21.06.2017
- The Member State Committee (MSC) of the EU, acting on a proposal made by France, has unanimously voted to add bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used to produce the engineering...
09.05.2017
- Failure to follow proper safety standards and worn-out equipment were behind the February 2015 explosion at ExxonMobil’s Torrance refinery in the state of California, the US...
12.04.2017
- BASF sees itself vindicated by the results of one of preliminary investigations into a deadly accident that killed four people at its Ludwigshafen headquarters last autumn and...
17.03.2017
- UK contract research organization Envigo has announced it will develop and internally validate five to seven ion channel in vitro tests for measuring cardiac risk potential. The...
16.01.2017
- Scotland’s environmental protection agency, SEPA, has issued fines to 383 industrial companies or sites – including Ineos, BP and Syngenta at Grangemouth – for their “poor” or...
10.01.2017
- German pharmaceuticals and chemicals producer Merck KGaA has acquired US-based BioControl Systems, a leading player in food safety testing. Merck said the acquisition, for which...
23.12.2016
- As US President Barack Obama’s days in office wind down and in the gap before the next president, Donald Trump, takes office on Jan. 21, 2017, the so-called “lame duck” is showing...
24.10.2016
- Deficiencies in Williams’ safety management led to the explosion at its Geismar, Louisiana, olefins plant on Jun. 13, 2013, which killed two employees and injured 167 others, the...
