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ICCA calls for better chemicals-management approach
At the third session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management, the International Council of Chemical Associations called on stakeholders to take action to strengthen the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), in order to improve and enhance the…
ECHA strengthens its compliance check strategy
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki, Finland; echa.europa.eu) is introducing a new, systematic targeting of compliance checks based on specified concerns. This will increase the chances of dossiers of insufficient compliance to be scrutinized and ensure higher compliance of REACH…
New report aims to improve the science behind regulatory decision-making
Scientists and policy experts from industry, government and non-profit sectors reached a consensus on ways to improve the rigor and transparency of regulatory decision-making in a recently released report. The Research Integrity Roundtable, a cross-sector working group convened and facilitated…
Foster Wheeler lands design contract for new refinery in Venezuela
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, in consortium with Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (HDEC), of South Korea, has been awarded a contract by Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.…
Foster Wheeler awarded EPCm contract for Wynyard Carnallite Project in Canada
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services contract by Karnalyte Resources Inc. for the Wynyard Carnallite Project in Canada.…
Solvay boosts its specialty polymers production capacity in India
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today a capacity increase of 70% at its Panoli plant, India, for the production of its high performance polymers KetaSpire polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and AvaSpire polyaryletherketones (PAEK). Panoli is Solvay's largest plant worldwide for these…
Outotec provides flotation technology for copper concentrator in South America
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) will supply flotation technology for a major copper producer in South America to their concentrator expansion. The site is one of the largest copper producing sites in the world. The contract value is over €30…
Overall U.S. chemical production fell in August, but wholesale sales rose, ACC says
Production by the U.S. chemical industry fell by 0.3% in August, according to data contained in the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The drop left production at 85.7% of…
New office for CertifiedSafety begins construction
CertifiedSafety (Deer Park, Tex.; www.certifiedsafety.net) commenced the construction for its new corporate office in League City, Texas. The new facility, expected to open its doors in December 2012, is located at 1177 Butler Avenue in League City, Texas, near Highway…
Bechtel’s ThruPlus Coking technology to be used in refinery in Mexico
Bechtel (Houston; www.bechtel.com) has signed a license agreement with Pemex Refinación for the process design of a delayed coking unit (DCU) complex for the new Tula petroleum refinery project in Hidalgo, Mexico. The DCU complex will use Bechtel’s ThruPlus Coking technology, a…