Risk and Compliance, Chemical Management

Technologies for PFAS Assessment, Detection,and Treatment

July 20, 2022

Technologies for PFAS
PFAS are a large group of heat and stain resistant chemicals, first developed in the 1940s. PFAS are used in a wide range of products, including carpet, nonstick cookware,
waterproof clothing, and firefighting foam used at airports and military bases.

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Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd

The company was set up in 1997 by the name of Engro Asahi Polymer and Chemical Ltd. It was a joint venture between Engro Chemical (50%), Asahi Glass Company (30%) and Mitsubishi Corporation (20%) to set up a 100,000 ton capacity PVC plant at Port Qasim. The plant came into commercial operation in 1999.

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Carbon Capture and Storage, a necessary tool to fight climate change

whitePaper | June 16, 2022

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) covers all technologies dedicated to removing CO2 from flue gas, industrial gases, natural gas and the atmosphere,

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U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration

whitePaper | December 24, 2022

Chemical manufacturing shipments totaled $794.7 billion or 13.9 percent of all manufacturing shipments in 2012. According to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the industry is engaged in the “transformation of organic and inorganic raw materials by a chemical process and the formulation of products.”

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Exploring quantum use cases for chemicals and petroleum

whitePaper | December 19, 2019

classically, the algorithms have exponential scaling. However, due to the nature of quantum algorithms, chemistry calculations have been predicted to scale polynomially, a promising step towards the ability to perform exact calculations on molecules that are currently out of reach.

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Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero: National Policy Enablement for Industrial Decarbonization

whitePaper | November 11, 2022

This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed.

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THE ROLE OF AI IN THE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

The parts of the world that lack robust chemical manufacturing sectors are nevertheless intimately linked to the chemical industry. They depend mightily on a variety of imported goods provided by chemical producers: plastics, fuel, lubricants, fertilizer, pesticides and much more. Disruptions in the industry, leading to shortages or price hikes, pose a major threat to the economy and wellbeing of many communities throughout the world.

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Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions Observed from Megacities to Marine Areas

whitePaper | September 7, 2022

Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions Observed from Megacities to Marine Areas (AEROMMA) addresses emerging research needs in urban air quality.

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Spotlight

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd

The company was set up in 1997 by the name of Engro Asahi Polymer and Chemical Ltd. It was a joint venture between Engro Chemical (50%), Asahi Glass Company (30%) and Mitsubishi Corporation (20%) to set up a 100,000 ton capacity PVC plant at Port Qasim. The plant came into commercial operation in 1999.

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