BEST PRACTICES FOR MANAGING CHEMICAL COMPLIANCE AND PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP

Apparel and footwear companies are under immense pressure to minimize their effects on the environment and to improve the sustainability of their supply chain. Organizations and consumers are demanding increased transparency about where and how products are manufactured, and what ingredients they contain. Industry programs and organizational stewardship provide companies with guidelines and support the implementation of sustainable chemical management practices. AAFA’s Restricted Substances List provides companies with information related to international regulations and laws that restrict/ban certain chemicals and substances, and the ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) program is a global cooperation of more than 50 companies that are jointly looking for safe, sustainable chemical management solutions with the goal of complete removal of dangerous chemicals from the textile supply chain. This webinar will discuss the ZDHC program, AAFA’s Restricted Substances List, steps to detox a supply chain, and how to minimize harmful effects to the environment.

Susan Lovasic is the Global Regulatory Affairs Manager - Tyvek® Protective Apparel for DuPont Protection Solutions and is located in Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Lovasic received her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and has worked for DuPont since 1984 in both research and marketing capacities across a variety of businesses, including Stainmaster® and Antron® nylon carpet fibers, Kevlar® and Nomex® aramid fibers, and Tyvek® and Tychem® chemical protective garments. Since 1996, Ms. Lovasic’s research efforts have focused on protective apparel applications to help protect wearers against chemical, biological, thermal, and fire hazards. She has led research to assess the critical properties of protective apparel ranging from assessment of comfort and durability properties to instrumented thermal mannequin fire and electric arc flash testing and hazardous chemical barrier testing.

Removal of iron oxides/sulfides (black powder) in natural gas feeds to ethylene and ammonia plants is a key challenge in the petrochemical and chemical industries. Equally challenging is the removal of water/brine from liquid feeds such as naphtha, propane and propylene. This webinar will review advanced filtration and separation technologies used to remove solid contaminants from gas feeds and water from liquid feeds. Emphasis will be placed on plant optimization and performance.

Corrosion is the root cause of many maintenance, integrity, and safety challenges facing operators today in the chemical industry.