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Chemical Safety

January 11, 2019

A chemical substance is a material with a specific chemical composition. Water is an example of a chemical substance - it always hasthe same number of hydrogens and oxygen (e.g. H2O). Some everyday chemicals include cleaning materials, cosmetics, plastics, paint, dyestuffs, sugar, solvents, etc.

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Specialty Chemicals Market Overview

Infographic | December 26, 2019

The global specialty chemicals industry stood at almost $600 billion in 2018. Specialty polymers, industrial and institutional cleaners, electronic chemicals, surfactants, and flavors and fragrances were the largest sectors. Specialty chemicals are consumed in a wide variety of end use industries and growth is very much dependent on the health of the economy.

Multi-Functional Linings for Downstream Oil & Gas

Infographic | December 27, 2019

In Hydrocarbon storage there is a high likelihood of water contamination, this water gathers underneath the hydrocarbon cargo and can cause accelerated corrosion of the tank, requiring the lining of the base and 1 meter up the wall. For linings to perform as intended they need to have a chemical and mechanical bond to the substrate, which requires the steel to be clean, reactive and rough, often achieved through abrasive blasting.

Household Hazardous Wastes

Infographic | December 13, 2019

What is household hazardous waste? Unwanted leftover products accumulated in a home that are ignitable, toxic, corrosive, or reactive. Examples include oil based paints, lighter fluid, fertilizers, adhesives, and cleaning products.

U.S. Chemical Weapons Elimination Program's Key Successes

Infographic | February 28, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) oversees the U.S. chemical weapons elimination program. We've worked for over 30 years to keep Americans safe from dangerous chemicals in warfare materials by monitoring the process for safely destroying them and making sure workers and nearby communities stay safe and healthy.

An overview on crude oil and refineries

Infographic | February 3, 2020

Crude oil undergoes a process called fractional distillation in the refinery plants. Crude oil is being heaten to crack down to shorter hydrocarbon chain under different temperature. The major by products are refinery gas, petrol, naphtha, kerosene, diesel, lubricating oil, fuel oil and bitumen.

ACC Plastics Circular Economy

Infographic | December 4, 2019

100% of ACC’s Plastics Division’s U.S. manufacturing sites participate in Operation Clean Sweep-Blue by 2020, with all North American sites by 2022 Founding member of Global Declaration, which today includes 75 plastics organizations in 40 countries that have pledged to develop and track programs to help keep plastics out of our oceans

Chemical Safety