Canadian Chemical News articles from June 2001

Canadian Chemical News archives from June 2001

Climate Change: CSChE and the London Communique.
June 1, 2001... Rejection of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol by United States President George W. Bush is the major climate change news of 2001. On March 29, newspaper headlines proclaimed "Bush rules U.S. out of Kyoto agreement". In a March 15 letter Bush writes:...

LEITERS/LETTRES.
June 1, 2001... Lemieux Story Runs Deep I read with great feeling Professor Jankowski's Viewpoint article, "Sweet Sorrow" in the March issue of ACCN [pp. 6-7]. I should like to add a little known information about Ray Lemieux's career. Ray was about...

PERSONALS/PERSONNALIIES.
June 1, 2001... Industry Domenic Pilla has been named executive vice-president at Medis Health and Pharmaceutical Services Inc. In this role, he will oversee distribution operations, sales and marketing, as well as procurement and manufacturer relations....

U.S. Plant-Derived Chemical Demand to Skyrocket.
June 1, 2001... U.S. demand for plant-derived chemicals is projected to advance more than 7 percent per annum to $2.9 billion in 2005. Growth will be driven by the developments of new plant-based pharmaceuticals and gains in the beverage market. Growing demand...

New Chemistry Journal.
June 1, 2001... The German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)), the Societe Francaise de Chimie (SFC) and the Springer Publishing Co., Heidelberg, have signed a declaration of their intention to publish a new international journal in the...

MDS Pharma Adopts Innaphase Technology.
June 1, 2001... InnaPhase Corportation, the first and only provider of end-to-end software solutions for early drug development teams, announced today that MDS Pharma Services, one of the leading contract research organizations (CRO) in the world, has signed a...

Canada's Accredited Labs Recognized by U.S.
June 1, 2001... The Standards Council of Canada accredited testing and calibration laboratories will now have their accreditation recognized in the United States, thanks to its signing of a bilateral recognition arrangement with the U.S. National Cooperation...

SFU Genomics Research Helps Secure $35 M from Feds.
June 1, 2001... Simon Fraser University is proving itself to be a major player in efforts to put British Columbia on the map in the rapidly growing field of genomics. Four of six genomics-related projects in British Columbia, which were recently funded by...

Some DuPont Plants to Close.
June 1, 2001... DuPont has announced that it will further align resources consistent with the specific missions of its individual businesses. These actions will reduce the company's global workforce by about 4,000 employees, or 4 percent. DuPont will also...

CCL Signs with Procter & Gamble.
June 1, 2001... The Custom Manufacturing Division of CCL Industries has signed a multi-year contract extension with Procter & Gamble. Under the agreement, CCL will manufacture all of P&C's aerosol products in North America.

Dow to Eliminate Contaminants.
June 1, 2001... Dow Chemical Canada will remediate the St. Clair River sediments adjacent to its property where chemicals associated with historical operations can be found. Dow has started to gather information to design the possible remedial options that...

Production and Trade of Canada's Leading Pulp and Paper Chemicals.
June 1, 2001... Production and Trade of Canada's Leading Pulp and Paper Chemicals 1999 2000 (kilotonnes) Production Aluminum sulfate 205.0 * 166.6...

CANADIAN CONCENTRATES/CONCENTRES CANADIENS.
June 1, 2001... Thiazepinones are pharmacologically important compounds for the treatment of cancer, heart, and inflammatory diseases. These seven-membered heterocycles have been prepared by a variety of different routes, but the preparation of a completely...

Breathing New Life into Chemistry.
June 1, 2001... In 1874, 35 men solemnly gathered at a gravesite in Northumberland, Pennsylvania to commemorate the centennial of the discovery of oxygen. It was at this meeting that the idea of a national chemical society was conceived, an idea that two years...

Yes, You Can Buy Computerized Lab Equipment for $100!
June 1, 2001... The equipment used in any chemical or engineering laboratory has done one thing consistently over the years. It has gone up both in complexity and price. When we were both at McMaster University in the early 1960s, it was possible to scrounge...

