The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) and a coalition of over 100 organizations representing a broad spectrum of the U.S. economy today sent a letter urging Congress to advance targeted improvements to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)…
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) today released an update on the agency’s ongoing investigation into the catastrophic October 10, 2025, explosions at the Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC (AES) explosives manufacturing facility in McEwen, Tennessee…
thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) has been selected by CSBP (Kwinana, Western Australia; www.csbp.com.au) – a chemicals and fertilizers business that forms part of Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (WesCEF) – to deliver its patented EnviNOx® technology for two nitric acid plants…
The role of methanol in the global chemical and energy-transition industries is evolving. Innovations in the production of methanol are reducing its carbon footprint Methanol is undergoing a transformation from a commodity chemical to an important enabler of the global…
Proactive culture evaluation closes the gap between root causes and cultural factors to promote sustainable safety leadership while also preventing recurring accidents and chronic incidents Incident investigations commonly show that human factors have led to process safety issues. Yet, despite…
Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) released its final investigation report into the July 2023 explosions, fires, and toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) release at the Dow Chemical Company’s (Dow) Louisiana Operations Glycol II plant…
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) today released its final investigation report into the fatal October 10, 2024 release of toxic hydrogen sulfide at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park, Texas. Two…
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) released a new safety video on its investigation into the fatal combustible dust explosions and fires at the Didion Milling facility in Cambria, Wisconsin, that occurred on May…
Ammonia manufacturing with carbon capture (blue ammonia) has emerged as the most practical near-term option for deep decarbonization of ammonia production. Evaluated here are eight technology configurations for decarbonization strategies with blue ammonia production Ammonia is increasingly viewed as an…
A PFAS-remediation project using sustainably manufactured granulated activated carbon for drinking water demonstrates how PFAS adsorption performance can be combined with reduced costs and environmental impact As thousands of public water systems across the country make plans to reduce per-…