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RNZ | February 05, 2020

The chemical manufacturing sector is under increasing pressure with environmental concerns expected to shape the future of the sector. An industry report by Westpac New Zealand says the industry was also challenged by labour and material shortages, as well as changing technologies, which it had been slow to adopt to. The report says digital technologies were being used to improve operations and supply chain management in overseas markets. "Slowness on the technology front reflects the fact ...

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CPChem and Charter Next Generation | February 21, 2023

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem), in collaboration with Charter Next Generation (CNG), has announced that overwrap film containing CPChem's Marlex® AnewTM Circular Polyethylene is destined for U.S. retail shelves. Multifunctional and efficient, overwrap films aid in food preservation, maintain medical devices' security and sterility and provide lightweight and resilient product packaging. CPChem uses its established advanced recycling program to manufacture Marlex&...

chemicalwatch | March 03, 2020

The US EPA has, for the first time under the amended TSCA, mandated companies to conduct testing in support of a risk evaluation for an existing chemical, according to chemicals office assistant administrator Alexandra Dunn. Speaking at ChemCon the Americas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania yesterday, Ms Dunn said that EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a TSCA section 4(a)(2) order pertaining to pigment violet – one of the first ten chemicals subject to TSCA risk evaluation – last w...

Bloomberg Environment | February 26, 2020

Philadelphia leaders hope their attempt to ban hydrogen fluoride from oil refinery processes within city limits will spark other regulation of the chemical compound across the country. The city’s proposal comes after a fire and explosion at Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ Girard Point Refinery in June 2019, where 5,000 pounds of toxic hydrofluoric acid—a mixture of hydrogen fluoride (HF) and water—was released. No workers or residents were hurt, though the company has sinc...