Keyword: Chemours

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Superior Plus Buys IDI from Lanxess

19.10.2017 - Canada’s Superior Plus Corp. has agreed to buy International Dioxcide (IDI) from Lanxess for an undisclosed sum. IDI provides sodium chlorate-based solutions, including small-scale...

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Industry and Environmentalists Slam HFC Ruling

17.08.2017 - US chemical producers who have invested heavily in environmentally friendly cooling products have criticized a 3-2 US federal appeals court ruling this month, which said the...

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GenX Discharges Spark US Drinking Water Fears

27.06.2017 - US chemical giant DuPont and its spin-off company Chemours are in the news again in connection with fears of drinking water contamination in the US. Attention is focused once more...

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New Lawsuit Against DuPont Over PFOA

20.04.2017 - A lawsuit has been filed in the US state of Delaware against chemical giant DuPont, claiming the company paid its defense attorneys in class action suits more than it has spent on...

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DuPont and Chemours End PFOA Suits for $671 Million

16.02.2017 - DuPont and Chemours (the US chemical giant’s former Performance Materials segment) have agreed to jointly pay $670.7 million in cash to settle out of court around 3,550 personal...

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DuPont Loses More C8 Cases

03.01.2017 - December 2016 was a challenging month for DuPont. In the most high-profile incidence, the US chemical giant lost a third court case in the US state of Ohio linked to the leakage of...

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KBR Wins Chemours Refrigerants Project

10.08.2016 - Engineering and construction company KBR has been awarded a contract by DuPont spin-off Chemours for a refrigerants project in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. KBR will provide complete...

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Dutch Probe DuPont’s Use of C8 at Dordrecht

22.07.2016 - A Dutch public prosecutor has launched an official investigation into the use of what it called “potentially dangerous chemicals” at two former DuPont chemical plants near...