Changing Demands on Chemistry and the CSC: An Interview with the New President.
June 1, 2001... To some people, a picture may be worth a paltry thousand words. But to Dr. P.(Sundar) Sundararajan, MCIC, NSERC-Xerox Chair Professor at Carleton University, making better-quality prints of documents (and the non-smudging la and toners that...

Climate Change: Why All the Fuss?
June 1, 2001... There is a scientific basis for the concern over climate change. It rests in the fundamental principles of physics and chemistry. In the early months of 2001, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its...

Abatement of Greenhouse Gases: How Can Electrochemistry Contribute?
June 1, 2001... Electrochemistry can provide means to convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into useful products. Since the dawn of industrial civilization, human beings have engaged in activities that are leading to unintended climate change. One of the...

A Line in the Sand: VCR Inc. Stands Up for the Good Guys.
June 1, 2001... VCR Inc. has been in the news quite a bit recently. But what is it that they do? And how can your company participate? Most top scientists from around the world now agree that human activities are increasingly contributing to climate change...

Global Warning.
June 1, 2001... Industry Canada addresses climate change, too. Climate change is one of the most significant environmental issues facing the modern world. This global challenge needs global solutions. For this reason, Canada and other nations assembled to...

Alerte planetaire.
June 1, 2001... Industrie Canada s'interesse aussi aux changements climatiques. Les changements climatiques constituent un des problemes environnementaux les plus importants du monde actuel. Il s'agit d'un probleme d'envergure mondiale qui exige des...

Supramolecular Sunscreens: Sun Protection While Minimizing Chemical Risks.
June 1, 2001... Sunscreen is still considered one of the best defenses against UV rays. As the ozone layer continues to deplete, it will become even more important, and researchers are making sure it'll be safe. The current demand for ultraviolet...

Plastics +o +he Rescue?
June 1, 2001... The Environment & Plastic Industry Council has studied the role of plastics in the struggle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Below are the result. Three separate case studies on the use of plastics in various residential applications...

As Good As Gold.
June 1, 2001... The federal government is committed to innovation and research. On May 9, 2001, at Carleton University, the Honourable Brian Tobin, Minister of Industry, announced new research grants worth $346 million over five years to more than 2,500...

CIC Bulletin.
June 1, 2001... CIC Bulletin ICC Dessureault-Rompre Wins PestCon Graduate Scholarship Jacynthe Dessureault-Rompre was born in 1977 in Grand-Mere QC, and grew up in Trois-Rivieres. She has always been aware of the importance of protection and respect...

Radiostopes: Professional Development in Ottawa.
June 1, 2001... For the last two years, the Ottawa CIC/CSChE Local Section has adopted a new philosophy regarding the professional development of its members, organising activities that encompass the three chemical professions of the CIC. With this in mind, 14...

Ottawa's Hazmat Team.
June 1, 2001... In an effort to encourage family involvement, the Ottawa CIC/CSChE Local Section held a tour of the Fire Station No. 4, Ottawa's chemical spills centre on April 21. Sixteen members, friends and family attended the event. The highlight for the...

Samia Section Hosts John Hazlett.
June 1, 2001... On May 1, 2001, the Samia CIC Local Section was pleased to welcome John Hazlett, MCIC, as a guest speaker. Hazlett's topic of choice was 'Dynamic Simulation: Not Just for Operator Training'. Hazlett also spoke on the CSChE activities and the...

Mohawk College Awards Night.
June 1, 2001... The annual Mohawk College Awards Night was held by the faculty of engineering technology on April 24 with dean Cheryl Jensen, MCIC, as the master of ceremonies. The following awards were presented to the students of the Chemical and...

La recipiendaire du prix Brian-T.-Newbold 2001.
June 1, 2001... Brigitte Sonier de Neguac (N.-B.) est la recipiendaire du prix Brian-T.-Newbold, offert par le Departement de chimie et biochimie pour souligner lexcellence desprojets de recherche realises pendant lannee terminale. Le Department de chimie...