

Chemistry world | August 25, 2020

Bicyclic thiolactone building block makes for high-quality polymers with chemical recyclability. An entirely new class of polymers that matches popular plastics’ thermal and mechanical properties but has the potential to be recycled and reused indefinitely has been developed by scientists in the US, China and Saudi Arabia. Plastic pollution is one of the greatest environmental problems of our time, so creating polymers that can be turned back into their monomer building blocks for reuse is...

PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES

Euclid Chemical | November 16, 2021

Euclid Chemical, a leading manufacturer of concrete and masonry construction products, has announced its recent acquisition of the business of Brett Admixtures, which has exclusively manufactured and commercially promoted Euclid solutions since 1998. "Primarily serving the upper Midwest of the U.S. and Canada's Manitoba province, Brett Admixtures has a deep-rooted knowledge of Euclid's product line, a similar business philosophy and culture, and many l...

PR Newswire | February 27, 2020

PrimeSourceOPC is implementing standardized labeling solutions throughout the chemical industry, eliminating downtime during acquisitions, adhering to regulatory compliancy changes more quickly and saving thousands on operating costs. As OSHA continually demands more stringent guidelines to meet GHS compliancy, manufacturers are struggling to keep up. PrimeSourceOPC's solutions target those challenges while maintaining high level quality standards, lowering label costs and ensuri...