Construction chemicals and structural materials

Before marketing a new chemical, the manufacturer/importer, in order to meet the various national and international legal requirements, has to submit information in the form of a notification or registration (e.g. phys-chem, toxicological, ecotoxicological data) to support each Government’s risk assessment to determine whether the substance poses an unreasonable risk to the environment and/or human health. Some countries require pre-manufacture/import notification while for many jurisdictions, the chemical notification process is a tiered system requiring subsequent notifications as the annual amount of the imported or manufactured substance increases. Further, there are expanding global initiatives to assess chemicals already in the marketplace and subsequently take action on any chemicals found to be harmful to human health and/or the environment.

Chemical/Food & Beverage manufacturers facing increased pressure for cost optimization and higher yields, while simultaneously improving quality and reducing emissions, can now turn to AI-driven automation for key asset and process operations. The Petuum Industrial AI Autopilot product brings a remarkable new way to handle the complexities of chemical processes using advanced machine learning/deep learning and multi-layered data processing techniques to achieve profound understanding and real-time control.

Join ARLANXEO and RDAbbott on Thursday, February 23, 2023, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM (ET) for “Sustainable Keltan® EPDM from ARLANXEO,” a free webinar about Keltan® Eco, a bio and sustainably sourced EPDM product line.

In this webinar, Dr. Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor in Ecology at the University of Toronto, discussed the state of science relevant to the sources, contamination, and impacts of microplastics. She focused mostly on how microplastics impact wildlife. She also highlighted some of the key gaps in our understanding and provided some relevant information to inform decision-making.