Keyword: Hazardous Substances & Dangerous Goods

Logistics & Supply Chain

TWS introduces Spill Trough in the USA

26.11.2014 - For companies that are transporting or storing liquid products, spill troughs offer clear cost benefit compared with permanently installed safety equipment either temporarily or in...

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EPA Could Order DuPont to Clean up New Jersey Lake

04.11.2014 - If the US Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, goes ahead with plans to dredge mercury-containing sediment from the contaminated Pompton Lake in the state of New Jersey, chemical...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Export of Chemicals to China

02.09.2014 - As a result of recent changes to regulations, the requirements for the import of chemical products into China have become more stringent and more complex. In contrast to the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Simplified harmonized distribution activities on the way?

07.05.2014 - From Production To Purchase - Distribution generally refers to all processes that take place between producers and dealers, right up to the final purchaser in the sales channel...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Green Chemistry Metrics for the Fine Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Related Industries

06.03.2014 - At The Source - Waste has been an issue in the chemical industry for many years, but the approach to waste has changed significantly over that period. Twenty-five to 30 years ago...

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W.R Grace Pays U.S. $63 Million in Hazardous Waste Case

07.02.2014 - As part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, U.S. speciality chemical producer W.R. Grace has paid the U.S. government more than $63 million to resolve claims for hazardous waste...

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EPA Adds Nine Sites to Superfund List

17.12.2013 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has added nine hazardous waste sites to its National Priorities List of Superfund sites - those that pose the most complex and...

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Fukushima: Now For The Tough Part

13.11.2013 - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will as early as this week begin removing 400 tons of highly irradiated spent fuel in a hugely delicate and unprecedented...