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- Solvay Signs European Sustainability Charter
Solvay said earlier today that its CEO Christian Jourquin and members of the European Works Council signed an agreement defining shared objectives regarding sustainable development and corporate... - Group Details Chemical Threats and Solutions
The threat of terrorist attacks on chemical facilities can be “substantially reduced” by converting them to safer and more secure chemicals or processes, says a new report by the... - New Look Industry Research Initiative to Foster Innovation
Cefic is today celebrating the 10th anniversary of the long range research initiative (LRI)-a program designed to provide answers to gaps in fundamental scientific data relating to chemicals and... - PotashCorp Reaches Tentative Agreement with Striking Workers
Doyle: Offering a bonus. PotashCorp says it has reached a tentative agreement with roughly 500 striking employees at its Allan, Cory, and Patience Lake potash operations in Saskatchewan. Details... - DuPont Says Invista Poached Nylon Resin Secrets
DuPont has filed a lawsuit against Koch Industries’ (Wichita, KS) subsidiary Invista, alleging that Invista is infringing on DuPont patents and has misappropriated trade secrets and... - Informex Turns to Green Chemistry
InformexUSA, the flagship annual U.S. chemicals expo due to take place next in San Francisco in January 2009, will for the first time tailor a significant part of the event toward green... - U.K. Chemicals Industry on Intruder Alert
U.K.’s regulatory body for the chemicals industry, the Environment Agency (Bristol, U.K.), has put out a warning to chemical firms to beware of an individual who has been posing as an... - Plastics Recovery Hits 50% in Europe
The recovery of plastics in Europe reached 50% for the first time in 2007, according to a report by plastics manufacturing and recycling groups PlasticsEurope (Brussels), EuPC... - Canada Proposes Policy for Risk Management of BPA
Canadian officials have released a plan for regulating bisphenol A (BPA), which includes banning the “sale, import, or advertising” of baby bottles that contain BPA. The plan stops... - Coalition of Retailers, NGOs to Adopt Safer Alternatives Policy
A coalition of businesses and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) has developed an initiative to promote the widespread adoption of the use of safer chemicals in consumer products. The group...