30.05.2013
- About 30% of shareholders of both Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Wednesday backed calls for more disclosure surrounding their use of hydraulic fracturing, the top two U.S. oil...
17.05.2013
- The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures from its original, abandoned draft as...
20.07.2012
- The fuel company Esso and a contractor firm will face criminal charges in Britain related to the 2008 death of a seaman working on a fuel tanker docked at an Esso facility, state...
07.05.2012
- Thai authorities were investigating on Sunday a blast that killed 12 people and wounded at least 105 at one of the world's biggest petrochemical hubs. Explosions sparked a fire at...
17.04.2012
- There are many practical differences in the regulation of cosmetics in various jurisdictions around the world. However an important feature common to all schemes is the onus on the...
17.04.2012
- Checks and Balances on Chemicals - The Indian chemical industry is very diverse and covers basic chemicals and their intermediates, petrochemicals, fertilizers, paints, pesticides...
07.03.2012
- Water, Water Everywhere - Without cooling water, not much works in Wacker Chemie's Burghausen plant. That's why the owners equipped their water supply plants with the Simatic PCS 7...
09.12.2011
- Is it possible to strike a balance between megatrends like climate protection and rising global mobility? What possibilities do plastics offer for increasing the range of electric...
