Keyword: Safety

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Reinventing Sustainable Value Creation

06.05.2015 - In the last several years, we have witnessed global trends that are changing the way global chemical companies operate. These trends include a consolidation of suppliers...

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Residues of Glyphosate Found in Food and Body Fluids

17.04.2015 - Private labs in the US are said to have found significant residues of the glyphosate weed-killer, marketed by agrochemicals giant Monsanto as Roundup, in samples of honey, soy...

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Chemical Industry Security Lag Said to Put US at Risk

16.04.2015 - The slow implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) in the US as part of homeland security and anti-terrorism measures is leaving chemical plants...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

In Search of a Safer, Greener Firework

02.04.2014 - Risks of Lighting Up the Sky - As the dust settles - quite literally - following the traditional New Year celebrations in the Western and Chinese-speaking worlds, fireworks have...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Less Can Be More

10.02.2014 - Fine-Tuning The Alarms - Avoiding operating upsets along with minimizing reject rates and outage times is gaining ever-increasing importance in today's process industries...

Logistics & Supply Chain

SQAS Helps Access Safety, Quality in Logistics

30.10.2013 - Streamlined System - The chemical industry in Europe utilizes to a large extent the logistics services offered by third parties to store, handle and transport raw materials...

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EU States Deadlocked on Genetically Modified Maize Approvals

10.06.2013 - European Union governments failed to agree on Monday whether to approve three genetically modified maize varieties for use in food and feed, the European Commission said. The...

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PetroChina Dalian Refinery Blasts Injure Two

02.06.2013 - Explosions at a PetroChina refinery in northeastern China has left two people injured and another two missing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. The blasts occurred...