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ICIS | March 17, 2020

US chemical companies can apply measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus (Corvid-19), but it is essential that they are able to maintain operations, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) said. “Many ACC member companies have instituted telework policies to reduce the number of employees travelling to work and interacting with co-workers," the US-based industry group said in a Tuesday letter to US President Donald Trump and state governors. “However, the opera...

WOWK-TV | March 31, 2020

Dow Chemical is converting some operations at its South Charleston plant to making hand sanitizer. The company says the South Charleston plant is one of two in the US to convert to increased production of sanitizer – with two other plants in Belgium and Brazil being converted as well. Dow does not typically produce hand sanitizer, but a large portion of the required raw materials are readily available at its sites. “We are proud to put our global assets to work to help ...

Chemical Watch | March 18, 2020

A coalition of NGOs has sued the US EPA over an alleged lack of transparency in the TSCA new chemicals programme, which "thwart[s] the ability of the public to be informed and to provide input". According to a complaint filed by five environmental nonprofits in federal court today, the EPA has operated its TSCA premanufacture review process in a "black box, denying the public information to which they are legally entitled". Having access to timely information, they contend, i...

Chemical Technology, Chemical Management

Carbios | February 03, 2023

Carbios, one of the leaders in the development and commercialization of biological technologies for re - inventing the life cycle of plastics and textiles, has confirmed the final key phase of the CE-PET research project, supported by the French State as part of the investment opportunities for the future program, now integrated into France 2030 and operated by ADEME. Carbios coordinated the project with its academic partner, INRAE3, via the TWB4 and TBI5 joint research centers. ...